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Dr. Yvonne Ator is a physician coach who helps other physicians overcome compassion fatigue, disillusionment, and burnout, and thrive in their personal and professional lives. She employs Daring Way Facilitation and positive psychology-based personal and executive coaching to accomplsih this.

Yvonne received her medical degree from East Carolina School of Medicine and a Master\u2019s in Public Health from Johns Hopkins University. She has extensive training in coaching and is a certified personal and executive coach.\xa0

She\u2019s also a member of the Physician Nonclinical Career Hunters Facebook Group, where she engages with, and helps, other members.

Yvonne\u2019s story is quite inspirational. Several personal experiences, including her father's illness, a friend's death, and a physician strike came together to thrust her into the study and mastery of coaching.

I really admire her commitment and passion. During our conversation, she provided encouragement and advice that we can all apply to our work and personal lives.

I\u2019m fascinated by how many of my guests have been helped by coaching. It\u2019s something we discussed last time in Episode 102 with Starla Fitch. And physicians seem to be a natural fit for becoming a coach, for a variety of reasons:

1. We\u2019re interested in our patients\u2019 well-being;
2. We\u2019re analytical; and,
3. We're very good listeners when we\u2019re not forced to see our patients or clients in an assembly line fashion.

You may have noticed that I\u2019m in the middle of a series featuring coaches. And I\u2019m learning something new from each one. I have one more physician coach to feature on next week's interview. So be sure to listen.

You can find links to resources and a transcript of Yvonne's interview at vitalpe.net/episode103.