Today’s guests, Drs. Steve Silvestro and George “Chaucer” Hwang discuss a variety of shifts and systems within the medical profession that are affecting the lives of physician parents. Both guests embody an array of roles - Dr. Steve is a pediatrician, bone marrow harvesting physician, mindfulness educator and host of the award-winning podcast, The Child Repair Guide, while George is an anesthesiologist, runs an entertainment company in China, and works with a clinic focused on treating depression.

Yet above all else, both guests are dads doing their best to juggle their passion for helping others, nurturing creative outlets, and being a parent.

Join Tom Spiggle and co-host Lori Mihalich-Levin in this conversation to learn more about how juggling medical residency with parenthood children, the vitality of a support group, how the internet is impacting the medical field, and so much more.

Show Highlights:

1. Steve’s personal parent working story and how he prepared
2. How residency can affect having children
3. George’s personal working story and how he balanced other passions
4. What it’s like to be a dad in medicine and the shift in wellness occurring in the field
5. Beneficial workplace supports that Steve and George experienced
6. The impact of environment and having close friends within the work place
7. Systems the medical field could improve to support working parents
8. How telemedicine is affecting physician parents – and all parents
9. Optimizing time spent with your kids
10. Learning to manage finances in a way that supports priorities
11. Finding a balance between striving for more and accepting what is

Links:

Contact Lori:

https://www.mindfulreturn.com

Lori@mindfulreturn.com

Contact Tom:

https://www.spigglelaw.com/podcasts/parents-at-work/

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