Whats up Happier Dentist fam!

This month flew by quick! In no time we'll literally be flying somewhere just to hug our friends and eat a meal with turkey in it, but not until we mob all the candy in the closeout aisle the day after Halloween. 

Alright so lets get into it. Today, we are talking with Dr. Diana Liu. Her story involves feeling burnt out since high school and adding to that ALL the stresses of dentistry life on top of it - to finding something that could bring her levels of burnout down to zero and she noticed it first-hand from her own mom who was dealing with her own levels of burnout.

It's a conversation about finding that the yogi lifestlye in your dental world and including it for just 30 mins a day 1) doesn't prevent us from doing anything else and 2) it augments how we feel and move and ultimately, how we make money... so why not do it?

And then, why retreats are a transformational experience due to the immersion of positivity and support paired with learning.

Jump into the episode for the full clip.

See you next month! We'll be talking about BURNOUT of course, and how a TOXIC WORK ENVIRONMENT plays a role in all of this.

Be well,
The Happier Dentist


Find out more about Dr. Diana Liu
Instagram

Whats good Happier Dentist fam! Having a great week so far?


Today, we discuss burnout and how it affects our state of mind and the way we show up as a dentist. This leads to other areas of our lives, whether that means as a mother or father, a team leader, a partner, you name it. 

Our guest Dr. Jessica Metcalfe (@alchemistdentist) shares her journey of someone who has gone through the multiple stages of burnout that dentists often endure and gives us permission to just take a pause when stress begins to creep up, and also to have some humor in our lives so we can be true to ourselves while at work.


Dr. Metcalfe understands "Imposter Phenomenon" and even Perfectionism is a common experience for dentists to have and has been helping dentists through a variety of platforms with easy and actionable advice on how to prevent or counteract what this can do to our mental health.


Jump into the episode and lets begin! :)


Find more about our guest here:
- Dr. Jessica E Metcalfe
- Dental Avengers Mental Wellness Summit 2021
- Linkedin 

Hows it going Happier Dentist fam! Today's episode is all about the magic and benefits of including fitness into your daily routine.

In this episode, our guest, Nick Kapande tells his story of finding and seeking mentorship and how fitness ultimately changed his life. I think his story imparts a lot of pearls of wisdom here. I look to him and his students (that are of all ages and successful in many areas of life), for mentorship and inspiration when it comes to showing up with a great attitude and staying committed to being healthy. 

It is clear why having self-discipline will allow you to feel good about yourself in a meaningful way and be able to use that to enable us as doctors and healers, to be able to perform better at work.

Dive into the episode for some guidance on how fitness relates to mental health, as well as hear about helpful stretches we as dentists can use to keep us feeling loose. 

Reach out for more info:
Nick@nicksprofitness.com

Find out about his mentor, Mack Newton, here

Book: Eat That Frog! by Brian Tracy

Happier Dentist fam! How are you? 

So.. have you had a patient just sit there in the dental chair looking nervous and anxious and possibly in tears, and you didn’t really know how to respond in a way that would ease their mind? 

This episode may interest you. Here, we talk about how breathwork is the foundation to good health. 

Cristians story of his personal journey and inner work led to discovering the beautiful magic of yoga. Through the practice of yoga, it then made an awareness of breathing that elevated his mindfulness practice to eventually beginning his own dental mission trip and breathwork accountability group with his fiance Danielle, and is positively impacting many other once stressed-out dentists. 

Cristian also talks about the key to happiness, which is having true presence. Having true presence on your yoga mat is one thing, but how about in the noisy and busy dental office setting? I How do you get that? By concentrating on your breath. 

Also in this episode, how we are basically just a bunch of emotional children just running around. How does this fit into dentistry? By allowing ourselves to explore this side of our beings every now and then to remember that we need to serve ourselves sometimes. 

Little bit of rest and play never hurt anybody, but sometimes we can forget to schedule it in. 

So, lets dive into the episode!

Find out more about Dr. Cristian Pavel and the Dental Yogi's here: 

Breathwork Club / Accountability Group here: 

Whats up Happier Dentist family, today, I think its important to touch on the ever so important topic of our emotional, social and psychological wellbeing - which in a nutshell is our mental health. 

It's been a "hot topic" as of late, but doesn't mean this is a new thing for dentists to experience. We've all heard the statistic about dentists having a high rate of suicide. Today we talk with a licensed therapist who deals with mental health scenarios in the work place. 

Addressing the stigma of talking about it in our communities can be an important step before seeking the appropriate person that will really help us navigate through a potentially difficult time. For the Asian doctors out there like me, we add another complex element of factors that can drastically affect our mental health, which is racism. That definitely deserves a listen as it seems to be a very relevant issue for many of us and can affect our day-to-day. 

Our mental health affects us as a leader in the office or as an employee and can bleed into other areas of our lives. We can and should include more discussions in the office surrounding mental health and be more proactive to remind our team that resources and support exist. 

Navigating COVID in the dental environment in 2021 and beyond can be more manageable simply by staying a bit more connected to the pulse of your team members and Jeanie talks about  how building rapport with your team can help them feel more comfortable to talk with you about certain things, strengthening the bond you have with them. 

Disclaimer - we are talking about mental health, including the reference to suicide, anxiety and depression. 


Find out more about our guest, Jeanie Chang!

• Jeanie's Linkedin
• Jeanie's Website:

Resources concerning mental health in the Asian Community

• Asian Mental Health Collective (AMHC)
• NAAAP Self-Care & Wellness (National Association of Asian American Professionals)
• Stop AAPI Hate
• Other resources via Very Well Mind

Thanks for tuning in! 

Today, I wanted to introduce a new friend, Dr. Shivani Kamodia Barto.  We connected over a fun conversation on Health, wellness and mindfulness through meditative and yoga practices. 

This will be an interesting peek seen through the eyes of a yoga instructor who began her study of it even before she started dental school and has been observing how yoga can be beneficial. She’s also someone who is ever evolving her practice to include more ways to help heal the healer. 

As dentists, we are often giving a good deal of our time and energy in more ways than just in our dental practice. This can be draining and isn’t a great sustainable plan to continue burning the candle from both ends. Often, the way to mitigate this is if we include self-care in a way that feeds the body and the soul through movement and breath work.  

What I think is an interesting perspective to have for those go-getters out there is Why burnout will actually COST you and is a reminder to seek balance in our practice as soon as we can! 

Yoga is not just a way to strengthen our bodies, it can strengthen our mind and be seen as a type of moving meditation. In this episode we get into how the world of dentistry, breath work and yoga collide and how it benefits both patient and provider. 

We also dive in to her wonderful retreat for dentists who need to find a way to refill their cup, so-to-speak, and be pampered and taken care of because we often forget how to do this.  Alright, lets get into the episode!

Find more about Shivani:
- Shivani's Linktree
- Shivani's Podcast "My Loupes Are Up Here"


Other links to people discussed in the episode:

Dr. Manuela Rodriguez
- https://www.mindfuldentistrytraining.com/

Dr. Diana Liu

Dr. Cristian Pavel (The Dental Yogis)

Whats up Happier Dentist fam! 

Have you ever felt frustrated about losing partners, team members, and associate doctors - causing you to need to be perpetually looking to hire on new people that require more of your much-needed time, energy and resources? 

Sometimes, it's simply in the way we communicate or the potential lack of compassion, that we can create an environment of distrust and disloyalty.  And sometimes, it takes a bit of a leap of faith to seek out someone to help you point some of these things out. Only then can progress and improvement can be found. 

Our guest Kathleen Murphy is a speaker on big business stages that talks about the importance of culture and how to develop it using assessments such as Gallup Strengths Finder. I personally find great value in knowing a little bit about yourself and others.

Find out more in the episode. To get more info about Kathy, check out the links below!

Kathleen's Blog, "Market Me Too"

Kathleen's Linkedin Page

Kathleen's Book! "Wisdom Whisperer" 

Happy Wednesday, Happier Dentist fam!

Today, I'm speaking with none other than the "Student Loan Planner", Travis Hornsby. He's been in the financial space helping dentists for as long as I can remember.  In this episode, we dig into a few topics that might be helpful for you.

Student loans can be a huge drag on our ability to save, invest or simply allow for more freedom in the things we can do.  In this episode, Travis explains why Student loans are like having a tax and why we should work to optimize them as part of our overall strategy in reducing our debt an increasing our wealth.

Optimizing your student loans is just a piece of the puzzle when tweaking your overall financial plans.

Other interesting topics

• Differences in debt when comparing debt in relation to medical school and dental school tuition.
• How practice ownership vs. being an employee can work in your favor 
• The financial “team” behind you that every dentist should have and how to find them, also - how to ensure you find someone who’s working with your money for the right reasons, and how much $$$ you should expect to pay. 
• A really helpful tip on how to find a CPA that will save you the most amount of money. 
• Things to think about when approaching retirement. 

Find out more about our guest Travis Hornsby via his 

• Linkedin
• Student Loan Planner Website
• Student Loan Planner Podcast

Some resources discussed in the episode:

Book: Never Eat Alone by Keith Ferrazi