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Navigating Possibility

Dr. Christina Adams

Navigating Possibility — A Podcast for Women Physicians Ready to Reclaim Their Power.Navigating Possibility is the podcast for women physicians who feel burned out, overwhelmed, or stuck at a crossroads—ready for change, but not sure what’s next. Whether you're questioning your future in medicine, exploring nonclinical career options, or feeling the call to advocate for something bigger, this space is for you.I’m Dr. Christina Adams—OBGYN, former burned-out physician, and certified life coach. I help women physicians break free from survival mode and reconnect with the possibility, autonomy, and purpose they deserve. I’ve been where you are, and I know this truth: burnout isn’t a personal failure—it’s a systems issue. And healing requires both internal tools and collective change.In each episode, you’ll get the mindset shifts, nervous system strategies, and practical insight to help you move from overwhelm to empowerment, including:• Tools to regulate, reset, and rebuild fr

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48 episodes

  1. 47: Birth Plans and Beyond: Navigating Patient Expectations Without Losing Your Clinical Judgment 39:35
  2. 46: They Are Scared, Angry, or Anxious. And I'm the One Standing in Front of Them. 35:48
  3. 45: There's a Shortage of Us. So Why are We Still Practicing From Scarcity? 26:28
  4. 44: What I Took Away From Brave Enough 2026: The Ideas I Can't Stop Thinking About 39:55
  5. 43: My Noncompete Expired Last Week. I Could Leave. Why I Chose to Stay. 26:07
  6. 42: When Your Job Can't Be Made Sustainable: Is It Time to Change the Way You Practice? 22:44
  7. 41: You Can’t Guarantee the Outcome: Managing Fear of Surgical Complications 23:17
  8. 40: When Physician Burnout Comes Home: Protecting Your Marriage and Family 33:20
  9. 39: The Hardest Part of Leaving a Job: Surviving the Notice Period 30:29
  10. 38: Your Skills are Bigger than Just Medicine: Finding Career Possibilities Beyond Clinical Practice 41:09
  11. 37: From Burned Out to Reinvented: Building a Direct Specialty Care Practice 26:39
  12. 36: Your Nervous System Knows: Moving From Burnout to Greater Ease 33:15
  13. 35: Medicine Never Had a Debrief: The Trauma We Still Carry From COVID 28:59
  14. 34: When Everyone Needs You: Navigating the Sandwich Generation as a Physician 33:02
  15. 33: The Hidden Tax of Being a Woman Physician 15:50
  16. 32: More Than Your White Coat: How Expanding Your Identity Creates Freedom with Dr. Erica Bove 32:43
  17. 31: Whether Your Badge Works Tomorrow or Not: Owning Your Professional Identity 13:21
  18. 30: Burnout Actually Changes Your Brain: The Neuroscience Behind Burnout 15:57
  19. 29: Contract Negotiation Mini-Series: What I Wish Physicians Knew Before Signing a Contract 23:43
  20. 28: Contract Negotiation Mini-Series - The Contract You Signed vs The Job You're Living 14:30
  21. 27: Contract Negotiation Mini-Series - Why You Didn't Negotiate 15:21
  22. 26: The Version of You That Existed Before Burnout 14:16
  23. 25: Why Physicians Feel Trapped 16:07
  24. 24: The Anger Phase of Burnout 17:08
  25. 23: What Am I Carrying That's Not Mine To Carry? 28:23
  26. 22: Courage Over Certainty: The Mindset Work of Starting a Business 22:48
  27. 21: Why You Don't Want to Journal: How Our Brains Try to Protect Us From Discomfort 22:27
  28. 20: The Second Arrow - How We Make Hard Things Harder 24:55
  29. 19:“Courage is the New Currency” - ACOG CLC 2026 Takeaways 13:15
  30. 18: Unrealistic Expectations: When Patient's Don't See You As Human 19:52
  31. 17: When the System Asks You to Carry More Than Is Sustainable 21:04
  32. 16: Call Anxiety: The Fear You Won’t Be Able to Handle It 13:34
  33. 15:We Do Not Work for Free: Why Physicians Must Stop Donating Their Labor 14:23
  34. 14: Breaking the Cycle: Healing the Culture of Medicine from the Inside Out 16:40
  35. 13: What To Do When Your Job Leaves You: Grieving, Grounding, and Moving Forward with Intention 16:40
  36. 12: Fierce Self Compassion - Why Being Kind to Yourself Sometimes Means Drawing a Line 12:34
  37. 11: Burnout Isn't About Stress - It's About the Stress Cycle 19:12
  38. 10:What to Do When You Feel Completely Done — and Can’t See a Way Forward 17:01
  39. Episode 9: Advocacy as a Means to Mitigate Physician Burnout 33:02
  40. Episode 8: Lessons from the book “Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away” by Annie Duke 17:04
  41. Episode 7: Why I Named this Podcast "Navigating Possibility" 15:08
  42. Episode 6: Don't Go Shopping for Pain: Online Physician Reviews 14:12
  43. Episode 5: Bad Outcomes and Second Victims 13:18
  44. Episode 4: Why are Women Physicians More Prone to Burnout? 16:55
  45. Episode 3: Boundaries in this season of overextension 10:21
  46. Episode 2: What is this coaching thing and how can it help me? 37:34
  47. Episode 1: My Story - How I got here and why I created a podcast 19:59
  48. Welcome to the Navigating Possibility podcast! 2:31