A Pediatrician's Marathon Back to Herself | Dr. Michelle Quirk

Still Practicing with Sue Daniels, MD · Oct 15, 2026 · 55m

I loved this conversation with my guest is Dr. Michelle Quirk. She's a general pediatrician, a run coach and the founder of Mindful Marathon. Right out of residency she was newly married, in a new hospitalist job and caring for her dad through his cancer diagnosis and death. She got so depleted that she'd sit in the parking garage crying and picturing herself working at Starbucks. I can absolutely relate to that fantasy. Michelle found her way back one step at a time, starting with a walk around the block, then a marathon, then a whole new career in coaching. She asked for what she needed…