Wow. This interview was absolutely phenomenal. If you don’t know Diana Londoño, you better get to knowing. Tune in my first ever “videocast” with someone who I considered to be a big friggin’ deal in the physician wellness world. I am honored that a giant like her in this space would take time to sit down and spend 40 minutes on a weekday to discuss some topics we are both so passionate about. Some of the main talking points Diana and I hit in our interview are: * The importance of self-care. * The power of physician coaching. * The need for change in our broken healthcare system. * The impact that chronic stress has on our body and minds. * How medicine can be so toxic and inhumane. * Much more! Check out her bio below. Additionally, links are provided where you can find some of her amazing resources, and also get in contact with her. Believe me - you will want to take advantage of both of these opportunities. She is an amazing and wonderful human. But I’ll let the video do the talking. Diana’s Bio Dr. Diana Londoño is a Board-Certified Urologist and one of the 10% of urologists in the US who is a woman and the 0.5% that are Latinx and a woman. Dr. Londoño is originally from Mexico City, and she received all her education in the Los Angeles Area, going to Claremont McKenna College for her undergraduate studies and then attending UCLA for her medical school training. She finished a 6-year residency in Urology at Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles. She has experienced burnout twice, which led her to use her experiences to write and speak about it to raise awareness and help others. She has published more than 30 articles in the last year in outlets such as Medscape, Doximity, Kevin MD, Giddy.com, medmic.com, and others.She is also a contributor author to the books “Thriving After Burnout” and “Medic S.O.S.” Her burnout journey led her to become a certified life coach and founder of Physician CoachSupport.com. This is a free and confidential 1:1 peer support platform for physicians, led bycertified physician life coaches, which is available 7 days a week via Zoom. She received theLos Angeles County Medical Association Physician Leadership Award in 2022 for her work. She is an international speaker and guest on multiple podcasts discussing wellness, boundaries, ego, humanity in medicine, mindset, and mindfulness. She has also been featured on TV on Univision, Telemundo, Mundo Fox, CNN Latino, KCET, and ABC News as a health consultant discussing urological topics. She is also a Reiki Master and a Pranic Healer student, and the mother of two determined and joyful 5- and 7-year-old girls, Daniela, and Paloma. Diana’s Links: Dr. Diana Londoño - Urology, Prostate, Kidney Stones (dianalondonomd.com) Physiciancoachsupport Diana (Thorne) Londoño, MD | LinkedIn Diana Londoño, MD. Urologist, Life Coach. (@dianalondonomd) • Instagram photos and videos Diana Londoño (@DianaLondonoMD) / Twitter https://www.youtube.com/@dianalondonomd CONNECT WITH ME (BRYCE BOWERS!) * Ready to professionally connect in order to grow your own brand, side gig, presence and find more helpful content? Find me on both LinkedIn, Instagram and on SoMe Docs * I’m also messing around on Tik Tok, creating videos with helpful tips on fighting burnout, living life and a little cynicism about this broken healthcare system we are working with. NEXT WEEKS EPISODE… We are going to pivot a bit and talk about something I’m just getting to know more about…investing! (dun dun dunnnnnn). Join me and Philip Chan, CEO of Lightspeed Investing, as we embark on a podcast series detailing his incredible story, investing in the futures markets, running a business, and the wonderful world of entrepreneurship. Philip has already taught me so much in the way of investing and entrepreneurship, something that we as physicians (and anybody, honestly) should consider as a fundamental part of lives and careers. We will discuss how doing so can alleviate feelings of burnout and despondency with our broken healthcare system. If you want to grow your wealth, and you want to do so efficiently, you won’t want to miss this upcoming series. DISCLAIMER I am a physician. But the intent and purpose of this podcast and my writing is not to deliver medical advice. It is instead a tool for physicians- and quite frankly, everyone - to learn about burnout, engage in a safe-space community, and hear stories of the host and guests to help all who are listening and reading. If you are in need of medical advice or assistance, please see your own personal primary care provider. Get full access to Badge of Burnout at badgeofburnout.substack.com/subscribe
