Create Meaning In Medicine
Create Meaning In Medicine
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Create Meaning In Medicine

Create Meaning In Medicine

Join your hosts, Dr. Joanne Sotelo, and Dr. Erin Hurley, as we uncover the critical next steps to elevate every aspect of your life. From well-being and relationships to financial mastery and legacy planning, we've got you covered.

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203. Clutter Is Feedback: Meryl Paspa on Letting Go and Creating Space for Who You're Becoming
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Oct. 20, 2026

203. Clutter Is Feedback: Meryl Paspa on Letting Go and Creating Space for Who You're Becoming

The closet, the calendar, and the overflowing to-do list are often about more than organization. They can be messages, sometimes uncomfortable ones, for women who have run out of bandwidth, not competence. Meryl Paspa joins Drs. Joanne Sotelo and Erin Hurley to explore how clutter can reflect overwhelm, shifting identities, and the changing demands of women's lives. She reframes clutter as feedback rather than failure and introduces her CLEAR framework: gaining clarity on who you're becoming, l
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202. Nine Years of Survivorship: Dr. Erin Hurley on Living a Life with No Regrets
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Oct. 13, 2026

202. Nine Years of Survivorship: Dr. Erin Hurley on Living a Life with No Regrets

A breast cancer diagnosis arrived for Dr. Erin Hurley despite preventive surgeries after she learned she carried a BRCA2 mutation. What followed was a period of waiting and wondering whether the disease had spread, but also a turning point. She shares how the coaching she had started just three months earlier helped her approach the diagnosis with more calm, connection, and intention. The experience reshaped how she approaches everything from how she spends her time to the relationships she ref
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201. Flourish First: What Nine Years of Doing the Work Looks Like in an MRI Machine with Dr. Erin Hurley
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Oct. 6, 2026

201. Flourish First: What Nine Years of Doing the Work Looks Like in an MRI Machine with Dr. Erin Hurley

Nine years ago, Dr. Erin Hurley learned she had breast cancer after finding a lump despite having had a preventive mastectomy years earlier. What followed was fear, uncertainty, and weeks of waiting, but also a turning point. She shares how the coaching she had started just three months earlier helped her approach the diagnosis with more calm, connection, and intention. Those lessons have changed the way she approaches everything from yearly cancer follow-ups to moments of everyday stress. The
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About the Hosts

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Dr. Joanne Sotelo

MD, Psychiatrist

Dr. Joanne Sotelo is a Psychiatrist and a Mental and Emotional Well-being Coach dedicated to empowering women in medicine. Her mission focuses on helping them overcome feelings of overwhelm and take clear, actionable steps towards achieving their dreams. By providing coaching, guidance and support, she aims to facilitate harmony, prevent burnout, and foster a fulfilling, joyful, and harmonized life.

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Dr. Erin Hurley

Pediatrician & Certified High Performance Coach

Dr. Erin Hurley empowers physicians and busy professionals to achieve peak performance, reduce stress, and reclaim time. Her evidence-based approach prioritizes both your well-being and productivity allowing you to flourish in your career, achieve peak performance, and maintain high-quality work – all without sacrificing your well-being.