Replaceable at Work, Irreplaceable at Home (ft. Jenna Taglienti)
4/28/202629 min
Dr. Jenna Taglienti is the Psychiatry Residency Training Director at Mather Hospital, part of Northwell Health. The day before Thanksgiving, she went to the hospital thinking she had a kidney stone. A CT scan caught a tumor in her right lower lung. She's a lifelong non-smoker, a mother of three, and a physician who spent years putting everyone else first.
After four rounds of chemo and a JAMA essay that resonated with thousands of healthcare professionals, Jenna is sharing what she learned: you are replaceable at work, but you are not replaceable at home. She talks about why doctors need sabbaticals, why modeling wellness matters more than preaching it, and why she didn't know she could write until cancer forced her to pause long enough to find out.
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First 90 secondsEd Marx· Host0:00
A lot of times we get it backwards. We think we're irreplaceable [laughs], you know, at work, and we really aren't.
Jenna Taglienti· Guest0:05
I was always putting everybody above myself, and I've realized now that I cannot be the doctor or the leader I want to really be unless I take care of myself first. Being on this leave, taking care of myself right now and modeling that that's okay, and be an even better leader when I return, that's more powerful.
Speaker 20:29
Welcome to Digital Voices, where healthcare and life science leaders explore the real work behind transformation. This podcast is about people, leadership, and the conversations that move healthcare forward. Now your host, Ed Marx.
Ed Marx· Host0:45
Hey, it's Ed, and welcome to another edition of Digital Voices. I am with Dr. Jenna Tagliente. Jenna, welcome to Digital Voices.
Jenna Taglienti· Guest0:54
Hi. Thank you for having me.
Ed Marx· Host0:56
I've been really looking forward to this particular episode, 'cause I think it's gonna be really helpful to every one of our listeners and subscribers. And it's really based on a article that you wrote for JAMA called Time Is Finite. And so we're gonna break into that a little bit. But Jenna, this would not be Digital Voices if I didn't ask you, what are the songs on your playlist? What kind of music do you like to listen to?
Jenna Taglienti· Guest1:21
I listen to all, probably all sorts, uh, y- you know, the gamut, and, uh, including whatever my kids wanna listen to in