Search a title or topic

Over 20 million podcasts, powered by 

Player FM logo
Artwork

Content provided by Rob Orman, MD, Rob Orman, and MD. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Rob Orman, MD, Rob Orman, and MD or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.
Player FM - Podcast App
Go offline with the Player FM app!

Supranormal

19:34
 
Share
 

Manage episode 524316351 series 2391787
Content provided by Rob Orman, MD, Rob Orman, and MD. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Rob Orman, MD, Rob Orman, and MD or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

Your work world is built on endurance, intensity, and mastery. The culture is 'always on,' and you were trained to perform in conditions no one would call normal. The work is supranormal. It sits at the edge of reasonable and regularly exceeds what is sustainable by most standards. High performers like you often find themselves on an above-the-fray pedestal, expected to be tireless and self-sacrificing. Supranormal work can unlock extraordinary performance, but the cost adds up if it goes unchecked.

In this episode, we look at where this culture came from, the cortisol spikes that shape your days, the hidden curriculum of self-sacrifice, and the countermeasures that keep you from burning out. It is a straight look at the supranormal experience and what it takes to do this work without losing yourself to it.

Awake + Aware | Our 2026 Retreat

Join us at Awake and Aware, our 3-day retreat in Scottsdale, AZ. March 1-4, 2026. Space is limited.

Learn More Here

🎓 P.S. This is a CME event.

We discuss:

• Why medical culture expects you to perform inside conditions no one would call normal

• What makes supranormal work different from ordinary high-stress work

• How the “always on” ethos formed and why it persists

• The hidden curriculum of self-sacrifice and the pedestal of being above the fray

• Cortisol spikes, sympathetic load, and what chronic activation does to your body

• Why self-preservation feels selfish in medicine and why that belief is wrong

• The roots of modern training from monastic care to Halsted’s cocaine-fueled stamina

• Why emergency medicine is an outlier in burnout, longevity, and physiological strain

• The concept of parasympathetic nurturing as a countermeasure

• How mindset changes biology and shifts performance

• What it takes to last in supranormal work without losing yourself

  continue reading

215 episodes

Artwork
iconShare
 
Manage episode 524316351 series 2391787
Content provided by Rob Orman, MD, Rob Orman, and MD. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Rob Orman, MD, Rob Orman, and MD or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

Your work world is built on endurance, intensity, and mastery. The culture is 'always on,' and you were trained to perform in conditions no one would call normal. The work is supranormal. It sits at the edge of reasonable and regularly exceeds what is sustainable by most standards. High performers like you often find themselves on an above-the-fray pedestal, expected to be tireless and self-sacrificing. Supranormal work can unlock extraordinary performance, but the cost adds up if it goes unchecked.

In this episode, we look at where this culture came from, the cortisol spikes that shape your days, the hidden curriculum of self-sacrifice, and the countermeasures that keep you from burning out. It is a straight look at the supranormal experience and what it takes to do this work without losing yourself to it.

Awake + Aware | Our 2026 Retreat

Join us at Awake and Aware, our 3-day retreat in Scottsdale, AZ. March 1-4, 2026. Space is limited.

Learn More Here

🎓 P.S. This is a CME event.

We discuss:

• Why medical culture expects you to perform inside conditions no one would call normal

• What makes supranormal work different from ordinary high-stress work

• How the “always on” ethos formed and why it persists

• The hidden curriculum of self-sacrifice and the pedestal of being above the fray

• Cortisol spikes, sympathetic load, and what chronic activation does to your body

• Why self-preservation feels selfish in medicine and why that belief is wrong

• The roots of modern training from monastic care to Halsted’s cocaine-fueled stamina

• Why emergency medicine is an outlier in burnout, longevity, and physiological strain

• The concept of parasympathetic nurturing as a countermeasure

• How mindset changes biology and shifts performance

• What it takes to last in supranormal work without losing yourself

  continue reading

215 episodes

All episodes

×
 
Loading …

Welcome to Player FM!

Player FM is scanning the web for high-quality podcasts for you to enjoy right now. It's the best podcast app and works on Android, iPhone, and the web. Signup to sync subscriptions across devices.

 

Copyright 2025 | Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | | Copyright
Listen to this show while you explore
Play