Hey Doc,
We were taught to equate strength with staying, enduring, proving ourselves.
But sometimes the most courageous, grounded, resilient thing you can do… is leave.
Leave the job.
Leave the school.
Leave the situation that is breaking you down in the name of proving your strength.
This episode was inspired by a homeschool thread, but it’s not about curriculum or education. It’s about the lie we’ve been sold, as physician moms and high achievers, that resilience must be earned through trauma. That pushing through toxic environments is some badge of honor. That peace must be postponed until we’ve “made it” or proven we can survive the fire.
I'm here to offer a different truth:
You don’t need to stay and suffer to be strong.
Whether you’re navigating burnout, dealing with a toxic workplace, or watching your child struggle in an unhealthy school system, I want you to know this:
Leaving doesn’t make you weak.
Opting out is not failure.
Walking away is the work.
Inside this episode:
- The myth that trauma builds resilience and why we need to unlearn it
- What homeschooling taught me about agency and peace
- Why toxic work environments aren’t training grounds, they’re danger zones
- A permission slip to choose yourself and never meet the version of you on the other side of unnecessary pain
If you've been waiting for a sign to put down the struggle and reclaim your peace, this is it.
🎧 Tune into this episode of ✨Stethoscopes and Strollers✨ and share it with a fellow doc who needs this reminder: You don’t have to prove anything. Peace is reason enough.
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