81: How to Overcome Isolation, Prevent Physician Burnout, and THRIVE with Dr. Jen Barna

“I think a lot of times, in our minds we think we have this personal, big problem and that we are the only ones who have it, and so we’re embarrassed to admit it and we’re embarrassed to talk about it. But when you realize, ‘Oh, everybody has this problem,’ suddenly it doesn’t seem like as big of a problem anymore.” Dr. Jen Barna MD In this episode, Coach Jill Farmer sits down with DocWorking’s Founder and CEO, Dr. Jen Barna for an honest and sincere conversation about why she created DocWorking. Dr. Barna is a board certified practicing radiologist and a visionary entrepreneur. She talks about the struggles she has faced balancing life and medicine, how she came to realize she was not alone, and how the transformation she experienced with professional coaching combined with recognition of the importance of community led to DocWorking THRIVE. DocWorking THRIVE was created for doctors based on all the things doctors have told us they wanted. It is designed to accommodate the already overloaded physician’s schedule while providing ongoing group coaching, self paced courses and a strong physician community facilitated by our experienced coaching team, many of whom are physicians themselves. Dr. Barna’s subspecialty is breast imaging, and she practices in the northeastern US since 2006. She earned her medical degree and completed her Diagnostic Radiology residency at the University of Tennessee School of Medicine. She earned a masters degree in Molecular and Cellular Biology from Washington University in St. Louis, and her undergraduate degree from Stony Brook University in New York. Her business experience includes several startups, including Qelse (https://www.qelse.shop) an e-commerce boutique that creates designer walker/mobility bags, stroller bags and caddies. Find full transcripts of episodes on the DocWorking Blog Our New DocWorking THRIVE Membership is here!! You’ll get ongoing Small Group Coaching with our Experienced Team, Ongoing Coaching Support in a Private Community that Fosters Peer Support and Mentorship, and superb virtual courses to include ‘STAT: Quick Wins to Get Your Life Back’ with Gabriella Dennery MD and Master Certified Coach Jill Farmer, ‘A New Era of Leadership’ and ‘Communication for the Win’ with Lisa Kuzman, and so much more! Join our community by clicking here. At DocWorking, our specialty is Coaching Physicians. We bring an exceptional experienced team to Coach Physicians to achieve the Best in Life and Medicine. Doctors devote their lives to caring for others. But does that mean they must sacrifice their own health and wellbeing? Absolutely not! At DocWorking, we have developed a unique way to embrace it all. The caring for others that you do so selflessly AND the caring for YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY that you crave in order to bring it all into the perfect balance specific to YOU. What if we told you that you CAN have it all? The career you dreamed of when you decided to become a doctor AND the life outside of medicine that you desire? DocWorking empowers physicians to get back on the path to achieving their dreams. Ace the Boards and Max Your CME Preparing for your board exam or looking for a quick and convenient way to earn CME? Study for your board exam and fulfill your CME requirements with BoardVitals. BoardVitals is the leading online board review platform, with question banks and CME activities available in more than 50 medical and healthcare specialties. Save Money Now: Refinance Your Student Loan Debt Take Back Your Time: Get a Virtual Assistant Working in the medical field is fulfilling but it can also be exhausting. Physicians often sacrifice their personal time to carry out their duties. They want to go on vacations, start passion projects, or start side businesses but finding the time seems impossible. Recently, more and more physicians are giving outsourcing a try. Outsourcing allows you to delegate tasks to virtual assistants so you can