Michelle Quirk is a pediatrician, who in the first year of practice, lost her father to cancer.  She was jolted by that experience, realizing the many parts of herself she had lost touch with during medical training.  She found her way back through running, which she says allowed her time to notice the world around her and to feel connected and embodied in a way she hadn't before.  

Today, Dr. Quirk continues to practice pediatrics, and is a run coach. She founded Mindful Marathon to help make running easy and fun for busy professionals.  For anyone thinking that running is too hard, Michelle is ready to help them transform into a runner.  

Even if you aren't planning to take up a running practice anytime soon, you will enjoy this episode - the real underlying theme here is that many of us physicians have been taught to feel that interests outside of medicine are less important, or not serious enough, when the truth is that finding the things that make us happy and light us up can fuel our ability to flourish - to be better doctors, friends, spouses, parents and leaders. 

You can find Dr. Quirk and Mindful Marathon

  at the links below: 

Website: www.mindful-marathon.com

FB: www.facebook.com/mindfulmarathon

IG: www.instagram.com/mindful.marathon

YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs1QWRIQow5oVDl8NQtR8RA

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