Doctor, love your life NOW
You've worked so hard for so long, always with your eyes on the horizon. You've arrived... and... it kinda sucks. I've been there myself.
I can't stand the idea of you being in the suck even one. more. day.
Hi, my name is Lil.
I'm a life coach for physicians.
Over a decade ago, I was sitting in a new call room, in a new hospital, in a new town shaking with anxiety even after using the 5-minute yoga app that was supposed to calm me.
You see, it wasn’t just the imposter syndrome with a new job, there was also a new baby, a not-so-great-but-not-terrible-enough marriage, and financial troubles from a failed business to top it off. I was even stressed that the yard was a mess and didn’t look like a “doctor’s yard”, whatever that means.
I knew I needed help.
So I googled life coach (thanks, Oprah!).
I remember being so revved up, so jangled that no prescription for change would have been helpful. I needed someone that could provide the calm (a foreign feeling to me back then), someone to guide me out of that endless hot mess feeling.
The anger. The frustration. The resentfulness. Someone who could help me make those shifts and tap back into myself again. Someone who could help me set boundaries, leave work at the door when I got home, and be present again around the people I loved the most.
A lot has changed since then. I’m still an internist, I’m now mom of two boys, and step mom to a daughter. I’ve divorced, remarried, relocated and made multiple pivots but I’m still me - but with more peace, joy, and fulfillment. I’ve used the same coaching tools on myself that I’ll use to help you love your life now.
You want to enjoy your precious days before more years pass you by.
I can help.
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Join me, Lil Surprenant, MD host of The More than Just a Doctor Podcast. We'll explore the many facets of life. As a life coach for physicians, practicing hospitalist, wife, mom of two boys, reader, dancer, and dolphin enthusiast, I believe that you are more than just a doctor, and your interests outside of work are what make life rich and fulfilling.
On this podcast, we'll talk about a wide range of topics from friendship, books, love to handling difficult patient interactions.
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Coaching Testiomnials
Piroska K., MD
”I had been very skeptical about how much working with a coach would actually help me and I only gave it a try based on a good friend's emphatic recommendation. I was feeling stuck in a negative team dynamic at work and could not see a way forward in the political landscape without quitting. I felt overwhelmed by the vast array of expectations from my various bosses and my work stress was definitely starting to impact my personal life.
Working with Lil helped me to clarify my own priorities and to navigate situations accordingly. The fact that Lil is a physician herself, and thus has a thorough understanding of both the clinical and the cultural issues physicians face, has very much helped to tailor the coaching sessions to specific problems. Perhaps the most surprising outcome of our sessions has been that the insights gained have translated into a sense of active agency for me, to the point that I now approach problems with joy rather than trepidation.
I cannot imagine any professional who would not benefit from coaching, especially with Lil. Anyone who feels stuck, helpless, or simply unsure as to how to best make a difference for themselves or for others should spend some hours with Lil."
Sara T., MD
"I highly recommend having Lil be your coach! I first got coached by Lil through Empowering Women Physicians and after those couple of sessions I knew I had to hire her to be my coach longer-term. Lil is so very compassionate, perceptive, accepting, insightful, and as smart as they come!
Lil has helped me with a wide variety of things, from gaining clarity around what I do and don’t want my work life to look like, to losing weight, to allowing myself to speak and ultimately honor my truth about wanting to let go of a relationship despite so much love I still had for the person.
If I had to summarize one of the biggest gifts that Lil has given me through her coaching is that I now believe that it’s enough for me to want what I want, just because I do. No explanation to myself, or anyone else, required. That is an incredible thing to know and believe. Thank you Lil for that and for all of the magic you bring to your coaching. And for anyone making the decision to work with Lil…congratulations on making a fantastic decision."