The Business of Happiness

#420 – Minute 21 and 29 Seconds

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Show Notes


What if the problem that feels like it might break everything is actually the doorway to a better way forward? In today’s episode, Dr. Tarryn MacCarthy shares a powerful story from her own orthodontic practice about stress, staffing, fear, and the moment a trusted team member gave her two weeks’ notice at the worst possible time. For high-achieving women in dentistry and deeply passionate healthcare professionals, this episode offers a calming and practical reminder: your nervous system may be telling you the sky is falling, but your future may be opening in ways you cannot see yet.

Dr. Tarryn walks through how grounding, breathwork, nature, and a higher perspective can help shift panic into clarity, fear into trust, and overwhelm into better leadership. She also guides you through a simple practice you can return to whenever life, work, family, or your practice feels too heavy. Press play, step outside if you can, and borrow a little hindsight from your future self.

Show notes:
(4:04) When a key team member leaves
(9:24) Fear creates worst-case thinking
(11:12) Stepping outside to reset stress
(14:10) Taking the glass elevator up
(18:31) A staffing problem becomes growth
(21:29) Minute 21 and 29 seconds
(30:32) Outro

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IMPORTANT LINKS:

Empower Her Retreat:
Dates: October 1–4, 2026
Location: Taos, New Mexico
Website: empowerherretreat.org

Connect
with Dr. MacCarthy:
Email: ta****@***************hy.com

Book a call with Tarryn:
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Unlock your inner peace and reclaim joy in your profession with the Nervous System Regulation For Dentists Course: https://www.thebizofhappiness.com/calm

Please join my Facebook group, Business Of Happiness Hive, so we can all take this journey to find fulfillment and happiness together. Click here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2047152905700283

Where to find me:
Website: www.thebizofhappiness.com
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