How Perfectionism In Medicine Spills Over Into Your Personal Finances With Dr. Michael Myers

October 08, 2020 00:53:13
How Perfectionism In Medicine Spills Over Into Your Personal Finances With Dr. Michael Myers
Finance for Physicians
How Perfectionism In Medicine Spills Over Into Your Personal Finances With Dr. Michael Myers

Oct 08 2020 | 00:53:13

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Hosted By

Daniel B. Wrenne, CFP®

Show Notes

Nobody’s perfect. Everyone needs to take care of their mental health, including physicians. Perfectionism in medicine can spill over into physicians’ personal finances.

In this episode of the Finance for Physicians Podcast, Daniel Wrenne talks to Dr. Michael Myers about physician perfectionism. Michael is professor of clinical psychiatry at SUNY-Downstate Medical Center and author of eight books covering everything from physician suicide and mental health to physician marriages.

Topics Discussed:

Links:

Michael F. Myers, MD

Tyranny of Perfectionism

American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy

Imposter Syndrome

Smart Marriages

Gottman (Research Based Approach to Relationships)

Married to Doctors (Lara McDeep)

What My Shrink Would Say Podcast - Perfectionism

Therapy for Black Girls - Perfectionism

Thomas Curran - TED Talk: Our dangerous obsession with perfectionism is getting worse

Thomas Curran - Perfectionism Is Increasing, and That's Not Good News

JAMA

Psychology Today

Finance for Physicians

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