Relocation doesn’t just move a medical career—it reshapes an entire family. In this episode of Moving Medicine, host Zoe Taylor sits down with physician spouse and life coach Kendra Harvey to unpack the emotional, relational, and identity challenges physician spouses face through training, relocation, and life after “done with training.”
This episode is supported by Bob at Truist, who works closely with physicians and medical families navigating big financial decisions—especially around relocation, home buying, and long-term planning.
If you’re making a move, stepping into a new role, or just want clarity around how your money fits into your life, Bob brings a calm, strategic approach that’s built for people with complex careers.
You can connect directly with Bob— http://www.truist.com/bob.hall
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There’s a phrase many physician families cling to during training: “It gets better.”
But what happens when it doesn’t?
In this episode, Zoe Taylor is joined by Kendra Harvey, founder of It Gets Better Now and a life coach who works exclusively with physician spouses. Together, they explore why so many families feel blindsided after residency or fellowship ends—and why waiting for life to “finally feel better” often leads to resentment, burnout, and disconnection.
Kendra shares her personal story of navigating neurosurgery training, multiple relocations, and the realization that the promised relief at the end of training never arrived. Instead, she explains, you have to get better—by building skills, communication, boundaries, and self-awareness long before the attending job begins.
This conversation goes beyond housing logistics and dives into the unseen labor of physician spouses: carrying households, managing finances, suppressing needs, relocating repeatedly, and quietly losing parts of themselves in the process. Zoe and Kendra discuss why these patterns don’t resolve on their own—and how early support can fundamentally change the trajectory of a medical family’s life.
This episode is about relocation as a life transition, not just a move—and why relationships, identity, and mental health matter just as much as contracts and commute times.
Kendra Harvey is a certified life coach, physician spouse, and founder of It Gets Better Now, a coaching practice dedicated to supporting physician spouses through medical training, relocation, and beyond. Certified through The Life Coach School with advanced training in faith-based coaching, habit creation, and rest-centered frameworks, Kendra brings both lived experience and professional expertise to her work.
She is also the co-host of the Supporting Physician Spouses podcast, where she offers honest conversations for families navigating the realities of medical life—without minimizing the emotional toll.
🌐 Website: https://itgetsbetternow.com
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The Moving Medicine Podcast is a space for physicians and physician spouses navigating relocation—not as a transaction, but as a life transition. Hosted by Zoe Taylor, founder of Moving Medicine Partners, the show centers the human side of medical moves and offers clarity, grounding, and shared understanding for families at every stage of the journey.
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Zoe Taylor is the founder of Moving Medicine Partners and someone who has sat at that kitchen table herself. Through her work supporting medical families across the country, Zoe has seen the unseen labor of relocation up close—and built this podcast to make sure no one has to navigate it feeling invisible, rushed, or alone. Learn more…