Infertility, Burnout & Reclaiming Hope in Medicine

What happens when the doctor becomes the patient — and medicine alone isn’t enough?

In this episode, Dr. Peter Crane interviews reproductive endocrinologist and physician coach Dr. Erica Bove about infertility, mindset, burnout, and how alignment protects physicians from collapse.

This is an essential conversation for physicians navigating fertility struggles, career transitions, or emotional exhaustion in medicine.

00:00 – Why infertility is not your fault
01:15 – Introducing Dr. Erica Bove
03:00 – Being told you may never conceive
05:30 – Medicine vs humanity in training
08:00 – Why anxiety blocks healing
11:00 – Learning to be both doctor and patient
14:30 – Divorce, motherhood, and reevaluating priorities
18:00 – Burnout as misalignment
21:30 – Controlling time to protect energy
25:00 – Authenticity in patient care
29:00 – Coaching physicians through infertility
34:00 – When mindset changes outcomes
38:00 – Knowing when to keep going — or let go
42:00 – Why hope must be science-based
46:00 – Final advice for physicians and trainees

Resources Mentioned

Love & Science Fertility — https://loveandsciencefertility.com

Physician infertility support & coaching programs

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