The Pracititoner Burnout Trap

In this episode of The Evolution of Medicine , host James Maskell interviews Seth Conger, COO of Freedom Practice Coaching and long-time functional medicine practitioner and mentor. The conversation explores the structural burnout many practitioners experience when running their own clinics, wearing multiple hats as clinician, CEO, marketer, and manager. Seth shares practical strategies for avoiding burnout, including proactive business management, deliberate reconnection with patient outcomes, effective hiring and delegation, and schedule design. The episode also dives into how coaching, mentorship, and technology—including AI—can help functional medicine practices scale while maintaining practitioner freedom, team efficiency, and patient impact. - - - - - Seth Conger is the Chief Operating Officer of Freedom Practice Coaching, where he mentors functional medicine practitioners on building scalable, sustainable practices. He has built, scaled, and sold a functional medicine clinic and now shares his expertise in operations, hiring, delegation, and schedule design to help other practitioners avoid burnout and achieve long-term success. Instagram: Facebook: - - - - - James Maskell Website: Instagram: Facebook: LinkedIn: - - - - - Thank you for listening. Please

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The Pracititoner Burnout Trap is an episode from Evolution of Medicine Podcast by James Maskell.

This episode is 42:35 long.

This episode was published on Mar 16, 2026.

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