From Anesthesiologist to Entrepreneur

Dr. Joanne Sotelo is a Psychiatrist and a Life and High-Performance Coach. Her coaching focuses on Mental and Emotional Well-being.

Joanne helps women physicians conquer their overwhelm and create defined steps towards their dreams to regain harmony, avoid burnout, and live a fulfilling and joyful life.

She has had a mission of bringing mental health awareness and prevention especially for female physicians and coaching has been a beautiful gift for herself and to promote health-seeking behaviors. 

Joanne is a best-selling author, enjoys cooking, reading, personal development and spending time with her two teenager sons.

Joanne is from Puerto Rico which helps her understand the cultural differences and expectations, and best of all, she can coach in Spanish.

Dr. Joanne Sotelo is a Psychiatrist and worked as the Division Director of the Psychiatry Department for Baylor Scott & White, Round Rock/Austin Region for the previous 16years. In addition, Dr. Sotelo is the Chair of the Clinical Ethics Committee for BSW South Region and Co-Chair for the System's Ethics Committee for all of BSW. She has been part of the Faculty for the Texas A & M Medical School since 2007. She is also one of the Psychiatry Attendings for the RR BSW Family Medicine and the Internal Medicine Residency Programs. Dr. Sotelo obtained her Medical Degree from the University of Puerto Rico Medical School, where she is from; and her Psychiatry Residency Program at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. 

Dr. Joanne Sotelo has been involved in personal development education and training for herself and for her Psychiatry Practice. Dr. Sotelo was certified as a High Performance Coach and she has been able to incorporate the tools and skills for her own growth, leadership for her team, for her patients and to serve. She also completed additional training in Physician Wellness and Burnout Prevention. 

Robyn Tiger, MD, DipABLM is a double board-certified physician in Diagnostic Radiology and Lifestyle Medicine. As founder of the physician wellness practice, StressFreeMD, she uniquely combines her trainings in medicine, yoga therapy, meditation & life coaching to teach other physicians a whole person approach to elevate their overall health and happiness. Her innovative CME courses, coaching, presentations, retreats and podcast focus on the key topics of stress relief, nutrition, fitness, sleep and social connection for complete physical, mental, and emotional well-being, resilience and longevity.  

Dr. Tiger serves as lead faculty and subject matter expert in stress management for the Foundations of Lifestyle Medicine Board Review Manual, host of the StressFreeMD Podcast and Western Carolina Medical Society Healthy Healer Partner.  

When she’s not busy supporting her colleagues, Robyn can be found enjoying her own self-care through hiking, paddle boarding, meditating, yoga, playing with her dog, husband and kids in the mountains of Asheville, NC. 

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