Healing burnout is easier than you think.

Introducing

Executive coaching and training programs designed to bring the heart back into the art of medicine. Developed by a physician and a psychologist, our innovative approach brings fast relief.

Our Vision: Healing the healthcare system from the inside out—and bringing joy, freedom, and connection back into the practice of medicine.

David Paul, M.D., Ph.D. & Bonnie Paul, Ph.D.

40+ years combined coaching experience with thousands of clients.

Burnout is at epidemic proportions in the medical field.

It includes a spectrum of experiences: from feeling uninspired by work, overwhelmed, overly stressed, a lack of joy, inability to sleep, etc. As a physician, you had to be resilient to get through medical school and residency… but the kind of resilience you were taught, actually leads to burnout.

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Individuals

Executive coaching for healthcare professionals – physicians, nurses, advanced practitioners and other members of Care Teams; first responders; spouses and others seeking relief from high-stress situations.

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Organizations

Executive coaching, training & leadership development for hospitals, clinical teams, and organizations seeking to invest in their people and create a culture of resilient leaders.

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Advanced Coach Training

Training programs for certified coaches seeking their next level of mastery in healthcare coaching.

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“I wish I’d learned this in medical school!”

We’ve discovered an education gap that impacts millions of people working in high stress jobs. Based on recent advances in neuroscience coupled with leading-edge psychological principles, our executive coaching/training approach resolves the underlying personal causes of burnout. The result is a return to practicing medicine with joy, deep satisfaction and increased empathy and compassion.

David Paul, M.D., Ph.D.
Bonnie Paul, Ph.D.

With backgrounds in psychology and medicine, we’ve developed our approach over decades of scientific and practical research—and implementation with thousands of people across multiple ages, backgrounds and disciplines.

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Together we have 40+ Years of Coaching Experience

Testimonials

“I had been working in Covid-19 Incident Command, as the Safety Officer, for over two months when I was offered a meeting with Bonnie. I wasn’t sure what to expect and the question I asked myself was, ‘Why would I need a resiliency coach?’ I felt ok, I was able to complete my duties assigned in Incident Command, and my family was fine, ‘I don’t need a resiliency coach.’ After I met with Bonnie, I felt a huge weight lifted off of my shoulders which I had no idea I had been carrying around for two months. Bonnie taught me skills, provided me with tools, and enabled me to improve my mental and physical well-being. I started sleeping through the night for the first time in two months. I was excited to go to work every day and I was more productive. Most importantly, I was able to be present for my family. I highly recommend her to all of my colleagues!”

– Crystal Skinner, MSN, RN-BC, CHOP, HACP, Hospital System Manager of Quality Management & Accreditation

“I don’t have to tell you that I am seeing rapid and unprecedented levels of burnout and sometimes frankly this despair among my colleague physicians. I have been incredibly impressed by the coaching and training I’ve undergone with Dr. David Paul. I entered with some trepidation and skepticism. Frankly I’ve had coaching and training before and always felt it was a little bit too mechanical and wasn’t getting to the root of things. And with an issue like burnout and issues of emotional intelligence you really can’t skim the surface of things and expect dramatic changes. What pleasantly surprised me, is we really did dive deep, both in one-on-one coaching with Dr. David Paul, but also when working with my physician leader group. We’ve also really gotten very proficient at skills that aren’t taught in medical training. I have seen a rejuvenation of spirit among my physician leadership and my physicians in general as we spread these practices. I thoroughly recommend this approach and think it’s one of the unique opportunities available in American medicine to dive deeper to really expose what’s at the core of both our flourishing and what can get in the way of our flourishing”

– L. N., Physician, Chief Medical Officer for 450 bed hospital, Medical Director of Employed Physicians

“These are the resilience skills that no one else teaches you!”

– Chief of Police

“I have seen a rejuvenation of spirit among my physician leadership and my physicians in general as we spread these practices. I thoroughly recommend this approach and think it’s one of the unique opportunities available in American medicine.”

– L. N., Physician, Chief Medical Officer for 450 bed hospital, Medical Director of Employed Physicians

“I feel better than I have in the last 30 days! This was so good!”

– Compliance Officer,
Hospital System Incident Command Team Member during Covid-19

Blog Highlights

Physician Burnout is Not New

by | Feb 26, 2021 | ,

There is an emerging recognition that the Covid-19 pandemic was “gasoline” on the existing “fire” of professional burnout in both frontline and supporting health caregivers, including first responders. The need for the skills to both heal burnout and build resilience...

Brief Resiliency Coaching

by | Feb 3, 2021 | ,

When the first surge of the pandemic hit, one of our hospital clients asked if we could offer resilience coaching for their Covid-19 Incident Command team members. Here was the catch: it needed to be brief, because their budget, in the face of the many unknowns of the...

My Story: David Paul, MD, PhD

by | Jan 13, 2021 | ,

How did I get involved in working with burnout? I got involved in working with burnout because at one time it was a very personal issue for me. My first experience with the emotional trauma physicians routinely witness occurred on the first night of my first clinical...

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