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Ep 73. Mind-Body Medicine, Burnout, and Finding Your Why With Founder Dr. Jessica Singh
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- Jul 12, 2026
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Summary
Dr. Jessica Singh didn't leave emergency medicine because it was easy. She left because staying was costing her everything. After finishing residency as one of the most unhappy moments of her life, Dr.Singh found her way back to herself through an unexpected door: a one-month yoga teacher training she took purely to heal. That experience cracked open a whole new understanding of what health actually means, and set her on a path toward mind-body medicine, trauma-informed coaching, and eventually building the Center for Health and Wellness Coaches and a Health and Wellness Coach Training Program at NYU. In this warm, honest, and deeply insightful conversation, Dr. Jessica Singh and Dr. Amna Shabbir explore what it really means to heal from the inside out — and why the medicine we need most is often the kind no one teaches in training. Episode Takeaways: Why finishing residency was the biggest worldly achievement of Jessica's life and the most unhappy she had ever been What mind-body medicine actually means, broken down plainly by two physicians who practice it How the mind's capacity to create stress is the same capacity it can use to heal The role of grounding practices, yoga, and daily routine in building sustainable wellbeing Why perfectionism and self-compassion are two sides of the same wound — and how to work with both About the guest: Jessica Singh, MD, is the founder of the Center for Health and Wellness Coaches and a former emergency medicine physician. Her journey in pursuit of well-being intensified when she was an emergency medicine physician-in-training to enhance her own health and heal from burnout. After practicing as an attending physician in the community, Dr. Singh became the first to complete a one-year fellowship in Physician Wellness through the Dep…