Audio JoyFM Weekend Reads ☕️

Mindset is crucial, but it isn’t enough. This week I share practical tools you can use to save energy later and communicate more clearly. And I walk you through how one physician I worked with put this into practice.

A reflection on perspective, psychological flexibility, and one question that can change the game.

This week’s Weekend Reads explores what sparks our thinking, how small inputs shape our perspective, and why we don’t have to feel ready before we begin. I share a simple experiment inspired by an AI newsletter, a...

In this week’s Weekend Reads, I reflect on how easily the past can get oversimplified when we weren’t there to live it. What gets lost when complex training experiences are summarized too quickly, and why it matters...

A more lighthearted episode: A bit of the comedy of life, a favorite TED talk for a quick smile, and a story about following the rules all the way… and well finding laughter later.

Welcome to Weekend Reads. This is the first one of 2026. Lately, I’ve been thinking about change — not just the plans we make or the goals we set, but what actually fuels the work when change gets hard. Especially...

This is the final week in a five-part series about what helps when you care deeply about something and your influence no longer changes the outcome. This episode explores what can become possible after acceptance,...

Week 4 of a 5-part series on what helps when you care deeply about something and your influence has stopped working. This episode explores the middle space—what Parker Palmer calls the tragic gap—and the pull toward...

This week’s Weekend Reads explores what helps when influence has stopped working and nothing is moving, no matter how much effort you bring. You’ll hear: Why “acceptance without endorsement” can be a relief, not a...

In this short reflection, I explores what it means to work within real constraints; whether it’s packing a carry-on for a winter trip or trying to create system change in medicine. When influence stops moving the...

This week’s reflection explores a moment every physician leader eventually encounters — when you’ve done everything right, and the system still doesn’t move. We walk through why this happens, how to recognize when...

This week’s Thanksgiving edition looks at why our brains tilt toward the negative, how a simple nightly ritual can reset the bias, and what happens when gratitude gets tangled up with ego. I also share a personal...