Because you weren't meant to carry it all
Through Fair Play coaching, workshops, and physician cohorts, Timeout MD helps women physicians reduce the mental load, prevent burnout, and create a more sustainable way of living and working.
Group Coaching
Join a supportive community of women physicians learning how to reduce the mental load, prevent burnout, and create lasting change.
Join our Founding Cohort this July and receive discounted pricing!
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July–August 2026 | 4 Sessions | 90 Minutes | Founding Cohort
For women physicians who are curious about the mental load, Fair Play, and creating a more sustainable way of living and working.
Together we'll explore:
Invisible labor and cognitive load
Overwhelm, resentment, and overfunctioning
Partnership and communication dynamics
Reclaiming rest, creativity, and identity
Building sustainable systems before fall arrives
Ideal for: Physicians who are feeling stretched thin and want a supportive place to start.
Investment: $197 CAD
Includes:
4 live virtual sessions
Worksheets and tools
Founding-member pricing for future programs
Limited to 12-15 participants.
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October–December 2026 | 6 Sessions | 90 Minutes
As life gets busier, the mental load often intensifies.
This cohort focuses on the practical implementation of Fair Play principles and sustainable systems to help reduce overwhelm at home and work.
Topics include:
Fair Play implementation
Task and calendar ownership
Partnership communication
Reducing overfunctioning
Emotional labor and planning
Protecting time for yourself
Ideal for: Physicians ready to move from awareness to action.
Investment: $497 CAD
Limited to 12-15 participants.
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January–March 2027 | 6 Sessions | 90 Minutes
Designed for the season when many physician families feel depleted, exhausted, and stretched beyond capacity.
Together we'll focus on:
Burnout prevention and recovery
Sustainable partnership dynamics
Protecting capacity during demanding seasons
Rebuilding identity beyond productivity
Rest, joy, creativity, and selfhood
Ideal for: Physicians who want to prevent burnout and create a more sustainable way forward.
Investment: $497 CAD
Limited to 12-15 participants.
Additional Services
For those seeking more personalized support, we offer 1:1 coaching, couples coaching, and workshops focused on reducing the mental load, strengthening partnerships, and creating more sustainable ways of living and working.
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Personalized coaching for physicians navigating mental load, burnout, overwhelm, and identity shifts.
Together, we'll identify what's contributing to the weight you're carrying and build practical systems, boundaries, and strategies that support lasting change.
Areas of focus may include:
Mental load and Fair Play implementation
Burnout and capacity management
Partnership dynamics
Work-life integration
Parenthood and life transitions
Reconnecting with yourself outside of medicine
Foundational Coaching Package
6 x 60-minute sessions
Email support between sessions
Personalized tools and reflection exercises
Investment: $2,400 CAD
Limited coaching spots available.
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For physician families seeking a more equitable, connected, and sustainable partnership.
This coaching helps couples reduce resentment, improve communication, and create clearer ownership of household, parenting, and emotional labor responsibilities.
Areas of focus may include:
Fair Play implementation
Household and parenting responsibilities
Communication and conflict patterns
Emotional labor and default parenting
Rebuilding partnership and connection
Partnership Reset Package
6 x 75-minute sessions
Shared reflection tools
Between-session exercises
Email support
Investment: $3,200 CAD
Limited coaching spots available.
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Dr. Phillippa Houghton is available for workshops, speaking engagements, panels, and podcast conversations focused on:
Mental load
Physician burnout
Fair Play and equitable partnerships
Motherhood in medicine
Sustainable caregiving and wellbeing
Practical, evidence-informed conversations designed for healthcare audiences.
Inquire About Speaking Availability
Accessible support
Support should be accessible during the seasons you need it most.
Reduced rates are available for medical students, residents, those on parental leave, and individuals experiencing financial hardship. Please reach out to discuss options.
Registration & Booking
All coaching services, cohorts, workshops, and events are booked through The Holding Space portal on Jane App, where you can view availability, register for programs, join waitlists, and book coaching packages.
Availability may vary throughout the year as programs are offered in limited numbers. If registration is not currently open, please check back for future offerings.
Rebalance the Load, Reclaim Your Time
Your time is valuable, and so are you.
If you’re feeling stretched thin between your roles as physician, partner, parent, or caregiver, you’re not alone. The invisible labour of caring for others, both at work and at home, can quietly erode joy, connection, and rest.
TimeOutMD was created to give you tools, language, and space to reclaim what’s yours, time, clarity, and permission to slow down. Whether you’re ready to dive into 1:1 coaching, connect with others in a seasonal cohort, or join an upcoming event, each experience offers evidence-informed, compassionate support for rebalancing the mental load.
You don’t need to fix everything, you just need a place to start.
Contact us
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