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For the one everyone leans on

Where do you go to think out loud?

Think it through. Then make room for what you decide.

TEDx Speaker

Coaching for high achievers, in medicine and outside it. Say it out loud to someone listening for how you are thinking, not just what you are feeling. You leave with the words, the decision, or the hours back.

Lauren still sees patients one day a week. I gave myself permission to add to the work, not abandon it.

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Lauren Fine, MD

TEDx

Speaker

MD

Practicing Allergist

NSU MD

Assistant Dean

Harvard

Macy Faculty

NBME & ABAI

Committees

Who this is for

You carry your work,
your people and everyone else's plans.

It is not about your job title. If any of this sounds familiar, this is built for you.

You're the one everyone leans on

Colleagues, family, the people who count on you. Somewhere in taking care of everyone else, you stopped asking what you actually wanted. You're allowed to ask now.

You still love parts of it

Not all of your work, just some of it. You're not sure if that means leaving, scaling back, or building something alongside it, and you don't want to blow up your life to find out.

The exhaustion rest doesn't fix

You've tried the vacation, the schedule change, the boundary-setting article. The tiredness is still there, because it was never really about rest.

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From a recent client

★★★★★

"If you're in a career transition and feeling lost or overwhelmed, she is exactly the kind of coach you need in your corner. She meets you where you are, leads with heart, and helps you find your way forward."

Margaret Career transition · Sales to a new role
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Make Room For It

Three ways to
make room.

Room comes from taking something out, not squeezing something in. There are three ways to make it.

When your calendar is full

Make room.

Take one thing out. A yes you gave too fast. A meeting that runs itself. Space for what you want starts there.

When it is 95% done

Call it done.

An unfinished thing takes up more room than a finished one. Finish it and free the space.

When you are afraid to choose

Try it for two weeks.

You do not have to decide forever. Test the smallest version and let what you learn decide the next step.

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Why not a course or a program

Because your situation
is not a template.

Generic programs sell you a framework and move on to the next cohort. This is a relationship with someone who has made the exact kind of leap you're weighing, and who will tell you the truth even when it isn't the pitch.

A generic program
Working with Lauren
One-size-fits-all curriculum
Built around your actual decision
Nudges you toward "yes, enroll"
Will tell you if coaching isn't the answer
Cohort-paced, fixed schedule
Your pace, your calendar

Common questions

What people ask
before they reach out

Do I have to quit my job?

No. You can use coaching to figure out what changes you need to make, what boundaries you need to set, and what role you actually want. Sometimes the answer is leaving. Sometimes the answer is staying with substantial changes. Most of the time, the first step is smaller than you think.

Is this confidential?

Sessions are private. I never contact your employer. Coaching is not billed through insurance. Use a personal email if you prefer.

How much time does it take?

Sessions are 55 minutes, conducted via video. There is also a 25-minute option that fits a full workday. Between sessions, I may give you questions to sit with or short exercises (nothing burdensome).

What does it cost?

The first session is always free. Coaching is sold in packages, not single sessions. Packages start at $1,400. See coaching packages & pricing.

Is this therapy?

Therapy typically focuses on processing the past and mental health. Coaching focuses on where you are now and where you want to go. I'm not a therapist and this isn't therapy. It's forward-focused work on clarity, narrative, and action.

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Make Room For It: Talk It Through

Where do you go to think out loud? A free, private room to talk it through with people in the same spot. Think it through. Leave with your next step. Open to anyone, in any field. No coaching pitch, nothing for sale inside it.

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About Lauren

A physician, first.

Physician. Medical educator. Founder. TEDx speaker. I've lived every pivot I guide others through, and I haven't given up any of the parts that mattered.

"I gave myself permission. Now I help others do the same."

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