WHO IS DR. TOMI MITCHELL
Dr. Tomi Mitchel is not your conventionalphysician.
Redefining Burnout | Challenging the Status Quo | Championing Health & Humanity
About Dr. Tomi Mitchell
Dr. Tomi Mitchell, CCFP, FCFP is a board-certified family physician, full-time practicing doctor, international keynote speaker, TEDx speaker, author, podcast host, coach, consultant, and entrepreneur. With over a decade of clinical and leadership experience, she has devoted her life to helping individuals, families, and organizations move from merely surviving to fully thriving — in mind, body, and spirit.
Driven by a deep belief that healthcare should be holistic, equitable, and human-centered, Dr. Mitchell founded a family of businesses that reflect her mission and values. Bonsai Medical & Aesthetics is her medical practice, where she blends science with compassion to deliver patient-centered care. Holistic Wellness Strategies is her coaching and consulting platform, where she equips leaders and teams with strategies for burnout prevention, emotional intelligence, and sustainable performance. DrTomiMitchell.com serves as her advocacy and thought leadership hub, amplifying conversations on wellness, systemic change, and personal empowerment.
As the host of The Mental Health & Wellness Show, Dr. Mitchell leads candid, often unconventional conversations with global experts on leadership, burnout, mental health, resilience, and equity. Her work breaks the silence around difficult topics and inspires action through vulnerability, wisdom, and practical insight. She is also the author of The Soul-Sucking, Energy-Draining Life of a Physician: How to Live a Life of Service Without Losing Yourself, available on Amazon — a powerful exploration of purpose, identity, and healing in high-pressure professions.
Her TEDx talk, “Redefining Burnout,” has reached almost 300,000 viewers worldwide, resonating with audiences seeking clarity and hope in the midst of exhaustion. A gifted communicator, Dr. Mitchell has delivered inspiring and transformative keynotes for organizations such as the Canadian Medical Association, the New York Public Library, and numerous healthcare systems, universities, non-profits, and corporate teams.
Her influence reaches far beyond the stage. With a professional network of nearly 15,000 LinkedIn followers, Dr. Mitchell’s thought leadership sparks global conversation and community. She is known for her authenticity and “tell-it-like-it-is” approach — unafraid to challenge the status quo while offering clear, actionable solutions.
What sets Dr. Mitchell apart is her ability to translate complex ideas into simple, powerful frameworks. She has developed several original models, including:
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The Three E’s: Embrace–Evaluate–Energize
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The Anatomy of Alignment
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The Three-Legged Stool of Relationships
These frameworks provide practical pathways to resilience, clarity, and sustainable success — making Dr. Mitchell a sought-after consultant, speaker, and coach worldwide.
Her thought leadership has been featured in USA Today, Benzinga, International Business Times, Thrive Global, and other top-tier media outlets, further establishing her as a trusted international voice in healthcare, leadership, and human wellness.
At the heart of everything she does is a core belief: health is a human right. She champions education, strong families, inclusive systems, and environments where people are seen, heard, and valued. Because when individuals flourish, families thrive — and when families thrive, communities and societies flourish.
Her mission is clear: to build a world where individuals, families, and communities are empowered to thrive with dignity, wellness, and purpose.
3E’s Framework™
Discover the core of our holistic wellness approach: Embrace. Evaluate. Energize. The 3 E’s Framework is a powerful guide designed to help you break free from burnout, reconnect with your purpose, and create sustainable well-being in every area of life.
Healing begins with honesty. Embrace is about taking a courageous first step: acknowledging where you are and how you got here. Instead of pushing through or pretending everything’s fine, this phase invites you to face your burnout with self-compassion and curiosity—not judgment
EMBRACE
By recognizing the personal, professional, and even societal pressures that have shaped your experience, you begin to understand the weight you've been carrying. This moment of truth creates space for healing, clarity, and the possibility of something better.
EVALUATE
Once you’ve acknowledged your current state, the next step is to Evaluate—to pause and take a deeper look at what’s really going on beneath the surface. This phase is about uncovering the root causes of your burnout, not just treating the symptoms. It invites you to reflect on the pressures, habits, relationships, and routines that may be draining your energy. Is it the nonstop work pace? Unclear boundaries? A misalignment between your values and your daily reality?
By honestly assessing these areas, you gain clarity on what needs to shift. This awareness becomes the foundation for real, lasting change—not just temporary relief.
ENERGIZE
After gaining clarity, it’s time to Energize—to renew your strength, rebuild resilience, and intentionally create space for what fuels you. This phase is about taking action in ways that support your well-being, not just for now, but for the long run. Energizing isn’t a one-time fix—it’s a sustainable rhythm of rest, boundaries, purpose, and joy. Through Holistic Wellness Strategies, we guide individuals using the 3 E’s Framework to integrate evidence-based tools and personalized coaching into their lives. The goal isn’t just to feel better—it’s to live better.
With the right support, you can reclaim your energy, protect your peace, and design a life that aligns with who you truly are—both at work and beyond.
A New Lens on Burnout
Addressing burnout requires more than surface-level solutions—it demands a deeper, more holistic approach. That’s where Dr. Tomi Mitchell’s updated Burnout Triad and the 3E’s Framework—Embrace, Evaluate, and Energize—come together to create a powerful roadmap for healing and sustainable well-being
The Burnout Triad
REDEFINING BURNOUT:
THE THREE CRITICAL RELATIONSHIPS
For too long, burnout has been reduced to a personal failing, when in reality, it is a systemic crisis. Dr. Mitchell challenges the outdated definitions and brings to light what burnout truly is—a breakdown of three essential relationships:
The Relationship with Ourselves
This is the relationship most often neglected, and arguably the most important relationship we have. Society glorifies overwork and self-sacrifice, but ignoring our own needs leads to mental, spiritual, emotional, and physical collapse. Setting boundaries isn’t selfish—it’s an act of survival.
The Relationship with Work
Work should inspire, challenge, and empower—not consume and deplete. Yet in many environments, productivity is valued over people, and exhaustion is mistaken for dedication. Toxic workplace cultures, lack of autonomy, and relentless pressure are not signs of ambition—they are breeding grounds for burnout.
The Relationship with Others
As social beings, connection is fundamental to our health. But dysfunction in leadership, poor communication, and lack of support can leave individuals feeling isolated, invisible, and undervalued. Burnout thrives where community and empathy are absent.
Dr. Mitchell goes beyond surface-level solutions. She helps individuals and organizations dismantle the very conditions that cause burnout, advocating for systemic change that restores balance, respect, and humanity in work and life.
Burnout is not inevitable—it is preventable.
It begins by repairing these critical relationships and challenging the systems that profit from our exhaustion.
These areas are deeply interconnected, and when even one is out of balance, it can contribute to the exhaustion, detachment, and overwhelm that define burnout. By recognizing and realigning these key relationships, you begin the process of true, lasting recovery—not just coping, but thriving.
