Married to Doctors

Lara talks with Wenny Lin and Michelle Kinder about their experiences of building their own successful careers while balancing the demands of being married to physicians. 

About Josh Joshua McElderry is the proud husband of a super podcast host. :)  He graduated from medical school in 2008 and has five boys.  Josh and Lara recently celebrated 17 years of marriage.  He currently practices Trauma Critical Care Surgery in Springfield, MO. He loves the outdoors and this week you will find him in Colorado getting additional training in wilderness medicine.

Physician spouse Jennifer Prioleau shares some of the difficult challenges her and her spouse have endured during medical training, including living in two different states while raising their children and dealing with a debilitating seizure disorder. 

In this episode, Lara talks with Christina Schuetz, a grateful mom who wrote an inspiring letter to the wife of her physician, thanking her for sacrificing time with her husband so that he could be at the hospital to operate on her daughter.

It’s often said that a good sex life is an important element of a good marriage, but with all the stress of being married to someone in medicine, how can we make sure that physical intimacy doesn’t fall by the wayside?

Ginger Allen shares her personal experiences of dealing with alcoholism and her thoughts on how physicians and their partners can manage stress in healthy ways. 

#62: The Truth About Doctor Families and Financial Planning

Lara discusses the challenges of long distance relationships during medical training with Michael Ott, a CEO who met and dated his wife while she worked to become an ophthalmologist.

Anya Groner, a successful writer and teacher, shares her thoughts about the importance of pursuing her passion and maintaining her personal identity while being married to a physician. Anya also reads her essay, "Is There a Doctor in the Marriage?" that was published in the New York Times in 2015.

College professor and physician spouse Julie Yamamoto shares some of her experiences of supporting her husband as he worked to become a neurosurgeon in the United States.

Lara talks with physician spouse Ashley Brown about the challenges of dealing with anxiety, the importance of sharing our feelings with others, and some strategies for retraining our brains to think differently. 

Lara discusses gift etiquette do's and dont's for physicians and their spouses with Karen Hickman, a social etiquette expert and nationally recognized speaker and writer who was married to a physician for many years.

Lara has a fun conversation about food with Robin Corry, a good friend Lara met during her husband's residency in Wisconsin.  Robin and Lara discuss the challenges of planning meals around a busy physician's schedule, dealing with picky eaters, and how sharing a passion with your spouse can make a marriage stronger. 

For couples where at least one partner is studying or practicing medicine. Lara talks with Jamia Ponder about her experiences of raising three kids and moving several times, including to a foreign country, as her husband continues to pursue his dream of becoming a physician.

Lara talks with physician spouse Gayle Smith about her experience of dealing with cancer early in her marriage and how she and her husband made adjustments to persevere through various challenges and keep their marriage strong.