Welcome to the Get Healthy Tampa Bay Podcast with Dr. Kerry Reller! This week, I am joined by Dr. Kara Pepper, a boardcertified internist and executive coach specializing in eating disorders. Dr. Pepper will share her personal journey from professional ballet dancing to medicine, her clinical practice focusing on adults, and the importance of addressing mental health among high achievers. We'll dive into the concept of gray drinking, its prevalence, and the health consequences associated with it. Dr. Pepper will discuss the impact of alcohol on cardiac and liver health, the role of stress in high achievers' susceptibility to gray drinking, and how to recognize the signs and symptoms. We'll also explore strategies to normalize nonalcoholic choices in social settings, the rise of nonalcoholic social norms, and how to approach conversations about alcohol use with patients. Finally, Dr. Pepper will provide insights on how to set a positive example for children and ways to reach out for support if needed.

Dr. Kara Pepper is a boardcertified Internist and Executive Coach in Atlanta, GA. Dr. Pepper cares for all adults over 18 years of age, especially those with eating disorders. Her hybrid inperson and telemedicine practice is centered around patient autonomy, clinical excellence, compassion, and connection. In addition to her clinical practice, Dr. Pepper provides executive coaching to organizations and individuals, leads retreats, and speaks nationally on topics surrounding clinician wellness. Dr. Pepper is the podcast host of "It's Not Just You," stories of survival, humanism, and heroics in medicine.

0:00: Introduction and Welcome
0:28: Dr. Kara Pepper’s Background and Journey
1:39: Specialties and Executive Coaching
1:56: Introduction to Gray Drinking
2:05: Dr. Pepper’s Personal Story with Alcohol
5:05: The Concept and Prevalence of Gray Drinking
8:22: Health Consequences of Alcohol Use
10:24: Impact on Cardiac Health and Liver Health
13:44: Stress and High Achievers’ Susceptibility
15:38: Recognizing Signs and Symptoms
18:10: Setting Examples and Personal Stories
21:00: Normalizing NonAlcoholic Choices
27:56: How to Reach Dr. Kara Pepper and Closing Remarks

Connect with Dr. Pepper
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