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The Catalyst Way™: Creative Strategies for Women in Medicine to Flourish

Dr. Lara Salyer

Welcome to The Catalyst Way—the podcast for women clinicians who want to get organized, reignite creativity, and flourish in medicine. Hosted by Dr. Lara Salyer, DO, IFMCP, a physician, author, mentor, and Flow Research Collective-trained coach, this show is your weekly dose of practical strategies to help you flourish inside and outside the exam room. Whether you’re drowning in admin work, feeling creatively stifled, or building a Functional Medicine practice from scratch, you’ll find real,

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35:08

5 Strategies to Prevent Enmeshment With Your...

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2026/04/10

Enmeshment happens when your role as a practitioner turns into emotional over-responsibility, and suddenly your worth feels tied to your patients’ progress.Five Strategies to Break Free from Enmeshment 10:29 Set Clear Boundaries 12:59 Encourage Patient Autonomy 16:13 Create Structured Treatment Plans 18:48 Regularly Evaluate Your Practice 23:25 Prioritize Self-Care Links Catalyst Studio Brainstorming Session Select Your FREE Gift Take this Quiz! Connect with Lara: Website The Catalyst

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31:06

The Group Visit Buffet: Designing Which Group Visit...

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2026/03/20

Once I embraced group visits, they became a game-changer for my practice and my patients!Discover how these 7 approaches can enhance community building, patient engagement, and practice sustainability! Episode Breakdown: 04:20 Lunch & Learn 09:48 In-Office Group Sessions 11:28 Virtual Group Visits 17:10 Guest Expert Sessions 24:18 Q&A Style Sessions 18:11 The Catalyst Model 26:16 Community-Centered Groups Links Catalyst Studio Brainstorming Session Archetype Quiz Select your

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40:25

Trauma and Functional Medicine Healing

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2026/03/06

Trauma-informed care plays a critical role in functional medicine. Trauma can affect patient outcomes. This episode provides actionable insights for clinicians to create a more trauma-aware practice, highlighting the need for self-awareness and personal healing among healthcare providers to better support their patients.Highlights: Trauma can significantly impact clinical outcomes, even with correct protocols. Patients often come with a history of medical trauma, affecting their engagement. The

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29:42

Clarifying Your Healing Style in a Noisy, Fractured...

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2026/02/06

Healthcare feels louder and more fragmented than ever.Patients are confused and practitioners are tired. The wellness and integrative medicine space, once a place of refuge, has become crowded with conflicting messages and pressure to practice a certain way. I see how easy it is to lose your center when everyone claims to have the answer. In this conversation, I invite you to step back from the noise and define your own healing style. AI Prompt: "If a patient chose me not because of my

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28:40

Reconnecting With Your Inner Peace and Power with Dr....

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2026/01/23

I think a lot of us silently wonder, “Am I doing something wrong… or am I just not cut out for this anymore?” Especially when we’re juggling being moms and practitioners.We’re really good at taking care of everyone else and telling ourselves to just keep going even when we’re running on fumes. That’s why my conversation with Dr. Rashmi Schramm felt so grounding. If you’ve been feeling depleted or unsure of your next step, I hope this episode offers reassurance. You’re not alone. Change doesn’t

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23:45

Burnout Is Killing Women Physicians (Nervous System...

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2026/01/09

Did you know that women physicians, despite their expertise, have a shorter lifespan than the general population?What? Yeah, I know. I was shocked too. This statistic really stuck with me because it's not about intelligence or access or effort. It's truly showing that the system of health care is not built to help women clinicians succeed at all. It's not built for us emotionally, neurologically or biologically. If you are a woman clinician right now, silently wondering how much longer you

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23:48

How to Spot Lazy AI Content and Write Like a Human Again

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2025/12/26

Blah…That’s how I feel about AI-generated writing. I have become personally outraged by all the sloppy AI that I read every day in social media. (However, it's actually working in my favor because I'm not scrolling as much as I used to.) Are you also tired of seeing the same phrases and the same cliches? Let’s both be better. In this episode, I’ll teach you the FLAT mnemonic test so you can spot when AI language is leaving you, well, generic. Trust me when I say it will enhance your writing

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19:10

Good Invisible Work: Steps to Optimize Your Unseen...

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2025/12/12

Your Apple Watch is reducing your IQ points.Studies show that each time you turn your focus to something else, even if it's a minor eye glance to look at the pop-up on your window or your Apple Watch message that came in, you lose the equivalent of one IQ point. Eek! As a woman in medicine, the term invisible work usually evokes highly charged emotions. But, what if I told you multitasking prevents you from getting things done? After a whole day of being distracted, your productivity actually

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21:19

Ethical Generosity: Alternative Ways to Support Your...

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2025/11/28

Do you provide a heart-centered service?As clinicians, we are wired for compassion. However, we can fall into the habit of over-giving, under-charging and stretching ourselves so thin, all in the name of helping! In this episode, I’m sharing 6 creative, ethical and energizing ways to help your community that doesn't cost you your peace. This episode isn't just about giving back. It's also about re-imagining generosity as a creative exchange, as an ethical service and an important exercise in

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24:55

Redefining an Annual Visit Around What Truly Matters

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2025/11/14

What lights you up?In this episode, I’m sharing how my approach to annual visits in functional medicine has changed over the years. Instead of piling on labs and long checklists, I’m leaning into something much more meaningful—creativity and personal values as part of the visit itself. I walk through the framework I use now, touching on brain health, hormones, metabolism, detox support, structural health, and something we don’t talk about enough: personal fulfillment. My goal is to help

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32:40

Part 4 of 4 Transformational Onboarding Mini-Series:...

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2025/10/31

The first 100 feet of your patient’s journey can determine whether they feel safe enough to heal or guarded enough to hold back.In this episode, I’m wrapping up my four-part miniseries on how to create a trauma-informed and neurodivergent-inclusive onboarding experience. I’ve learned that the way we welcome patients says as much about our care as the medicine we practice. Every detail - the tone of our emails, the questions we ask, the space we create - either builds trust or adds stress. What if

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29:01

Part 3 of 4 Transformational Onboarding Mini-Series:...

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2025/10/24

What happens right after someone says “yes” to working with me? That moment always feels small, but it’s where trust starts to deepen and patients begin to understand what it means to be cared for in my practice.In this episode, I’m talking about the post-discovery-call window - the time after that initial “yes” when alignment, clarity, and values really matter. I’ve learned that how we follow up says as much about our care as the medicine we deliver. So I want you to ask yourself: How do you

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27:10

Part 2 of 4 Transformational Onboarding Mini-Series:...

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2025/10/17

Discovery calls don’t have to feel awkward or forced. They can actually be some of the most energizing conversations you have in your practice. In this second part of my Transformational Onboarding Mini-Series, I share my five-step framework for turning those calls into genuine moments of connection and clarity. I call it connect, clarify, align, invite, and detach - a simple flow that helps you stay grounded while confidently guiding patients toward the next step that feels right for them.If

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42:29

(Part 1 of 4 in the Transformational Onboarding...

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2025/10/10

Discovery calls can feel uncomfortable, like you’re supposed to sell yourself or convince someone you’re worth the investment. I used to dread them too. Over time, I realized they’re not about persuasion at all. They’re about alignment. These first conversations give both of us a chance to decide if working together feels right.This is Part 1 of my four-part series on Transformational Onboarding, where I’ll walk you through the red, yellow, and green flags I use when screening new patients. Green

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27:11

Evolve Out Loud: The Art of Reintroducing Yourself

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2025/10/03

Most clinicians update their medical knowledge regularly, but when was the last time you updated the way you introduce yourself to the world? We often think of self-introductions as something we did once - on a website, a business card, or at the start of our practice - and then moved on. But what happens when your services shift, your voice matures, or your life evolves, and the story you’re telling no longer fits? In this episode, I share why reintroducing yourself is less about ego and more

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26:48

Discipline vs Capacity–Know the Difference and Feel...

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2025/09/26

So many of us assume we can’t focus because we don’t have enough discipline, but I’ve found that the real issue is often depleted capacity. Discipline works like a muscle we can strengthen, but capacity depends on the deeper reserves of our nervous system - things like sleep, nutrition, emotions, and recovery. I like to ask myself: which one am I low on right now? And what happens if I try to push through without the fuel to back it up?In this episode, I share how flow neuroscience and my own

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26:14

How to Make a Self-Regulating Menu to Invite More Flow

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2025/09/19

Burnout can sneak into every corner of life - your work, your relationships, even the way you show up as a parent! I call it “grief in the brain,” because it quietly drains energy and joy while convincing you that you’re not doing enough. The real shift comes when you stop chasing discipline and start building a framework that helps you feel steady and whole again.In this episode, I share the idea of a flow menu, a tool I use with my mentees and in my own life. It’s a way to organize activities

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20:15

How a Halloween Costume Helped Me Create Flow on Demand

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2025/09/12

I’ve come to believe that play and creativity can completely change the way we move through our days. For me, it started when I decided to bring Halloween back into my life and create a whimsical “crow lady” character, and that one spark of joy gave me more energy, focus, and flow than I’d felt in years. In this episode, I share how that experience opened my eyes to the bigger question of why joy matters so much in medicine and in life, and why so many of us, especially women in medicine and

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17:34

Design It Backwards: Let Life Lead Your Practice

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2025/09/05

Burnout began to lose its hold on me when I realized my practice should support my life instead of forcing my life to fit around my practice.In this episode, I share a personal moment when the signs of burnout resurfaced as I was driving to care for my parents. That experience pushed me to look at how I had been structuring my days and reminded me that clear boundaries and intentional choices bring ease and clarity. You’ll also hear from my Catalyst community, clinicians who are designing careers

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27:36

“What Can I Do That AI Can’t?” How to Make That...

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2025/08/29

AI is showing up everywhere in medicine, from symptom checkers to lab summaries, and I often hear clinicians wonder where that leaves us. In this episode, I share how I see technology as a helpful partner while holding firm to the truth that no algorithm can replace the trust, empathy, and presence our patients deserve. My own journey from burnout to building a practice rooted in connection has shown me that we carry a kind of medicine AI will never touch. Can a computer sit with someone in

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