# The Chris Voss Show Podcast – My Life as a Doctor: Reflections on Burnout, Calling, and Retirement by Stan Eisele, M.D.

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Podcast: [The Chris Voss Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-chris-voss-show-491577)
Published: 2026-05-30T01:00:01+00:00
Episode link: https://thechrisvossshow.com/the-chris-voss-show-podcast-my-life-as-a-doctor-reflections-on-burnout-calling-and-retirement-by-stan-eisele-m-d/
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My Life as a Doctor: Reflections on Burnout, Calling, and Retirement by Stan Eisele, M.D. Authorstanmd.com https://www.amazon.com/My-Life-Doctor-Reflections-Retirement/dp/B0H22RBR21 A deeply honest physician memoir about burnout, calling, retirement, faith, and the human side of medicine. After forty years in medicine, Dr. Stan Eisele thought he understood what it meant to serve others. He was wrong. In My Life as a Doctor: Reflections on Burnout, Calling, and Retirement, Dr. Eisele shares a personal and thoughtful journey through the life of a physician. From the childhood loss that first drew him toward the healing professions, to the demands of medical school, residency, patient care, healthcare bureaucracy, career burnout, and the emotional transition into retirement, this memoir offers a clear and moving look at what it means to live a life of service. Dr. Eisele begins with the story of Chippers, his beloved childhood dog, whose illness became the first moment that opened his heart to medicine. What began as a desire to help animals slowly became a calling to care for people. His path led him through medical school at USC, internal medicine training, and decades of practice as a primary care physician. But the dream was not always easy. As the healthcare system changed, Dr. Eisele faced the pressure of insurance restrictions, HMO systems, corporate medicine, overwhelming documentation, emotional exhaustion, depression, and physician burnout. At times, the work that once felt like a calling began to feel like a burden. Then came a turning point. A move from San Diego to Eagle, Idaho, restored his sense of purpose and helped him reconnect with the heart of medicine: compassionate patient care, faith, family, and service. Later, a sudden life-threatening heart attac…

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