Interview with Dr. Chelsea Turgeon

In today’s podcast, Dr. Chelsea Turgeon explains how to face burnout head-on and create a life after medicine.

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Dr. Chelsea Turgeon completed her medical education at the University of Alabama School of Medicine. During year two of her OB/GYN residency, she realized clinical medicine was not a sustainable career choice.

She has built a successful online coaching business helping healthcare professionals recover from burnout and forge their own path to career fulfillment. And in 2021, she published her book, Residency Drop Out: How I Quit My Medical Career to Travel the World and Work Remotely.

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Residency Drop Out

Dr. Turgeon wrote the book when she started working with healthcare professionals. She noticed that when she talked to others about her decision to leave clinical medicine they often asked the same questions:

  • What are you doing about your loans?
  • Didn’t that seem like such a waste?
  • How did you decide how to use skills outside of medicine?

The first part of the book talks about her journey. The second part addresses all of those common questions and concerns. It also addresses her perspective and how to think about them differently.

Life After Medicine

Chelsea discovered that her burnout resulted from the misalignment of her career and her true self. Unable to use her zone of genius and natural gifts caused her to take drastic action. She combined travel with earning a living and making a positive difference by moving to South Korea to teach English as a second language.

That provided the time and income to pursue coaching training and certification. And she created a remote online business that she loves and allows her to travel while working. 

She does all of her marketing through social media. And she produces her own podcast, Life After Medicine. Those are things she can do online. She has created a thriving coaching practice, meeting clients on Zoom and WhatsApp.

Dr. Turgeon’s Advice

Honor your discontent because it matters. If you’re not happy… if you are feeling burnt out and unfulfilled… more often than not, that matters… If you don’t know where to start, start with what you want. – Dr. Chelsea Turgeon

Summary

Besides being an enthusiastic coach, Dr. Chelsea Turgeon is courageous to follow her instincts to work and travel the way she does. There is much to learn from her approach to life after medicine.

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