Patient health is your priority, your wellness is mine.
The heart of your healthcare practice is in your wellness. A happier life starts with more balance.
Learn how to take better care of yourself, so you can take better care of your patients.
Let's work together so you can:
& Achieve Greater Balance
Being More Patient Centric
& Bring More Joy to Your Work
About Me
I am a physician with over 25 years of clinical and research experience. I know the demands we all face, and how difficult it can be navigating a road to personal advancement. I also know that people have the ability to become empowered to truly make an impact on themselves, on others, and their future.
How I entered coaching
Coaching was a foreign concept to me until a few years ago. It was offered as part of a leadership course, but I had no idea how it could be of benefit to me or my career. Within the first session, I had gained clarity on a key goal and experienced one of the most powerful conversations in my career.
At the time, I had applied for a leadership position in my hospital. But I had nagging high self doubt and low self belief. I could not imagine that I had anything the executive team was looking for. By the end of my coaching sessions, I believed that I had everything the team was looking for… and I was successful at the interview.
Personally, I have seen the enormous impact coaching can have on one’s life. I wanted to train as a certified physician development coach with the aspiration that other physicians could be impacted in a similar way. Empowering physicians is my new and fulfilling passion. I entered medicine to make a difference; that desire has not changed, nor diminished. By coaching physicians to become effective, I will impact more people than I would ever do on my own.
The journey to become a physician is long and challenging
A physician’s development is mostly clinical in nature:
centred on patient care, practice, teaching and research.
What about the other stuff?
What about career planning and personal development? Training in these areas is offered as standard in practically any other industry; rarely do we get this in Medicine.
In many cases we are on our own to make decisions on our career, to learn new skills, to find our niche, and to navigate professional relationships.
We have invested so much time, money and energy in establishing our career that we often lose sight of what fulfils us.
Most of us want to grow, and in our jobs we have proven to be resilient and capable.
So why does it sometimes feel like we are getting stuck?
How many of us have just stopped to take a breath and reevaluate our lives?
How do we even begin to think about branching off in a different direction?
What if you could find new perspectives through coaching? … from a physician coach?
I am a British physician and coach who has worked in the UK, US and Canada. I’ve undertaken the rigorous training and I understand the highs and the lows of our lives, the stressors we face daily, and the real risk of burnout when our vision and reality do not align.
This gives me a unique perspective which you won’t get with generic life or career coaches.
Mission
To empower the people who spend their lives helping others, to help themselves - by unlocking their untapped potential.
Programs
I offer 3 bespoke programs; each one will be tailored to your needs.
Coaching sessions are typically scheduled every 2 weeks and last an hour.
There is ample flexibility depending on your circumstances.
We can conduct sessions by zoom, skype or on the phone.
Focus
In this three month program, we explore aspects of your life where you want to see specific growth.
Perhaps you want to focus on achieving a short term goal, or to create a core vision of your future?
I will help you gain clarity and identify the barriers stopping you from moving forward.
Elevate
Over this six month program we will use the foundational elements of Focus, and expand upon them. It will be designed to meet your unique situation.
We will take a deeper dive into your aspirations, motivations and disruptors through assessments, coaching tools, and other resources.
We will have regular check-ins to ensure your desired outcome is in sight.
Transform
Are you looking for a transformational journey which gives you the time for self-reflection and course correction?
Transform is a twelve month program that will, by putting Focus and Elevate into practice, do just that.
In addition to the regular coaching cadence of the previous programs, I will offer you laser coaching for time-sensitive situations. With Transform, you will establish a path to success with new found perspectives.
Testimonials
Everyone has untapped potential
Let's unlock yours.
Contact me to book a free discovery session today.
Dr Smita Halder MBChB MRCP (UK) MRes PhD Associate Professor and Gastroenterologist McMaster University, Ontario, Canada.
