Transition Well
Small group change and career coaching for women physicians
“I strongly recommend this for anyone who wants to be happier, calmer, more content, and get unstuck. Jessie is phenomenal.”
Why Transitions Feel Especially Hard for Women Physicians
Transitions are not just logistical; they are emotional, physiological, and identity-level events. For women physicians, they intersect with culture, conditioning, and caregiving — visible or invisible.
In medicine, we were taught to achieve, be responsible, care for others, and avoid mistakes.
We were not taught how to navigate change well. We were not taught how to be with uncertainty, honor desire, or trust ourselves when the path is not linear.
Our nervous systems often interpret change as a threat.
We tighten, overthink, hesitate, and brace.
We tell ourselves we should be grateful, even when we know we are craving more, different, or next.
We toggle back and forth between staying stuck and rushing ahead — both fueled by fear.
Growth and pivoting require support.
“It was a phenomenal program. It was so helpful to watch others go through the transition process.“
Why I Created This Specific Program
My own transition out of clinical medicine led to meaningful, aligned, and sustainable work—but it required a lot of grace, effort, and “wayfinding.”
Even with years of experience in mindfulness, yoga, coaching, and wellness leadership, I spent too much time in fear, scarcity, overthinking, and regret. I pressed pause on my desires because I didn’t know how to move forward without disrupting the stability of everyone around me.
I searched for a space that understood the realities of being a woman physician — the culture, the identity, the caregiving, the nervous system load — and I didn’t find it.
So I created it.
Transition Well is the space I craved during my own process: calm, grounded, non-urgent, and relational. A place where presence is valued over productivity, where nervous systems are supported, and where possibility can unfold without ultimatums or urgency. In it, I share learnings and strategies from the Life Coach School, Martha Beck’s Wayfinder training, mindfulness, and twenty-five years of experience in the physician wellness arena.
“Jessie gave me the permission and the courage to dream, innovate, and create something I never thought was possible. I've reached the tipping point and it's a place I never ever imagined landing in. Thank you” - Ob-Gyn
What is Transition Well?
Small-group coaching for women physicians navigating life or career transitions.
It is a grounded space to explore what you want. You learn to make decisions without urgency or scarcity, how to support your nervous system in uncertainty, and gather self-trust and courage.
It is not therapy, career counseling, or business coaching.
Transition Well is a whole-person, mindful, physician-informed approach to change.
“Jessie guided me through a significant career transition, helping immensely to smooth the bumps. Her support has also improved other crucial aspects of my life, like marriage and family. I highly recommend!!” - Psychiatry
No One Makes Aligned Changes from a State of Fight or Flight
If you have tried to change in the past without success, you are not alone.
Willpower is not the answer.
Second-guessing yourself, hypervigilance, and being mean to yourself don’t help.
Neither does looking to others to show you the “right way.”
This group offers groundwork for a sustainable transition. We focus on the skills and supports that make change feel less overwhelming and more possible especially for women physicians.
You learn how to make aligned, mindful decisions and how to support your nervous system during change. You leave with a toolbox of strategies to find and lean into the clarity, commitment, courage, calm, and confidence needed to create a meaningful and fulfilling life.
“This program helps in all realms of life - personal and professional. It is not the sort of thing you can get anywhere else. Jessie is a physician, so she understands the context of how physicians live and work. She helps you better navigate that world.”
- ER MD
Who is Transition Well Designed to Help?
Women physicians asking themselves, “Is this it?” “What now?” “What’s next?”
Women physicians who know they need a change - personally, professionally, or both.
Women physicians who are considering a career or practice shift, stepping into or out of leadership roles. Those who want to explore non-clinical or hybrid work, restructure clinical responsibilities, relocate or downsize, retire or semi-retire, navigate menopause and identity changes with more ease. If you, like me, are an empty nester, a new mother-in-law, or a grandmother, it helps with that, too.
It’s also for anyone who feels stuck or depleted, wants change but worries they will make a mistake or regret it.
If you don’t know what you want yet and/or are worried about disappointing others, Transition Well will help.
“Coaching was life-changing! Jessie is so supportive and a wealth of knowledge and experience!”
Transition Well at a glance
Transition Well is intentionally simple, calm, and paced.
We meet as a small group of 10 women physicians for 105 minutes via Zoom.
Each session includes coaching, reflection, and peer learning on the complexities of being a woman in medicine.
Replays are available if you miss a session.
Between sessions, you’ll have specific invitations to reflect in ways that support noticing, decision-making, and self-regulation.
This work counts as leadership and professional development — because it is.
Many participants use CME funds. The program is accredited for 12 AMA PRA Category 1 credits through the Mindful Healers Physician Professional Development Program.
“Jessie believes that we all have greatness in us and that we have the answers we need. She has unwavering faith that with the right tools, we all have the potential to achieve what we hope for.”
- Pediatric MD
Why It Works
Women physicians don’t get stuck because they lack intelligence, opportunity, or discipline.
They get stuck due to nervous system activation, perfectionism, and fear of making mistakes.
They are conditioned to serve others before themselves and take responsibility for everyone else’s needs.
We have a deeply rooted scarcity mindset and ,ost of us lack successful models for stepping outside societal and cultural expectations. There are a ton of hefty expectations about what a “good” doctor/woman/mother should do.
Transition Well brings together all the actual ingredients of sustainable change.
Mindfulness to reduce reactivity, self-judgment, and overthinking. The nervous system to regulate of fear, urgency, and decision paralysis. And coaching to counteract our trained thought patterns and actionable, fun, and effective tools to manage your energy and grow self-compassion.
Best of all, Transition Well offers a community of like-minded women physicians for support and a sense of belonging on what often feels like a lonely journey.
When self-trust, support, and space are present, transitions unfold differently.
"I trust myself now. I am no longer afraid to ask for exactly what I need and I am aligned in doing what I have always wanted” - Hospitalist, Toronto
“Definitely do it. It will change your life!”