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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Oct. 1, 2026

Coping with Burnout as a Pediatrition and Cancer Survivor | Dr. Cora Breuner

For this episode I am welcoming Dr. Cora Breuner, a pediatrician and adolescent medicine specialist at Seattle Children's Hospital. She details her journey, beginning with a marine biology detour in college to a Navy scholarship that landed her on a ship with 1,400 people, to years overseas in Japan, to eventually building a career in pediatrics and adolescent medicine.

From an over-booked schedule that forced her to cut back to part-time, to a divorce that nearly took her under while raising
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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

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Oct. 1, 2026

Why Physicians Need a 'Mentoring Family' Instead of Just One Mentor

Building a sustainable medical career requires moving beyond the traditional single-mentor model. By intentionally curating a hand-picked 'mentoring family' of diverse peers, senior advisors, and trusted confidants, healthcare professionals can dist…
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…

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.