# The Grip Problem: What White-Knuckling Your Practice Is Really Costing You – A Special Snack Episode, EP 258

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Podcast: [Thriving Practice with Tracy Cherpeski](https://stenobird.com/podcast/thriving-practice-with-tracy-cherpeski-3530340)
Published: 2026-05-22T19:04:00+00:00
Episode link: https://tracycherpeski.podbean.com/e/the-grip-problem-what-white-knuckling-your-practice-is-really-costing-you-%e2%80%93-a-special-snack-episode-ep-258/
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Duration seconds: 566

## Resource

In this SNACK episode, Miranda Dorta turns the mic around and puts Tracy Cherpeski in the interview seat for an unscripted conversation about one of the most persistent patterns in healthcare practice ownership: holding on too tightly.

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