In this episode, Dr Victor Peña-Araujo tells us how his life changed when leaving pediatric surgery and founding his own Lifestyle Coaching center. We talk about the deficiencies of the prevalent medical school system and the benefits of training in coaching and lifestyle medicine. He also shares with us what it means to live a life of “minimalism” and how this has helped him in being happier and more useful to his patients.

Dr. Victor Peña-Araujo is a biologist from Hamilton College and a pediatric surgeon from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. Dr. Peña-Araujo was one of the first doctors in the world to be certified in “Lifestyle Medicine” by the “International Board of Lifestyle Medicine” and is the founder of “ELITE Personalized Health”.