You spend your days caring for others but when’s the last time you had time for yourself? Late nights, missed moments, constant burnout… is this what you signed up for? What if you could pivot? What if leaving that job wasn’t quitting but finally choosing you?

In this episode of Med Moms, Lisa, and Faith are keeping it all the way real—no sugar-coating, no Pinterest-perfect parenting, just two medical mamas navigating the wild ride of midlife.

Lisa opens up about leaving her 17-year surgical grind for a job that finally lets her catch her kid’s baseball games and sneak in a massage. Faith gets deep on burnout, identity shifts, and how balance isn’t a tightrope—it’s a bento box. They talk about solo sushi nights, friendships as chosen family, and what it means to actually decompress when life never really stops.

Whether you're plotting a career pivot, clinging to your last shred of sanity, or wondering what the hell comes after the kids leave, this one’s for you.

Key Takeaways

• Switching up careers to snag a better work-life balance

• The hurdles working moms deal with in the medical world

• How COVID-19 shook up our work and home lives

• Why keeping up with friends and social connections matters

• Tips for unwinding after a long day at work

• Why self-care is a big deal and how to make it happen

• Figuring out who you are as your kids grow up

• Juggling family duties while still finding time for yourself

• How alone time and personal space fit into self-care

• The never-ending journey of figuring yourself out and rolling with life's punches

  
  

  In This Episode
  

  • (00:00:01) Introduction

  • (00:00:24) Switching up careers

  • (00:01:14) Looking back on bedside medicine

  • (00:03:15) Work-life balance struggles

  • (00:05:07) COVID-19's impact

  • (00:05:42) Networking in a new field

  • (00:07:01) Friendship and support

  • (00:09:40) Keeping friendships alive

  • (00:10:26) Thinking about the future

  • (00:11:01) Changing identities

  • (00:13:19) Retirement thoughts

  • (00:15:08) Balancing act in life

  • (00:17:57) Unwinding after work

  • (00:18:03) Chill music choices

  • (00:19:04) Dining solo

  • (00:19:36) Restaurant social vibes

  • (00:20:21) Travel and random chats

  • (00:21:11) Body language and social cues

  • (00:21:41) Commute talk

  • (00:22:12) Wrapping up

    
    

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