Hey, guys, welcome to Not Another Anxiety Show. I'm your host, Kelly Walker, and joining me today's guest, Dr. Laura Hayes. Thanks so much for joining us, Laura Hayes.

Hi, Kelly. Thanks for having me. Yeah. Now, do you mind if I share a little more about you before we dive in? Of course,

please do. Beautiful. So, Dr. Laura Hayes is a renowned board certified emergency physician,

dynamic speaker, and certified coach. With a wealth of experience and leadership and

education, she has made significant strides in her field, notably as the chair and medical

director of her department during the onset of the COVID pandemic. Her exceptional leadership

skills were instrumental in maintaining the effectiveness and integrity of her team during the

challenging period.

Dr. Hayes is also an esteemed assistant professor at Campbell School of Medicine and was peer-voted doctor of the year at her sizable medical center. So yes, welcome.

Thank you. Wow. It makes me sound so great. Thank you. So fancy, right? I know. So fancy. Yeah, so honestly, I would love to start

with asking about how your experience, you know, I feel like this is kind of a unique,

a unique experience here, but how has your experience as a board certified emergency

physician informed your approach to stress management and wellness, you know,

like was there some personal experience here, some professional experience? Yeah, what has

informed your approach to stress management and wellness? Sure, that's a, that's probably a

big question for me. I could answer it in a lot of ways,

but I think, you know, stress has always been a part of all of our lives, but for me, even just

going through college and focusing on a pre-med career and going through medical school and residency.

And, you know, I did my residency.

Exactly.

Exactly. Exactly. And, you know, I did my residency. Exactly. Exactly.

Exactly.

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