This episode is sponsored by Lightstone DIRECT. (https://lightstonedirect.com/) Lightstone DIRECT invites you to partner with a $12B AUM real estate institution as you grow your portfolio. Access the same single-asset multifamily and industrial deals Lightstone pursues with its own capital – Lightstone co-invests a minimum of 20% in each deal alongside individual investors like you. You’re an institution. Time to invest like one. – Dr. Nanette Nuessle’s medical journey began with trauma and resilience—surviving severe burns as a child and finding safety in hospitals. That early experience shaped her desire to become a physician, but the reality of modern medicine brought relentless hours, administrative bullying, and emotional exhaustion. In this episode, Nan reflects on her evolution from overworked pediatrician to hospitalist and trauma coach. She shares how understanding personality types and values transformed toxic workplaces, reduced staff burnout, and restored team trust. Through her Beat Down Burnout coaching practice, Nan helps healthcare professionals reclaim their agency, heal workplace trauma, and communicate across divides with empathy and purpose. Now nearing retirement, Nan is preparing for a new chapter—building wellness programs at a luxury villa in Italy. Her story reminds us that fulfillment in medicine isn’t about quitting; it’s about rediscovering what lights you up. Highlights Burnout to Breakthrough — How Dr. Nuessle turned administrative bullying and exhaustion into a mission for healing. Trauma in Medicine — Why unresolved trauma fuels burnout—and how to release it. Communication as Medicine — Learning to connect across personality types to transform team culture. From Clinic to Coaching — Why moving from pediatrics to hospitalist work reignited her joy. New Beginnings — From TEDx Italy to running a wellness program in Florence, Dr. Nuessle’s next chapter redefines balance. Top 3 Takeaways 1. Communication Heals Teams. Understanding values and personality types can neutralize toxic dynamics and improve patient care. 2. Unprocessed Trauma Fuels Burnout. Healing the healer is the foundation of restoring joy and purpose in medicine. 3. Fulfillment Evolves. You don’t have to leave medicine to love it again—just find the role that aligns with who you’ve become.Guest Bio Nanette Nuessle, MD is a frontline Pediatrician providing excellent care to patients for over 35 years. She founded the coaching company Beat Down Burnout in 2020. This company coaches individuals and organizations to a higher level of communication skills, emotional intelligence, and relationship building, allowing organizations to improve staff retention, increase patient safety, and reduce risk management, and for staff to live their best life. Dr. Nuessle has been a guest on multiple podcasts, including the popular KevinMD. She has recently completed a TEDx talk on neurotransmitters and mindfulness. She holds multiple masters’ certifications, including neurolinguistic programming, root cause coaching, and the quantum energy shift. About the Host: Dr. Peter Crane is a board-certified physician, educator, and storyteller with a heart for service and a calling to spotlight doctors who make a difference—in their communities, in medicine, and in the lives they touch. Through Doctors Making a Difference, he brings you into intimate conversations with physicians who have overcome challenges, redefined success, and found purpose in and beyond the clinic. His goal is simple: to help more doctors stay in medicine by showing them what's possible. About the Show: Doctors Making a Difference is more than a podcast—it’s a movement to highlight the good, the gritty, and the deeply human side of medicine. In every episode, Dr. Peter Crane interviews physicians whose stories defy the script. From burnout recovery to bold career pivots, health challenges to quiet leadership, this show honors the truth that healing begins with connection—and doctors, too, deserve to be whole. Visit: (https://www.doctorsmakingadifference.com) doctorsmakingadifference.com (http://doctorsmakingadifference.com) LMC Series Note: Living with Metastatic Cancer (LMC) explores the science, decisions, and day-to-day realities of life with advanced disease—through candid physician–patient conversations. The Doctors Making a Difference Podcast is for informational purposes only and does not substitute for medical, legal, or professional advice. Always consult appropriate experts regarding your unique circumstances. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com (https://pcm.adswizz.com) for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.