The SMA Story: From Origins to Applications
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What if the thing you’ve been told to fix…
isn’t actually what’s broken?
In this conversation Lindsey Voigt, COO of Vital Works, sits down with Dr. Tami Berry, MD, former surgeon, founder of Vital Works, and creator of Stress Mastery Academy to explore a question that quietly disrupts everything we think we know about stress in healthcare:
Why are the most capable, resilient, high-performing professionals… the ones breaking down?
Burnout Isn’t the Problem (And That’s the Real Problem)
It’s a Nervous System Problem.
Healthcare professionals are not leaving because they lack commitment.
They are leaving because their biology can no longer sustain the demand placed on it.
This white paper introduces a new framework for understanding burnout and a method designed to address the root cause at the level it actually operates: the nervous system.
- A clinical reframing of burnout as a physiological state—not a personal failure
- The neuroscience behind stress, decision-making, and emotional regulation
- Why traditional burnout solutions often fall short
- The SMA Method: Stabilize → Expand → Lead
- Practical, scalable applications for individuals and healthcare systems
- Organizational implications for retention, leadership, and patient safety
Inside this white paper: