Wellness for Life
A 90- Day Stress Reduction Coaching Program for Physicians and Surgeons - Online
Course Enrolment begins Jan 20th, 2026
WELLNESS FOR LIFE — A 90-DAY STRESS-REDUCTION PROGRAM FOR PHYSICIANS & SURGEONS
Welcome — we’re truly glad you’re here. This 12-week program was created specifically for physicians and surgeons who work under extraordinary stress. Written and produced by Dr. Tim Riegel, MD, FRCSC and Nancy Riegel, Certified Executive Coach & Harvard Healthcare Economics Certificate, it brings together clinical understanding, lived experience, and compassionate coaching. We understand what it means to keep showing up for your patients — and for the people you love — at the risk of ignoring your own health. At its core, this program is about your body, nervous system, sleep, stress response, and restoring the health that anchors your career and your life. Most of all it’s about how to address breaking through the ceiling of stress that tells you - you alone are responsible for fixing the unsolvable problems that come with complex healthcare systems.
Over 90 days, you’ll be guided step-by-step through key pillars of wellness that help you stabilize stress, regain clarity, and build sustainable habits that support your long-term well-being. This isn’t about quick fixes — it’s about creating the internal foundation that allows you to thrive in medicine without sacrificing yourself. We’re honored to support you as you begin caring for the most important patient in your life — you.
Dr. Tim Riegel, MD, FRCSC
Dr. Tim Riegel is a board-certified surgeon and Assistant Professor with decades of experience in high-acuity clinical environments. His own journey through stress-related illness informs his compassionate work helping physicians protect their health and sustain meaningful careers.
Nancy Riegel
Nancy Riegel is a three-time author and certified executive coach with over 30 years of experience supporting senior leaders, including in healthcare. She works with health ministries and Fortune 500 companies, coaching executives and CEOs, and brings both professional and lived health experience to her work.
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Welcome and Prep Week
Class opens January 20, 2026 online. Welcome
Welcome to this program! We are so excited and thrilled you’re here.
You’re about to have a life transforming experience.
As you know, we believe the power of your health and wellbeing is in your own hands. We all have more control and more choices than most of us realize, and it’s up to us to change the trajectory of our lives.
We are so happy you’re on board with this idea and are ready to make these changes to your lifestyle!
Class opens January 20, 2026 online. Welcome
Welcome to this program! We are so excited and thrilled you’re here.
You’re about to have a life transforming experience.
As you know, we believe the power of your health and wellbeing is in your own hands. We all have more control and more choices than most of us realize, and it’s up to us to change the trajectory of our lives.
We are so happy you’re on board with this idea and are ready to make these changes to your lifestyle!
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Week One
Class opens January 22, 2026 online. Week One
Welcome to week one of this program!
In this first module, we’ll be getting started by setting you up with some foundational habits (like journaling!) and also taking stock of your starting point.
From there, I’m going to help you set some powerful goals!Can’t wait to get started with you.
Let’s dive in!
Class opens January 22, 2026 online. Week One
Welcome to week one of this program!
In this first module, we’ll be getting started by setting you up with some foundational habits (like journaling!) and also taking stock of your starting point.
From there, I’m going to help you set some powerful goals!Can’t wait to get started with you.
Let’s dive in!
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Our Story
Dr. Tim Riegel, MD, FRCSC is a board-certified surgeon whose career included caring for more than 50 trauma patients a day, a 1-in-2 call schedule, 2–3 OR days per week, clinic responsibilities, administrative duties, and oversight of critical care in the burn unit. Over time, the relentless pace took a serious toll — and it became clear that something had to change. Today, Tim brings compassionate insight into the realities physicians and surgeons face, helping clinicians protect their health while sustaining meaningful, purpose-driven careers.
Nancy Riegel spent decades relentlessly growing, studying, and striving to become the strongest leadership consultant she could be — all while traveling across Canada and raising two boys alone. Her drive to achieve eventually came at a cost. Severe stress led to serious illness, and Nancy ultimately found herself in a wheelchair, realizing that success without health isn’t sustainable. Today, she helps people who know something needs to change and can no longer imagine living the way they always have. Nancy is a three-time author, Certified Executive Coach, Harvard Healthcare Economics Certificate graduate, and MAIS candidate at Royal Roads University. She has been invited to contribute leadership case-study work supporting high-performing organizations, including Deloitte & Touche in the United States.
Together, Tim and Nancy combine lived experience with decades of professional expertise to support physicians, surgeons, and leaders in reclaiming health, clarity, and purpose — without sacrificing who they are.
