Five lessons from Episode 1 with Bryan Jepson When we launched The Second Shift Podcast, the goal was never simply to talk about retirement. It was to explore what happens when people who have spent decades building demanding, identity-defining careers begin asking a different question: What comes next? In Episode 1, Aaron Milledge turned the questions on me. We talked about my path through emergency medicine, an unexpected detour into autism medicine, my return to the emerge

As a financial advisor and host of The Second Shift podcast, where we talk a lot about career transitions, I’ve had many conversations with physicians who are contemplating or have already transitioned away from full-time clinical work. Burnout rates in medicine remain high—nearly half of physicians. I don’t think that means half of doctors regret becoming physicians. Rather, many of us experience some degree of moral injury as we feel increasingly constrained by a system tha

It was about 4 and a half years ago that I made the decision to start exploring career options outside of medicine. A lot has happened since then. I earned a master’s degree in finance, became a CFP® professional, started practicing as a financial advisor, created this blog, started a podcast, and am currently completing my second book. I could have just retired. I thought about it. But I also realized something about myself even at the time that I was burned out in emer