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October 16th, 2025

Surrender. The Strength in Letting Go.

  1. Surrender. The Strength in Letting Go. Dr. Sapna Shah-Haque MD 7:08

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We rethink surrender as a skill for physicians: not quitting, but aligning with reality to protect energy, Clarity, and compassion. We share the serenity prayer, simple pauses, and the “just be” mindset to loosen the grip of control and reduce Anxiety.

• redefining surrender as strength, not defeat
• the serenity prayer as a practical lens
• medicine’s culture of control and its costs
• how overplanning fuels anxiety and fatigue
• micro-practices to pause, reflect, and reset
• accepting limits, asking for help, resting without guilt
• moving from comparison to presence and alignment
• stillness as a gift that restores focus
• choosing ease without abandoning effort

Though I am a physician, this is not medical advice. This is only a tool that physicians can use to get ideas on how to deal with Burnout and/or know they are not alone. If you are in need of medical assistance talk to your physician.

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Sapna Shah-Haque Internal Medicine Physician

Dr. Sapna Shah-Haque, MD is a board certified Internal Medicine physician. She was born and raised in Kansas, and attended medical school at the University of Kansas [KU] School of Medicine. She completed her Internal Medicine residency at KU-Wichita as well. After experiencing burnout herself, and watching other physician colleagues burn out, it became a passion of hers to look into different aspects of burnout. While the system does need to change, as it is broken, this podcast is a way to reach physicians and possibly shed light on what is not an isolated situation.