The Well-developed Podcast

Explore where you fall on the introvert/extrovert spectrum and how you can best capitalize on those traits personally, professionally, and on teams. Understand the unique ways your brain works and how understanding how you “tick” leads to better well-being.

Resources

• Quiet Quiz: Are You An Introvert or An Extrovert?
• Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking
• The Introvert Advantage: How Quiet People Can Thrive in an Extrovert World

Explore and discuss imposter syndrome and why it affects so many of us. Learn the many ways that imposter syndrome can manifest and ways to overcome it.

Resources

• Own Your Greatness: Overcome Impostor Syndrome, Beat Self-Doubt, and Succeed in Life
• The Secret Thoughts of Successful Women: And Men: Why Capable People Suffer from Impostor Syndrome and How to Thrive In Spite of It
• Quiz: Are You Suffering From Impostor Syndrome?

Join guest speaker Alicia Ott, a licensed therapist at WashU Medicine to explore boundaries and why they are so important for well-being and professional growth. Learn how to best respect, evaluate, and set boundaries for yourself both at work and in your personal life.

RESOURCES:

• Overworking boundaries
• Self-care & work-life balance
• Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself
• The Set Boundaries Workbook: Practical Exercises for Understanding Your Needs and Setting Healthy Limits
• Stop People Pleasing: How to Start Saying No, Set Healthy Boundaries, and Express Yourself

Guest speaker Alicia Ott joins us again to discuss all things sleep. We dive deep into strategies for rotational shift workers on how best to develop healthy sleep habits and cycles. Learn what sleep hygiene means and small steps you can take to improve your sleep so that you can learn and perform at your best. Whether you are a great sleeper, a terrible sleeper, a new parent, or a night shift worker, we have tips to help anyone find better sleep.

Resources

• Conquer Trauma Symptoms: Silencing the Anxiety Alarm
• Calm — free for WUDA members! Learn more>>

Are cognitive distortions playing a role in your thinking? Cognitive distortions are thoughts that cause individuals to perceive reality inaccurately. Join us as we discuss common cognitive distortions with Alicia Ott and ways to identify and overcome their effect and influence!

Join us as we explore psychological safety with Dr. Jenny Duncan. We dive deep into tangible ways to improve the psychological safety of our teams and workspaces, with a specific focus on methods to help trainees and learners improve their learning experiences, enhance performance, feel safe to ask questions, and feel valued and important team members, all through improving psychological safety!

Allision Johnson, a WELL-certified architect, joins us to discuss WELL-certified spaces and evidence-based ways to enhance your physical space to improve your health and well-being. From lighting and sound to FAKE plants, Allison has some incredible and accessible tips to upgrade your surroundings to enhance your wellness!

Resources

• Well Built: Facility Design to Benefit the Mental Health of Incarcerated Individuals and Staff

Dr. Nicole Defenbaugh joins us to explore why mattering, matters so much! We discuss simple, yet incredibly important ways you can make your teammates feel like they matter and the amazing impact of gratitude.

Do the words revise and resubmit strike fear into your heart? Like it or not, failure and disappointment are part of life! Dr. Kristina Dzara joins us as we explore the concept of resiliency, how we can foster resiliency in ourselves and our teams, and why developing resiliency is vital to your well-being, overcoming disappointment and professional success.

Moving your body has so many advantages other than getting you “shredded” or losing weight! Join us as we talk with Kate Walton and Stephanie Scott from Personal Space Fitness about the many benefits of exercise and simple movement- like increased creativity, improved balance, better sleep, more energy and positive changes to your mental health! Learn some great tips and motivation techniques to get you up from your desk and small changes you can make each day to improve your overall well-being! 

Kate & Stephanie have been so gracious to offer our members a discount code! Experience the PSF System for 14 Days for free using the code: PSFPOD. Learn more at personalspacefitness.com.

Limit one per person. No refunds, credits or extensions. Must be 15 years or older. 

Heather Hageman, Director of the Center for Interprofessional Education at WashU, discusses why relationships are critical to team function. We also discuss interprofessional conflict management, relational leadership, and the principles of interprofessional education.

Steve Taff, Professor of Occupational Therapy and Medicine and Assistant Dean of Faculty Leadership Development, joins us to discuss how ableism impacts our mindsets and environments and strategies or considerations we can make to be more inclusive in our didactic, clinical, and learning environments. We address ways to be more inclusive regarding instruction, curriculum, learner and program assessment, and classroom policies and procedures.

Alicia Ott, a Staff Therapist at WashU, joins us to discuss emotional labor and invisible load, specifically emphasizing women. Alicia shares some work-life balance strategies and actionable approaches to help you find more equitable balance in your relationships and professional life. We examine how emotional labor impacts mental health and burnout.

Resources

• Division of Household Labor: A
• Division of Household Labor: B
• Childcare and Parenting Tasks
• Travel To-do List
• Invisible Burdens: Emotional Labor, Mental Health, and Work-Life Balance
• Mind Mapping
• CNN special: Exploring the emotional toll of being the default parent

Alicia Ott, a staff therapist at WashU, joins us to discuss stress management and coping. We discuss strategies for becoming more self-aware of your stress levels and ways to “name it and tame it!” We examine actionable strategies and skills like mindfulness, movement, EMDR, polyvagal theory, and cognitive behavior therapy techniques to find ways to start to thrive instead of survive. 

Resources

• Rescue Coping Skills
• SUDS and Coping

Stephen Gregory, MD, and Ben Fiori, RN, join us to discuss their hobbies and explore how hobbies like baking and mountain biking can fuel professional growth. We discuss how personal passions build transferable skills—like problem-solving, patience, and stress management—that enhance performance at work.

Molly McCormick, MD, joins us to discuss all things coaching. We break down what coaching is, why it matters, and how it supports personal and professional growth. We explore different types of coaching, key tools coaches use, how coaching differs from mentorship and sponsorship, as well as how to grow and develop a coaching relationship.

Resources

• The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More, and Change the Way You Lead Forever (Book)
• Powerful Questions in Coaching, Mentoring and Leading at Work: The Art of Asking Powerful Questions to Unlock Potential, Improve Performance and Empower Others (Book)
• CliftonStrengths Assessment

This episode explores trust in the workplace and with patients—how it’s built, how it’s broken, and why it matters. We dive into the five domains of trust: credibility, reliability, integrity, sincerity, and engagement, and discuss how strengths in each area can enhance professional relationships, leadership, and personal growth.

Resources

• Why Trust is Important in the Workplace (PDF)
• Trustworthy-ness Self-Assessment (PPT)

In this  episode, we unpack the difference between growth and fixed mindsets, highlighting how persistence and embracing challenges support long-term professional success. You will learn strategies to develop your own growth mindset and how to guide learners to reframe mistakes as opportunities for learning, resilience, and continuous improvement in any professional setting.

Resources

• Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know (Book)

This episode explores how to reframe conflict as an opportunity for growth rather than a threat. We discuss how remaining curious and open, teams can more effectively navigate disagreements and uncover underlying issues. We have a special focus on fast-forming teams often seen in healthcare and ways to develop rapid trust and communication.

Resources

• High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out (Book)
• The Little Book of Restorative Justice for Colleges and Universities, Second Edition: Repairing Harm and Rebuilding Trust in Response to Student Misconduct (Justice and Peacebuilding) (Book)