34. Dr. Flora Sinha on secondary infertility, coaching, taking a leave of abscence, boundaries, and the koy of having an only child

"I've hit the point of burnout multiple times in my life. Most recently it was after I started my coaching business. So I was working full time as a primary care outaptient physician and I was coaching my clients on my admin half day and weekends. I realized that what was burning me out was medicine post-pandemic. I just couldn't do it anymore and it took me a while to recognize why I was feeling the way I was feeling. So I took some time to self-reflect. Actually a year ago in August I took 4 weeks off of unpaid leave becasue I was just fed up. I needed some space and some time to figure out how I am going to move forward in everything that I love. I love clinical medicine. I love building that relationship with my patients, but then there's all of the other BS. Here in the United States the system is broken - period. We can make small changes here and there but in the end I decided that being a full time physician and full time coach wasn't possible."

This episode is with Dr. Flora Sinha, who is a primary care physician, a physician coach, and a podcast host.

In this episode we talk about:
- Her experience with secondary infertility
- How/when she decided to stop fertility treatments
- Happiness with her current family size
- How to respond to invasive/inappropriate questions about your personal life, particularly your family size
- Her experience with burnout
- Taking 4 weeks of unpaid leave to figure out how she wanted to move forward
- Starting her coaching business
- Her podcast - The Beyond Podcast
- Her decision to share her life publicly on social media and why

 Connect with Moms of Medicine:
- Instagram @moms_of_medicine
- Momsofmedicine@gmail.com

Connect with Dr. Flora Sinha:
- Instagram @drflorasinha
- Instagram @the.beyondpodcast
- the beyond podcast on apple, spotify, and youtube