{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Quitting the Law to Practice Medicine with Maria Phillis","description":"On today\u2019s show, Sarah interviews Maria Phillis, former lawyer turned doctor (ob\/gyn, to be specific).&amp;nbsp; In this interview, Maria shares:  Why getting laid off during the big crash of '08\/'09 wasn\u2019t a terrible thing in retrospect; Why loving trial work wasn\u2019t enough to keep her in the law;&amp;nbsp; How she challenged herself to prove that she was truly interested in med school while still working as a lawyer; Why she doesn\u2019t regret taking the path that she took (even though it meant even more student loans); Why she thinks it\u2019s so hard for lawyers particularly to allow themselves to think about making a career change; and Why brutal honesty about what you actually want is essential if you\u2019re thinking about leaving the law.  Connect with Maria:  https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gabi37avsfan\/ https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/mariaphillis maria.phillis@gmail.com  Get Sarah\u2019s free guide, \u201cFirst Steps to Leaving the Law,\u201d today, at https:\/\/formerlawyer.com\/guide! Follow Former Lawyer:  https:\/\/formerlawyer.com https:\/\/facebook.com\/formerlawyerpod https:\/\/instagram.com\/formerlawyer https:\/\/twitter.com\/formerlawyerpod linkedin.com\/company\/former-lawyer  ","author_name":"The Former Lawyer Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/formerlawyer.com\/podcast","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/10906835\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/124936463"}