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You Do Not Have to Choose Between Medicine and the Life You Actually Want Episode 173

What if the thing you want most is actually the solution, not the problem? Dr. Kristine Goins was a full time academic psychiatrist, burnt out, physically unwell, and working across nine clinics with five different electronic medical record systems.

 

Two years out of residency she booked a one way ticket to Colombia and never looked back. She now works one clinical day a week, lives in her 16th country, and helps other physicians do the same.

 

Timestamps:

  1. 1:00: Two years out of residency, chest pains, tremors, and a skyrocketing A1C. What burnout actually looked like

  2. 4:00: Nine clinics, five different systems, and notes every weekend. What her academic career really cost her

  3. 9:00: Why her colleagues stayed even though they were miserable. The devil you know

  4. 16:00: How NomadMD started and why there is no specialty that cannot be digitized

  5. 22:00: Working two days a week from Colombia and earning more than she did full time in academia

  6. 25:00: The one hour a week that changed everything and how to stop catastrophizing your way out of a better life

 

3 Key Takeaways:

  1. Your Body Will Tell You What Your Mind Is Trying to Ignore. Dr. Goins was eating well, doing yoga, and doing all the right things. Her body still gave her tremors, chest pains, and a skyrocketing A1C. Burnout is not a mindset problem you can outrun with self care. It is a signal that something structural has to change and the sooner you listen the better.

  2. The Stability You Think You Have May Be Costing You More Than You Know. Working full time in academia felt safe. It was also paying her less than two days of direct contract work from Colombia. The institution takes a cut, sets your schedule, and decides your worth. When you work for yourself, the math changes completely.

  3. Give Your Brain a Better Problem to Solve. Instead of asking how do I survive this, Dr. Goins started asking what if traveling was actually the path to financial independence? Our brains are wired to solve problems. The question is whether you are giving yours a problem worth solving. Sometimes the thing you want most is not the obstacle. It is the answer.

 

Connect with Dr. Kristine Goins:

  1. 🌐 thenomadmd.com

  2. 📸 Instagram: @thenomadmds

  3. 👥 Facebook: thenomadmds

 

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