Laura Brenner practiced dentistry for ten years, then left, and now coaches dental people who feel stuck. We talk about what stuck feels like, why leaving is not the same as failing, why we are so hard on each other, and how caring about your patients and having boundaries can go together.

Laura Brenner, former dentist and career coach, Lolabees Career Coaching

https://www.lolabeescareercoaching.com/

Instagram: @drlolabees

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Chapters

00:00 What Laura wishes she had known

01:35 The way out, and Tiff's story

04:18 "I'm dying inside"

07:57 Asking permission to leave

09:30 Money: the reason or the excuse?

16:42 All or nothing thinking in dentistry

18:30 Why we hide how we feel

21:13 Online attacks and why they sting

28:02 "Just because someone says it doesn't mean it's true"

34:03 The revolution dentistry needs

35:38 Leaving dentistry without hating it

38:51 Empaths, burnout and caring too much

44:24 Can you grow boundaries?

48:06 Some of us have to leave to heal

50:21 The quarter life crisis idea

53:21 Learning to dream

58:13 What surprised Laura most

1:00:46 Finding worth beyond struggle and money

1:03:30 Learning to enjoy life again

1:08:25 Where to find Laura

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