Ep 115: Practicing Self-Compassion and Self-Care with Dr. Dympna Weil

Dympna Lynch Weil, MD is a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist with a long-standing interest in women’s health and physician wellness. She received her undergraduate and medical degrees at NYU and completed her residency in OB/GYN and Reproductive Medicine at Stony Brook Medicine where she was Chief Resident, remained on Faculty for several years and was the Assistant medical student clerkship director. Dr. Weil was most recently in clinical practice as an OBGYN Hospitalist, with experience in academics and private practice.  During more than twelve years of clinical practice, Dympna was committed to education and service: she was an educator of patients, medical students, and residents, while also serving in various leadership positions. Dr. Weil founded and Chaired the Clinician Wellness Committee at her organization. She also was a member of the CARE program – a peer-to-peer support group within the organization to help with second victim and difficult outcomes among her colleagues. Dympna is a Physician Wellness Advocate, author + speaker who empowers and educates healthcare practitioners, residents, and students who are struggling in their lives to advocate and take of themselves from the inside out. Work-life harmony, self-care, medical litigation, infertility, and self-compassion are among the coaching topics which are near to her heart. She trained with Martha Beck and is a Certified Wayfinder Master Coach; she also holds her ICF certification as an Associate Certified Coach and she is featured in the American Medical Women’s Association’s Physician Coaching Directory. Some of the topics we discussed were:The importance of self care and self compassion in protecting your wellbeingPractical strategies for practicing self compassion and preventing burnoutHow to allow yourself to feel and recognize your emotions without getting overwhelmed by them Dr. Weil’s dialing up and dialing down methods for dealing with intense emotionsHow the push to be resilient can overshadow the need to take care of ourselves, especially as physicians who deal with the emotional toll of working in medicineWhy perfectionism can hold us back How doing an activity you really enjoy that captures your attention and gets you out of your head is a form of meditationThe benefits of prioritizing physical wellness on patient care and outcomes And more! Learn more about me or schedule a FREE coaching call: https://www.joyfulsuccessliving.com/ Join the Voices of Women Physicians Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/190596326343825/ Connect with Dr. Weil: Website: https://www.dympnaweil.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dympnaweil/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dympna.weil Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dympnaweil/