What drives a high-performing physician to step away from a successful 25-year career? In this powerful interview, Dr. Susan Baumgaertel shares stories about her deeply personal transformation from traditional doctor to patient advocate and author.
Category: Stress & Life Changes
Live Radio & YouTube Show
Susan Baumgaertel, MD joins two fabulous hosts, Michael Mantell, PhD and James Cooley, PhD, on their livestream & radio broadcast show this week. The topic: Everyone Knows Someone Going Through Menopause. Hope you can make it!
Let’s Talk About Menopause!
Going for a walk? Hopping on your elliptical? Commuting in traffic? Need something to take you away from doom-scrolling? Have a listen to this new podcast that just dropped!
Art & Medicine: Eggs as Art
Creating art that is meditative and also links to past good memories is so healing. There is something quite satisfying in taking a simple tradition and allowing creativity to flow. The memories and lasting treasures are priceless.
Stress Awareness
April is Stress Awareness Month, a topic that we can all identify with! The 2 Susans cover a number of key points related to the fallout from unmanaged stress and highlight a great podcast. They also connect the dots between pain, anxiety, chronic disease and autoimmune disease and link to some thoughtful posts to help manage stress.
When Pillars of Wellness Intersect!
We’ve all heard about the pillars of wellness: movement, nutrition, sleep, stress, social connection—there are many others. The following vignette is based on a recent experience from my neighborhood walks. Can you find how many pillars are in this story AND how many peri/menopause symptoms are impacted?
Walking Women: An Interview
Does daily walking improve your health? Read a great interview with Dr. Susan Baumgaertel by Laura Boulay of One Million Women Walking, and see how the benefits of daily walking apply to menopause symptom management.
Regaining Patient Trust: The Importance of Physician Advocacy
Dr. Rebekah Bernard, host of Patients at Risk podcast, interviews Dr. Susan Baumgaertel about her quest to help physicians regain the trust of patients by making sure that they get the best care.