Still Practicing with Sue Daniels, MD
Still Practicing with Sue Daniels, MD
If I've learned one thing from a career in healthcare, it's that colleagues train hard, show up, do the work, and quietly burn out. I saw it happen to others, but I didn't really understand the struggle until it happened to me. I'm Dr. Sue Daniels, a pediatrician and survivor of what happens when a healthcare professional blinks and finds herself lost in a career she once loved. I'm also proud to say I found my way back, and if I can do it, so can you. Every other week, I invite you to join me on Still Practicing as we explore what happens AFTER burnout prevention has run its course and you're left wondering what's next. Spoiler alert: it's not about coping better. It's about realistically answering one essential question: What kind of life and career are actually worth coming back to?
Still Practicing with Sue Daniels, MD
A podcast on healing from burnout in healthcare

If I've learned one thing from a career in healthcare...

it's that colleagues train hard, show up, do the work, and quietly burn out. I saw it happen to others, but I didn't really understand the struggle until it happened to me.

Every other week, I invite you to join me and my guests as we explore what happens AFTER burnout prevention has run its course and you're left wondering what's next. Together, let's answer one essential question:

What kind of life and career are actually worth coming back to?

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Sept. 17, 2026

I Almost Quit Medicine to Sell Skincare | Dr. Sarah Webber

Dr. Sarah Weber and I met at the AAP National Conference, where she was presenting on cultivating joy, and immediately I knew I wanted to speak with her more in depth. I was curious about her ideas on joy, and more importantly wanted to hear the full story behind her work. Sarah is a practicing academic pediatrician, a physician coach, and someone who had to honestly reckon with how burnout was eating from the inside out.


Sarah talks about her burnout starting gradual. Setting roots and fes
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Sept. 3, 2026

I Went from Burned Out Pediatrician to AAP President | Dr. Sue Kressly

From the outside, our guest, Dr. Sue Kressly has an impressive career arc. she is the immediate past president of the American Academy of Pediatrics and led the organization during one of it's most politically turbulent moments in pediatric medicine with grace and clarity. Many of us found her to be incredibly grounding during that time, and appreciate the calm she brought during a tenuous time. Dr. Sue Kressly is a tour de force and in this episode she opens up what people didn't see was hap
Aug. 20, 2026

Nobody Knew I Was Drowning | Dr. Corey Fish

This episode, I have on Dr. Corey Fish, who I've known since he his training day at the University of Texas. I've watched him grow from a baby doctor (not literally) into owning his own practice. From rural pediatrics in Montana , to starting an urgent care clinic in Portland, to putting his house up as collateral, working 70-hour week alone, and landing in the space of venture-backed start-ups, Corey doesn't shares it all. He offers immense insight on the bold moves it took to make his career

Recent Blog Posts

Sept. 17, 2026

Why Burnout Makes Doctors Consider Quitting Medicine for MLM Skincare

When healthcare burnout reaches its peak, the fantasy of walking away from clinical practice entirely is a common coping mechanism. Many physicians find themselves entertaining wildly irrational escape plans—such as quitting medicine altogether to s…
Sept. 3, 2026

How to Clean Your Calendar Closet When Physician Burnout Hits

Discover how the calendar closet cleaning method can help burnt-out physicians systematically evaluate their daily commitments, eliminate energy drains, and create essential white space. By treating your schedule like a cluttered wardrobe, you can s…

About the Host

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Dr. Sue Daniels, MD

Dr. Sue Daniels is a pediatrician who grew up in Fargo, North Dakota and knew she wanted to be a doctor from age six, when her father was diagnosed with brain cancer and cutting edge care gave the family fourteen more years with him. She trained at the University of Minnesota for college, medical school, and pediatric residency, then spent most of her career owning her own practice, first in Minnesota and now in Bozeman, Montana, built with real attention to her community and her staff. A longtime teacher of medical students and residents, she is founding president of The Montana Mindfulness Project and serves on the Executive Committee of the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, the Academy's largest section. She also knows firsthand what it feels like to lose your footing in a career you once loved, and what it takes to find your way back. That experience is the heart of Still Practicing.