Physician Support Groups (Sundays) | Peer Support for Doctors →

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Confidential support for doctors in crisis. Connection, healing & hope.

Are you a physician grappling with burnout, betrayal, grief, or even suicidal thoughts? Have you been caught in a board investigation, faced bullying, or found yourself feeling isolated in your struggles? You’re not alone. Our Physician Peer Support Groups offer safe, confidential space every Sunday to share your uncensored experiences with compassionate peers who truly understand what you’re going through. Whether you’re suffering from PHP entrapment, DEA audits, or the stress of building your own business, we provide support, strategies, and connection to help you live your dreams.

Our Physician Support Groups Every Sunday

🕚 Physician Peer Support (11 am PT)

Suffering from bullying, betrayal, exhaustion, medical mistakes, grief, guilt, anxiety, or suicidal thoughts? Facing a Physician Health Program (PHP) or board investigation? We can help. (90 min) | $97/mo 👉 Register here

🕐 Physician Survivors Dream Team (1 pm PT)

An intimate group for doctors who’ve survived prison time, DEA raids, FBI investigations, PHP entrapment, and the trauma that comes with it. We discuss the hidden and taboo reasons physicians die by suicide—and how to prevent it. (60 min) | $97/mo 👉 Register here

🕔 Business Mastermind (5 pm PT)

Master advanced business strategies for your independent clinic, coaching, or consulting business (no medical license required). Must be a Fast Track grad or own an independent practice. (60 min) | $97/mo 👉 Register here

❤️ Confidential and open to all healers. ❤️

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🌿 Physician Peer Support FAQ – Common Questions Answered

Are groups truly confidential?

Yes! Nothing you say is ever recorded. We adhere to a strict code of confidentiality. Our written chat is shared only with members present during the session.

Can I be anonymous?

Yes! Many physicians facing sensitive challenges such as board investigations, PHP enrollment, or medical errors prefer to remain anonymous. Dr. Wible can arrange for you to keep your video off and name hidden. However, most members choose to share openly and even exchange contact info to check in on each other during the week.

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2025 Physician Wellness Retreats | Physician “Burnout” Retreats →

Are you a physician craving purpose, peace, or a path out of burnout?

Discover Dr. Pamela Wible’s 2025 Physician Wellness Retreats—life-changing experiences designed by doctors for doctors. Whether you’re launching your dream clinic, writing your first book, or exploring shamanic healing or magic mushrooms, these retreats are handcrafted to help you heal, grow, and thrive. From Oregon’s dramatic beaches to tranquil spa resorts, each retreat blends professional transformation with deep personal renewal. All health professionals welcomed. Sponsorships available for medical students and residents. Need help choosing the right retreat? Contact Dr. Wible.

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Every retreat is uniquely curated to meet you where you are in your journey—emotionally, spiritually, and professionally. Whether you’re burned out, breaking free from assembly-line medicine, or ready to reinvent your career, you’ll find a retreat here for you. All experiences are confidential and guided personally by Dr. Pamela Wible, bestselling author and physician healer, in breathtaking locations designed to inspire deep clarity, creativity, and peace.

“Dr. Wible’s retreats are not conferences; they are soul-awakening experiences.”  

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📚 Physician Book Writing Retreat

June 3–7, 2025  ~ 1:1 or small group retreat

Want to launch your private practice and become a published author at the same time? Starting a private practice with your self-published book is easier than you think. Join Dr. Wible on Oregon’s awe-inspiring coast for a high-impact Physician Book Writing Retreat designed to help you write, publish, and market your own book—fast. Ideal for physicians ready to attract clients, gain visibility, and build authority in their niche.

Write your book from your private Jacuzzi suite overlooking the Pacific Ocean or record your story as you walk along miles of secluded beach, inspired by jaw-dropping sunsets. Our physician burnout recovery retreat doubles as a business accelerator—you’ll leave with:

  • Your published, professionally edited, search-engine-optimized ebook

  • A custom step-by-step marketing plan to attract ideal clients while you sleep

  • Optional ongoing group business coaching & 1:1 publishing expertise from Dr. Wible

  • The foundation to launch your brand or private practice with credibility and confidence

Past attendees have even landed clients during the retreat! With limited enrollment, you have a rare chance to receive personalized 1:1 mentorship in a peaceful, creatively charged setting.

➡️ Contact Dr. Wible to save your spot for the ultimate Oregon coast physician retreat—and become the author your patients are searching for.

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🏥 Start Your Private Practice Physician Retreat

July 3–7, 2025  ~ 1:1 or small group retreat

Tired of assembly-line medicine? Ready to be your own boss? Break free from burnout and reclaim your autonomy at this private practice launch retreat for physicians—held on Oregon’s stunning, soul-soothing coast.

Choose 1:1 or small-group coaching with Dr. Wible and receive hands-on support to:

  • Launch your own clinic, coaching, or consulting business

  • Design and write your entire website—from bio to fees to contact page

  • Create your custom step-by-step marketing plan to attract clients who love and respect you

  • Celebrate your freedom at the quirkiest small-town July 4th parade, then enjoy s’mores over the campfire, stellar mountaintop sunset, before viewing fireworks over the bay from your private soaking tub! 🤩

You’ll also receive 20 hours of exclusive training from our Live Your Dream Fast Track—free.

Our physician entrepreneur retreat is your shortcut to freedom. Limited spots ensure deep, personalized mentorship.

➡️ Contact Dr. Wible to secure your space at the most powerful private practice retreat of the year.

Best perks! Tax-deductible. Includes 30 hours of CME.

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🌟 Discover Your Soul’s Purpose Physician Retreat

July 31–Aug 4, 2025  ~  1:1 personal retreat

Feel like you’ve lost yourself in medicine?

It’s time to reconnect with who you truly are. This soul-healing physician retreat at a luxury spa resort in Eugene, Oregon helps you release decades of trauma and rediscover your original purpose as a healer.

Immerse yourself in peace and pampering with:

  • A private spa suite with gourmet meals delivered to your hot tub

  • Tailored daily spa treatments (ever had a 3-hour massage? Just ask!)

  • Steps from Eugene’s renowned farmers market and historic crafts fair

With guidance from by Dr. Wible, you will:

  • Transform pain into purpose

  • Uncover deep life lessons from birth to now—and how to share them to help others

  • Develop a plan to monetize your story and attract ideal clients aligned with your values

Leave feeling emotionally lighter, spiritually renewed, and professionally realigned.

➡️ Contact Dr. Wible to reserve your suite and finally reclaim your purpose as a soul-centered healer.

Tax-deductible & includes CME 🙂

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🎯 Design Your Coaching Practice Physician Retreat  

Sept 2–6, 2025  ~  1:1 personal retreat

Curious how to launch a coaching or consulting business as a physician—without an MBA, coaching certification, or a medical license?

Join our private physician entrepreneur retreat where you’ll receive 1:1 guidance to build a coaching or consulting practice that reflects your passions and expertise.

Relax in your luxury private suite in the heart of Eugene, Oregon, just steps from a vibrant farmers market and historic crafts fair. Your retreat includes:

  • Daily spa treatments and gourmet meals delivered to your hot tub

  • A personalized business launch plan: from fee structure to client contracts

  • Search-engine-optimized website copy and marketing strategy

  • 20 hours of bonus Live Your Dream Fast Track training—free!

Facilitated by Dr. Wible, you’ll walk away with everything you need to:

  • Monetize your lived experience

  • Help others without regulatory red tape

  • Be fully in your power as a healer, teacher, and guide

➡️ Contact Dr. Wible to reserve your suite and launch your next chapter with clarity and confidence.

Tax-deductible. CME included. 

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🍄 Medicinal Mushrooms in Medical Practice Physician Retreat

Oct 16–20, 2025  ~  1:1 or small group retreat

Step into the forest. Reclaim your roots. Expand your mind.

Join the most magical physician retreat of the year—set in Oregon’s majestic coastal forest—perfectly timed with Oregon’s Mushroom Festival.

Explore the healing world of fungi with:

  • Forest hikes guided by expert mycologists

  • Gourmet wild mushroom tastings at local restaurants

  • Hands-on identification of prized medicinal mushrooms—including psychedelics

You’ll gain confidence to:

  • Integrate medicinal mushrooms into your medical or coaching practice

  • Explore legal therapeutic use of psychedelics

  • Connect with a like-minded tribe of curious, courageous physicians

Optional: Add a guided psychedelic experience for deeper healing and insight.

➡️ Contact Dr. Wible to join the most unforgettable physician retreat of 2025.

Tax-deductible. CME available. Space extremely limited.

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🌿 Shamanic Spiritual Healers Physician Retreat

Oct 29–Nov 2, 2025  ~  small group retreat

Ever felt spiritual energy in the exam room—but had no one safe to tell?

Join a rare, off-the-grid physician spiritual retreat on Oregon’s sacred coast, designed for doctors who want to integrate intuition, prayer, divine connection, and energy medicine into their healing work.

In this safe and sacred space, you’ll:

  • Open up about spiritual healing experiences you’ve never shared with colleagues

  • Strengthen your spiritual boundaries to prevent energy depletion

  • Connect with the natural world and higher guidance through the elements of earth, ocean, and sky

Enjoy:

  • Private oceanfront accommodations with over rugged cliffs and expansive empty beaches

  • Sunset rituals and spiritual practices to awaken your deeper gifts

  • A supportive group of deeply spiritual physician peers

  • Halloween with the coolest docs ever (bring your fun costume!)

You’ll leave with:

  • A renewed connection to yourself, your purpose, and Source

  • New language and tools to integrate spirituality into your practice—without apology or fear

➡️ Contact Dr. Wible to reserve your place in this deeply affirming, sacred healing circle.

Tax-deductible. CME included. Apply now. By invitation only.

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🔮 2026 Physician Vision Quest Retreat

Dec 3–7, 2025  ~  1:1 or small group retreat

Craving clarity before the new year?

Enjoy a year-end physician wellness retreat—your opportunity to step away from the noise and tune in to divine guidance. Set on the breathtaking Oregon coast, this 1:1 or small-group experience aligns your mind, body, and spirit to:

  • Release old patterns from 2025

  • Vision-cast your most powerful year yet

  • Reignite your calling with a bold new direction

You’ll enjoy:

  • Private oceanfront suite with panoramic sunset views

  • Daily guided practices to unlock clarity and purpose

  • Historical case studies of real visionaries who manifested the “impossible”

  • A customized plan to silence your inner critic and amplify your intuition

This retreat is for physicians ready to:

  • Break free from survival mode

  • Reclaim their inner compass

  • Launch 2026 with intention, confidence, and joy

➡️ Contact Dr. Wible to apply.

Tax-deductible. 30 hours category 2 CME. Limited enrollment.

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🗓️ Retreat Details & Logistics

  • All retreats are 5 days/4 nights (with options to extend your stay).

  • Group retreats host 4 to 7 physicians, combining facilitated individual coaching and inspiring group activities.

  • Private 1:1 retreats are fully personalized to your unique needs and goals.

  • Physicians may reserve a group retreat for a private 1:1 experience—just ask!

  • All retreats are by application & invitation only, first come, first served.

  • Tuition:

    • Group retreat: $5,000 (*Dream Team members get 50% discount)

    • Private retreat: $15,000 (includes accommodations and all meals)

    • Emergency retreats available weekly. Contact Dr. Wible.
  • *Dream Team members are enrolled in Live Your Dream School of Medical Arts peer groups/classes > 6 months.

  • All retreats are 100% tax deductible as a business expense.

  • Earn 30 hours of Category 2 CME (continuing medical education) credit.

  • Sponsorships & discounts available—contact us to inquire.

  • Can’t travel? Virtual retreat options available.

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🌟 What Physicians Are Saying

“This retreat was the most amazing experience of my life, It really was. Thank you. You saved my life.” ~ Family Medicine Resident, PA

“As the son of a doctor and a psychiatrist, I’ve run across all kinds of would-be healers and experts of the mind. I’ve never come across anyone like you or anything like this experience—the depth of clarity and awareness that you brought to this process you were facilitating within me—I just don’t know how to talk about it or find words. You were laser-focused on lighting a path for me to discover my dreams. You were working on a different dimension that I couldn’t quite see. And you did it without any pretenses, judgement, or bullshit.” ~ Psychiatrist, WI

“Having been hospitalized several times for severe depression and suicidality, I can absolutely say that Pamela’s environment is much more conducive to healing than a psychiatric ward. I’m launching my own clinic when I get home to escape a very toxic operating room environment. Oh, and I left as an author.”  ~ Anesthesiologist, TX

“I came to you a broken person. What is the poem on the Statue of Liberty? Give me your poor, huddled masses yearning to breathe free. I’ll never forget the feeling of you speaking to me in a way that was very directed. I felt I was breathing the light of your breath through the air into my lungs that was birthing this life inside of me. . . I love how you specialize in healing physicians’ souls.” ~ Family Physician, OR

✨ Ready to Transform Your Life & Practice?

Don’t wait to claim the healing, clarity, and freedom you deserve as a physician. Whether you want to:

  • Write your book and build your private practice,

  • Launch a coaching career,

  • Heal your soul and discover your purpose, or

  • Connect deeply with nature and spiritual healing

Our 2025 Physician Wellness Retreats are designed just for you.

Spaces are limited and fill quickly.

To reserve your spot, ask questions, or learn which retreat is right for you 👇

📩 Contact Dr. Wible now.

Invest in yourself. Transform your career. Live your dream.

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Live Your Dream Physician Retreats

If you’re a physician, chances are you’ve struggled to live your dream in medicine—most doctors are disillusioned. Chronic disillusionment doesn’t just sap your joy; it leads to chronic disease. In fact, your medical career can cause both physical and mental illness (especially for empaths). Straying from your soul’s purpose will inevitably lead to a lifetime of regret.

An unfulfilling career impacts your mood, relationships, and longevity, increasing your risk for heart disease, autoimmune conditions, cancer—even suicide.

Unhealed wounds from training follow you for life. You may have never revealed the depth of your despair with anyone (even yourself). You may wonder who you can trust without risking license repercussions or professional retaliation.

While antidepressants might provide temporary relief from professional misery, they don’t address the core dysfunction within a broken system.

Live Your Dream Physician Retreats (2025 Edition) captures countless conversations over my thirty-year career and nearly fifteen years leading physician retreats. Meet doctors who are living their dreams. May our words inspire you to live your dream too!

Pamela Wible, M.D.

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Physician, Heal Thy Inner Critic →

Physician, Heal Thy Inner Critic Research Results (video above, data highlights below)

What’s an inner critic?

The inner critic is the internal voice that judges, criticizes, or demeans you, often highlighting your flaws, mistakes, or shortcomings.

Why do so many physicians struggle with an inner critic? 

Doctors may have a strong inner critic because medicine demands perfection, punishes mistakes, and rewards self-discipline to the point of self-denial. From early training, doctors internalize high standards and a fear of failure, often pushing themselves with harsh self-talk. Add to that the emotional isolation, burnout, and impostor syndrome common in the field, and the inner critic becomes not just a voice—but a constant companion.

What are common physician inner critic phrases?

Research reveals the most common phrase is “I am not good enough.”  Others are:  “I should know more about this than I do” and “I must not be as smart as my peers.”  Physicians even carry “I’m not good enough” into their personal lives with circulating thoughts of  ” I’m not a good enough friend, daughter, wife, mom, doctor.” Reference video above for categories of statements ranked by prevalence. Selected charts published below.

Why identify our inner critic phrases?

Once we become aware of critical self-talk these voices can be silenced. Hypercritical perfectionism, approval-seeking, and self-sacrifice phrases often stem from childhood, and are reinforced by medicine’s demands. Identifying core dysfunctional beliefs limiting your success promotes personal healing and makes us better doctors.

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Physician, Heal Thy Inner Critic Research Results

Research results reveal sneaky ways your inner critic can sabotage your career (and entire life!) The good news? You can take your power back. Interviews with 134 physicians by phone, email, and focus group identify common inner critic phrases; when hypercritical voices begin; and how to quiet your inner judge—for good. 

Physician Inner Critic Question #1

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Pick one (1–13) that best describes your most intrusive hypercritical thought during your career as a physician:

1. I’ll never be good enough.   29 (21.6%)
2. Why can’t I keep up? I’m defective.  18 (13.4%)
3. None. I have no inner critic.  17 (12.7%)
4. Other: (please share) ________  16 (11.9%)
5. I must be perfect.  13 (9.7%)
6. I must know it all.  8 (5.9%)
7. I’m a failure.  7 (5.2%)
8. I’m alone; I can’t trust others.  7 (5.2%)
9. Any mistake means I’m a bad doctor.  6 (4.4%)
10. One error and they’ll see I’m a fraud.  5 (3.7%)
11. My needs are selfish; I please others.  4 (3.7%)
12. Patients deserve better than me.  2 (1.5%)
13. If I’m struggling, I must be weak.  2 (1.5%)

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Hilarious history of Doctors’ Day →

National Doctors' Day Cards and Flowers

𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐨𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬’ 𝐃𝐚𝐲—and I’ve been up since 5 am passing out these handmade cards & red carnations at emergency departments & veterinary hospitals. Want to celebrate with me?

On March 30, 1842 ➡️ Back when surgery meant agony, a young man braced for pain—only to feel nothing. Dr. Crawford Long performed the first painless surgery! His inspiration? Victorian ether frolics—laughing gas parties! Guests inhaled ether or nitrous oxide, fell, got bruised up, kept laughing—yet felt no pain. Ever had a surgery? A dental procedure? Grateful to feel nothing?

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