Leading From The Heart
Small Group Coaching for Women Physician Leaders
Were you taught how to lead sustainably and healthily?
Maybe you were trained to lead. More likely, you got no training and were expected to “figure it out.”
Leaders in medicine are expected to manage schedules, have their teams meet metrics, and lead “by example,” which usually means showing up as a martyr and running on empty.
We are expected to fix, solve, and push through. To take responsibility for many things that are out of our control.
We pass on patterns of leading and generational traumas that no longer serve.
We are not taught how to lead calmly with intention through uncertainty and constant change.
Chief school didn’t teach me how to lead with vulnerability, creativity, or humanity.
It certainly didn’t teach me how to lead with love.
"Working with Jessie has been one of the best decisions I've made professionally. She is simply amazing.”
This leadership development program is different
I do not teach “servant leadership.”
I help you lead from presence, purpose, and inner strength.
This is not about being everything to everyone, ruminating, overworking, and holding it all.
This is about learning how to lead in a way that heals yourself, your teams, your patients, and the culture of medicine.
Program Overview
8 live coaching sessions on Zoom
Select Mondays from 5:30–7:00 pm Pacific
September 9 through mid-December
CME available
Maximum 10 participants
This is for you if
You're in a leadership role—or stepping into one—and feeling the weight of responsibility
You're craving a new way to lead, one that aligns with your values and your wellbeing
You're tired of reactivity, irritability, and overfunctioning being the norm
You want to feel calm, grounded, and clear as a leader, not burned out and boxed in
”I spoke in front of ~1800 people this past Tuesday and have gotten some amazing feedback, including the conference producer telling me I’m the most dynamic physician speaker she’s seen at this annual conference in her past 30 years at the company.
Another colleague who’s high up in the company said I gave the most concise and clear explanation they’d ever heard, and also got stopped by countless people thanking me for the talk and wanting to set up a time to collaborate more closely in the near future.
This was an opportunity that’s given me tons of visibility within the company …needless to say, I’m stoked it went as well as it did.
I wanted to thank you for all your coaching over the years, which undoubtedly helped me prepare for and present myself on stage as a calm, collected, and passionate person (despite the chaos of my ADHD brain).” - MD/PhD Genentech
What We’ll Explore
Each session will blend real-time coaching, peer connection, practical leadership tools, and deep reflection—grounded in mindfulness, neuroscience, and lived experience.
You will learn how to:
Move beyond outdated leadership habits like hypervigilance, people-pleasing, and emotional suppression
Reconnect with your nervous system and use it as your most powerful leadership tool
Navigate conflict and change with calm, grounded presence
Set boundaries without guilt and communicate with clarity
Model wellness and compassion, rather than martyrdom
How to lead and communicate with peace, purpose, and intention—and inspire others to do the same.
These are the tools of Heart-Centered Leadership
They are not soft skills.
They are sustainable leadership strategies that actually work.
Even amidst the turbulence of 2025 and our broken systems of care.
“A fantastic investment in yourself and your future!”
Why is this Leadership Program Unique?
What I teach in this program is not what I learned in chief school.
It’s what I’ve discovered through coaching hundreds of physician leaders and through teaching mindful leadership workshops for national organizations like ACOG and the American College of Cardiology.
It is leadership for 2025 and beyond.
It is rooted in neuroscience, and designed for complexity
It is sustainable and powered by rest, reflection, and connection
It is infused with creativity, buoyancy, and self-trust and grounded in the radical idea that how you lead should feel good to you, too
“I can personally attest that as a Family Medicine physician and co-director of Primary Care as well as a mom of two young kids, with a commute, and a partner who also has a demanding job, I may have left a job I love if it weren’t for physician coaching and development.”
Articles on Leadership for Women Physicians
Imposter syndrome is not a personal failing
How mindful leadership transforms physician wellness
The physician who turned burnout into a mission for change
Why the future of medicine depends on leading from the heart
Why so many physicians struggle to feel proud—even when they should
The broken health care system doesn’t have to break you
Stop absorbing the chaos: How doctors can reclaim their well-being
Physicians are feeling betrayed. How do we protect our peace when health care is under siege?
How to get physician wellness programs funded: a proven path forward
Why physicians find negotiating challenging—and what they can do to negotiate better
What if we stopped sacrificing ourselves to practice medicine?
Physician wellness is a strategic imperative—not a moral crusade
“Jessie helped me understand my professional goals and how they align with, rather than compete with, my personal goals. She listened to my particular concerns and helped me outline an achievable work plan.“ - Stanford Physician leader
You no longer have to lead alone
Or on empty.
Whether you’re navigating staffing, patient care, a difficult colleague or charge nurse, or leadership politics,
This group offers a better way forward.
You can feel strong and soft at the same time. You can be strategic and still lead with love.
You can stop doing it all and focus on what matters.
“Working with Jessie is revelatory, providing practical tools that help us manage the daily demands of our profession more effectively. This work serves as an antidote to our work-induced stress responses, while cultivating calm, patience, and clarity—qualities that are essential to our well-being as physicians”
“When I reached out to Jessie, I thought I was getting an executive medical coach. I got so much more.”
“The very best thing I have gifted myself since becoming a physician. Hands down.”
“Coaching was life-changing! Jessie is so supportive and a wealth of knowledge and experience! “
A few Healing Medicine Podcasts about Leadership for Women in Medicine
Want to bring this kind of leadership transformation to your team?
I offer custom talks, coaching, workshops, and retreats for physician leadership teams.
Each offering is tailored to help you
Build trust and psychological safety
Shift tone and energy
Heal culture from the inside out
Learn about custom team retreats and workshops