ABOUT LAURA
I help healthcare leaders fix what’s burning out their clinicians by building cultures where people stay, feel seen, and do their best work.
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I’m a physician, former healthcare executive, certified coach, and author of The Purposeful MD. I’ve spent my career at the bedside, in the boardroom, and alongside leadership teams facing the realities of fatigue and disengagement in healthcare.
My work blends evidence-based insight with practical tools to transform burnout into engagement and align people, performance, and purpose.
The Purposeful MD—
From Burnout to Purpose
I wrote The Purposeful MD in 2021 because, as a busy physician and mom feeling perpetually overwhelmed, I knew the burnout I was experiencing wasn’t sustainable. I had discovered strategies that actually worked—ways to reclaim time, reduce overwhelm, and, most importantly, invite more joy and confidence back into my life. I wanted to share those tools with other clinicians who feel trapped by endless demands, clarity chasing, and the burden of perfectionism, all without the guilt that often accompanies self‑care.
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Writing the book was about more than giving advice. It came from stepping into my own story—first as someone helped by coaching, then becoming a coach, and finally wanting to pass that experience forward. The Purposeful MD offers actionable strategies—clarifying values, managing emotions, and journaling prompts—to help clinicians shift from overwhelm to intentional, guilt‑free living. I poured in everything I’d learned clinically and personally, hoping to guide others toward freedom, confidence, and a life they truly love.
The Podcast
I also host Designing Healthcare that Cares, a podcast about building healthcare cultures where people and performance actually thrive. Each episode digs beneath burnout to the real root causes—and the practices that restore purpose, connection, and joy.
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Through honest conversations with leaders and changemakers, plus occasional solo episodes, I share practical tools and stories that help clinicians feel supported, patients receive better care, and organizations move toward sustainable success.
