Episode 20: ER Doc Dr. Tamara Beckord on her secret to dealing with overwhelm

Welcome to episode #21 of the Winning at Fibromyalgia podcast!

We have a special guest today Dr. Tamara Beckford. She is a Mom, Wife, ER physician, Host of Docs Who Care Podcast, Speaker and Wellness Expert coach and CEO of the Ur Caring Docs.

I brought Dr. Beckford on today because she helps professional women put their health and wellness first without guilt. She talks the talk and walks the walk. She is the embodiment of what it takes to live a full live and enjoy it. It takes work. I wanted to know her secrets.

We talk about so many things:

• How she decided to go into ER medicine (spoiler alert – she did NOT watch the ER show!)
• How she decided to be a nocturnist (someone who works nights only)
• What does she do during the day?
• Techniques she uses to wind down after her ER shift (spoiler alert – it has to do with murder mystery!)
• How she handles the stress/how she manages to stay calm during a shift. Here she provides perhaps the most beautiful explanation of why it is important to stay calm
• She tells me about her “wake up” routine (spoiler alert – it starts before she goes to bed after ER shift -she tosses her phone away)
• What she means when she says “I enter into my day, the day does not enter into me”.
• She does tell me her secret of staying calm and keeping the nervous system in parasympathetic mode after all – SELF CARE WITHOUT GUILT. It includes asking for help and receiving it. It includes understanding that in order for the wheels to spin, we have to be there – ergo, we have to take care of ourselves first. Reach out to your circle, community, ask for help.

She can be found on www.urcaringdocs.com .