#51| Building A Dual Physician Life In Nashville

We sit down with Dr. Brendan Frainey and Dr. Allison Weiffenbach for an honest look at what dual physician life really takes, from long-distance training to building careers and raising kids in Nashville. We talk through the moves, the systems at home, and the mindset shifts that help us protect marriage and mental health when time is tight. 

• meeting in college and building a relationship through pre-med and medical school 
• making long distance work by planning the next visit and lowering pressure 
• choosing Nashville for fellowship, careers, and a livable family routine 
• navigating interviews, pregnancy, childcare, and schools during a move 
• leaving a poor-fit job and deciding to pursue a better path 
• opening a dermatology practice and learning the business side fast 
• managing people, hiring, training, and tough conversations as an owner 
• relying on a nanny and building flexible routines without nearby family 
• using constant communication to split weeks that never look the same 
• protecting marriage through date nights, workouts, and adults-only trips 
• advice for medical couples to pivot when unhappy and avoid resentment 
• what they would tell their younger selves about trust, effort, and regret 

Dr. Allison Weiffenbach is a board-certified dermatologist and founder of Cortina, a premier destination for advanced skincare in Belle Meade, TN. Through a personalized approach, she and her team provide both medical and cosmetic dermatology services using the latest technologies. For more information, visit their website and Instagram page. 

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Transcript

Welcome And Meet The Guests

SPEAKER_02 0:04

Hey guys, welcome to today's show. I, of course, am your host, Amanda, and today's episode is truly one of my favorites. I have some of my most favorite people, friends, and we are getting kind of a rare behind-the-scenes look at what life actually looks like when both spouses are physicians. So today I am sitting down with Dr. Brendan Franey and Alison Wiefenbach, and they are a pediatric urologist at Vandy and a board-certified dermatologist who just opened up her own practice right here in Nashville. They met in college, they went through med school and residency together. They moved states multiple times, built two very demanding careers, and somehow also managed to raise two little humans along the way. We're going to talk about what it was really like moving to Nashville, navigating two physician careers, buying a home, starting a private practice, and how they protect their marriage in the middle of all of it. This episode is for every medical couple who has ever wondered can we actually do this? Brendan and Allie, thanks for being here. Thanks for having me.

SPEAKER_00 1:17

Thanks for having us, Brenda.

SPEAKER_02 1:19

Yes, I was just excited to have you guys. And I know we've been trying to get schedules coordinated to find the right time for you guys to be on here. So I just appreciate you taking the time to share with our audience today. Thank you.

SPEAKER_01 1:33

We appreciate you.

SPEAKER_03 1:34

You've done so much for our family. So this is the least we can do to help out in any way.

SPEAKER_02 1:38

So well, I'm so grateful. And as you guys know, I adore you and your family. And I'm just honored to have you here.

SPEAKER_01 1:46

Thank you.

From College To Long-Distance Med School

SPEAKER_02 1:47

Okay. So before we get into like the whole Nashville thing and careers, just really fast, I know I kind of painted a little picture of what your family looks like, those dynamics, but I want everyone to hear a little bit about your um journey. So just tell us your story, how you guys met, and how did this whole dual doctor life begin?

SPEAKER_03 2:10

Do you want to go, Allie, or do you want me to take?

SPEAKER_01 2:13

I'll let you take this one. I'll chime in if I need to, though.

SPEAKER_03 2:17

Yeah. So we met uh back at Boston College. Allie was one year younger than I was. And but we were both in uh pre-med classes and had some mutual friends. And so we met through that and started dating shortly thereafter. We met in an environmental biology class, I think was the first class we had together. And who was the better student? Just curious.

SPEAKER_01 2:42

Definitely me, but he tried to get me in trouble.

SPEAKER_03 2:44

Yeah. I I was the the older guy who was getting her in trouble and not making her focus.

SPEAKER_02 2:51

So he knew he needed to have you as a study partner, right? For grades. He needed my studies.

SPEAKER_03 2:58

Yeah, we were pretty seriously dating when we finished Boston College, and then we both knew we wanted to apply to med school. And so I ended up taking two years off, and Allie took one so that we could be on the same application cycle. And so smart. We everything worked out great, except we got into med schools in different parts of the country. And we didn't have any overlap in where she had gotten in and I got in. And so we made kind of a hard choice at the time to not reapply or to do it all over. And we said it's just so competitive to get into med school these days. It's even more competitive now, it sounds like, but let's do it, we will manage the long distance. And so Allie ended up going to New York Medical College, which was in what like Westchester County in New York. And then I got in Northwestern in Chicago, where I grew up and was from. And so we did that. And I just think we made a commitment at the time to always have the next visit planned, you know, make sure we made time for each other in this really hard period of our lives. And then when residency came by, we were like, we have to be together. Like did the long distance, but no matter what happens, we want to be in residency, this real even more challenging part of our lives together. And then we ended up getting married right before we started residency matching at Cleveland Clinic together. It's quite stressful, but it all ended up working out, and then eventually wanted to come here for fellowship, which is kind of our final, hopefully, final move for a while. And we just fell in love with Nashville. I loved the program at Vanderbilt and Allie thought that her options for dermatology practices and her career were really great. So that's kind of how we settled out, and then in the middle of it, all had two beautiful kids who uh are here with us now as well, like you alluded to.

SPEAKER_02 4:46

So Allie, you want to add anything or you feel like Brendan covered it all?

SPEAKER_01 4:50

I think he covered everything. I think the nice thing about our sort of story is that we were long distance during med school, but that was a time when we both were so focused on studying and had a little bit more flexibility to travel. So we, you know, when we were apart, we were focused on studying. We knew what the other one was going through so that we under, we didn't put too much pressure on each other. And then we, when we were together, we really tried to just enjoy that time together and it and it worked out. I think it would have been harder during residency when you don't have as much control over your schedule. And then sort of once we came together after that four years, we sort of decided as a couple, we just didn't want to do more long distance. So we were going to do whatever we could to just keep our family together.

SPEAKER_02 5:35

I love that. And it was probably a pro and a con for you guys to be apart, like you were saying, like the distance, it it wasn't easy, but it allowed you guys at the moment to focus on your studies and the the crazy hours that you actually had to devote to your studies. What was that distance between you guys?

SPEAKER_01 5:52

Uh was it a drive distance? We had to fly. So we would fly. We saw each other probably though once a month. Sometimes we would go every other month, but it was New York to Chicago. So there were tons of flights. The med school I went to, especially the first two years, we had a lot of long weekends because it was a Jewish med school. And so we had all of like the holidays off. So September, October, like any long weekends we would spend together. And then after that, once you're doing more of the clinical rotations, we tried to do any electives with each other and tried to sort of like once we were applying for residency, we had you know more time as well. So there was some like sort of built-in time, and we just prioritized being together during that time.

Choosing Nashville And Making The Move

SPEAKER_02 6:38

I love that. I love that. So let's talk about Nashville. Brendan's fellowship was here at Vanderbilt, and then Allie, you built your own career here. What did all of that look like as far as your move here? How difficult it was, you know, him doing fellowship, you starting a practice. Tell me a little bit how that looked.

SPEAKER_01 6:58

It was very stressful. I was thankful and only mentioned. So we visited a bunch of different cities when we knew Brendan wanted to do pediatric fellowship. And so we did like a little road trip. At that time, we only had our son Nolan. We fell in love with Nashville. I remember we both sort of were driving around. We could see ourselves living here and having a nice life. And so Brendan ranked Vanderbilt number one, matched. And I think at that point I was about like six months pregnant with Zoe or four months pregnant with Zoe. And so we flew to Nashville with our son. And in one weekend, I think I had like five or six interviews for jobs. And we had interviews for Nolan for preschool because that was the other piece of things. Then we also had to find a nanny because we were going to have Zoe. So we there were a lot of different layers. And then I'm so thankful I found you because you sort of helped us figure out neighborhoods to live in, navigated what what neighborhood made the most sense based on my job, Nolan's preschool and Brendan's job, which I would have, you know, we love where we live and we're so grateful we we found 12 self that wasn't really even on our radar when we were moving here.

SPEAKER_02 8:07

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 8:07

But there are a lot of layers and and it it sort of came together, but it it I don't know. I think everything happens for a reason and we just kind of figured it out.

SPEAKER_03 8:16

Yeah, I think Allie's points, yeah, I agree with all that. I think the we're both from big cities. Allie's originally from Boston, I'm from Chicago. But we spent that six years in Cleveland, and that's where we started our family. We bought our first home. I think we've told you this, Amanda, but we like just really fell in love with the simplicity and ease of a city like Cleveland.

SPEAKER_00 8:36

Yeah.

SPEAKER_03 8:36

And so when we were looking for the next place, like it was a really hard choice. It had to meet all the needs of our family. You know, my fellowship was the big driver of why we were moving, but we really wanted Alley to have really good options, good options for the kids for school, and then also kind of replicate as much as possible that quality of life that we had in Cleveland, where our world and everything we wanted was pretty easy. And Nashville, like when we were there, we just driving around just felt this immediate sense of like, wow, this really it has everything that Cleveland had, but it's kind of a little bit more exciting, a little bit more up and coming, but also your world could be within this like sphere of 10, 15 minutes where your kids school and both of our jobs could potentially work out. And so you helped us obviously navigate that whole process from afar, which was very helpful because, like Allie said, she was six months, you know, pregnant. I was finishing residency. We we did that one trip to really get a sense, get that sense, but we couldn't come every weekend to look at places, and so you kind of helping us navigate that was really helpful to take a place that we felt great about, but to really then know where we were going to be living and what that would look like.

SPEAKER_02 9:51

Yeah. Well, thank you. I'm ever so grateful to social media is how we ended up finding each other. You know, it's a love-hate relationship that I feel like I have with social media, but I'm I'm ever so grateful that it introduced me to you guys. And you're right. I think a hard thing when you are moving to a different state and being so far away and not having that flexibility to come all the time. It's it's stressful in itself. But then all the moving parts, like you said, as far as jobs and then schools and just fitting that lifestyle. And we were the same, you know, when we were moving here from Texas, our plan all along was to go back to Texas. But it's like Nashville just like sucks you that you come, you love it, you fall in love with it, the vibe, the people. And so, you know, it's hard to say 20 years later, here we are. And my family's almost here.

SPEAKER_01 10:41

We're still working on our family.

Finding The Right Dermatology Career Fit

SPEAKER_02 10:43

Yeah, but we haven't given up. Yeah, now we got to get them here. No, I I totally agree. So, Ali, tell us a little bit about opening up your own practice. That that's a whole nother level of hardships and bravery. And, you know, what made you to decide to go that route? And when you first moved here, you didn't open up your own practice at first, right?

SPEAKER_01 11:07

So when I first moved here, I was at a different practice. And honestly, throughout our first year here, you know, when I joined that practice early on, I kind of knew it was not going to be a good fit. And so I was trying to figure out what my next move was, but it was hard because we didn't know, I didn't want to move jobs until we had a more permanent plan for Brendan. So Brendan started interviewing, I feel like very early on in his first year of fellowship, which some people looked at us like we were crazy. But it's, you know, when you have two careers to think about, you're just you have to like accommodate both careers. And so yeah, you got a plan. Yeah, like if you're if we're gonna move, I'll just stay where I am. It doesn't make sense for me to open a practice, change jobs, whatever it is. And then once he signed with Vanderbilt, I sort of started seriously thinking, like, you know, I'm not happy with where I'm at. If if I'm leaving my kids and working and I've done all this training, I need to be happy where I'm working. And I started interviewing around Nashville and I just didn't find a practice that was the right fit for me. And so then I um found Cortina and they are, they have a telehealth company as well. And we opened the first brick and mortar in Nashville. It's it's almost exactly a year now from our grand opening. So it worked out. It was such a, you know, it was a very long road. You can ask Brendan, it was very stressful trying to figure out what made sense for my career, especially with Brendan's career and two young kids at home. But it just, you know, when you've done all of this training, you need to be happy wherever you're working. And if you're leaving your family at home with a nanny or wherever your kids are, you need to know that what you're doing matters and you need to be happy with your career.

SPEAKER_02 12:49

Yeah, no, a hundred percent. And so for people listening that maybe want to open up their own practice, what surprised you most about doing it? Obviously, it was difficult and stressful, but was there something that surprised you the most?

SPEAKER_01 13:03

I think the the hardest thing for me, and I I feel like this is hard going to be hard for most physicians because it's not where our training is, wasn't the medical component. It's sort of managing people and the business.

SPEAKER_00 13:15

And the business side, right? Yes. Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 13:17

And so that has been, you know, I think I've grown more in the last year than I have probably in the last 10. Just learning how to manage people, manage expectations, have hard conversations. Where I worked before, I was at Cleveland Clinic for two years, and then another private practice for about a year in Nashville. I was kind of blessed to have very good staff surrounding me. I had medical assistants, nurses. I didn't have to deal with training, hiring, firing. And that has been the hardest part. And it's, you know, there are times, I think even last night I said to Brendan, every so often I just want to like go to work and just be a doctor. But I can't ever just wear that hat. I'm always wearing multiple hats, but it's good. I mean, it's keeping me on my toes. And I think I'm I'm so much more invested in the practice because I have all these other hats that I'm wearing.

The Hardest Part Of Practice Ownership

SPEAKER_02 14:09

Sure, sure. Well, and I'm gonna give Allie a little plug. So Cortina is first of all a beautiful office. You have done a trip, I mean, it's beautiful. And um, I am a patient there. And so I just want to give them a plug. I'm I'm looking younger and younger by the day here. Uh we we're gonna really push 50 uh back as far as we can. But uh for those of you listening, you you definitely need to check Cortina dermatology out. They're fabulous. So I want to talk about. So you've got your two sweet kiddos, um, Nolan and Zoe, of course. Well, both of you have these intense careers. What is real life actually look like in your house? So what you know, like is there systems, routines? Do one of you take something like because Brendan's on call, or you know, how how have you made this work?

SPEAKER_03 15:09

I guess I can answer some of that because I'm not doing a lot of the work. I think, you know, we have a pretty good system in place now. We have support from a nanny, which is who's amazing, and who we just value so much and has become part of our family as kind of our safety net because we don't have family nearby to help us, and with two people with really busy schedules, that's you know, we've really relied on that. And so that's been great. And then I would say Allie's usually in charge in the mornings for sure, and kind of because of the flexibility of her schedule, does a lot of the school drop-off and things like that. But I will say, and Allie probably know probably would agree that since I've become a an attending finally, I'm done with my training and I'm a faculty. I have a little bit can more control of my schedule and I have some time administrative days or research days where I can, you know, help with a lot more of the day-to-day of taking the kids to swimming or gymnastics or dropping them off at school, which I don't often because my day starts at you know 6 30, 6 in the morning, I often miss out on a lot of that stuff. And then the weekends, it's just prioritizing family and being together. And we we're very social people, but a lot of the time it's just our time, you know, to all be together and really enjoy that. And so I think the storm recently made us really appreciate being out of our house and kind of being off, and then we finally had a week this past weekend back all together and like just how you know lucky we are and really prioritizing family time.

SPEAKER_02 16:42

Yeah. Ellie, do you want to add anything?

SPEAKER_01 16:44

No, I agree. I mean, I think for us it's just constant communication. We have sort of a set plan, but I feel like no week is the same, and just realize because you know, even this week the kids are not in school because of the storm. And so we're lucky we have a nanny who can who can step in. And we're both able now, especially that Brendan's in attending, to be more flexible with work. And and I think it's just communication because there are weeks when I feel like Brendan has to step up a little bit more or I have to step up a little bit more, and just knowing that you can't, no one can read your mind, and so you have to communicate with each other.

Childcare, Schedules, And Home Systems

SPEAKER_02 17:23

Yep. I I learned that as well. I used to get so frustrated with Chris. And he obviously, like you said, couldn't read my mind, but it was like I wanted him to just see something and know what I was thinking and do it. And so it was one of those things that we had to learn as well of I'm not gonna know unless you tell me. And so, and then I also had to let things go, you know, just because he does something different than the way I would do it doesn't mean that my way is better or my way is right or his way is wrong. And so I agree that open communication helps. And it's amazing how such little people can have such busy schedules.

SPEAKER_01 17:56

Oh my god, how the kids can be so busy. We try to limit to about two activities a week, and even we're like we were able to get both of their activities to be the same this season and at the same time. So they have gymnastics the same time, same place, and then they have swimming, but soon no one will start T ball. And it's funny. We we tried not to have our entire schedule be dictated by their activities, but it's slowly I feel like it's unavoidable.

SPEAKER_02 18:27

It's hard. And we even thought, oh gosh, as they get older, it's gonna be get easier, they'll be more independent. They just get busier, they get busier and busier. They do. So yeah, no, I totally agree. So something that I will say a lot of people I feel like I talk about either on the podcast or just in a group setting, but especially for physician spouses, and when you both are doctors, how do you guys protect your marriage, your time together, individual identities, you know, all of that when you are so limited and you are pulled so thin in so many different directions?

Protecting Marriage With Limited Time

SPEAKER_01 19:09

I think this is something we're still working on. I mean, Brendan is as better at it than I am in terms of like he's like, we need to have a date night. We're going on vacation, we're not bringing the children. I am still getting better at that, but it is hard. I think, you know, we each have probably like we each like to work out. So we try to make time for the other person to work out. And on the weekends we take turns and during the week we take turns. And we we're very lucky. We don't have family in Nashville, but we have very supportive grandparents. And so we try to do one or two trips a year, just the two of us. So even though maybe day to day it's a little bit crazier, we're we're able to get away for a week at a time and just the two of us, which Brendan will probably agree that every time I ask if we can bring the kids. It's hard. Yeah, it's hard to do that. But it's and then when we're there, it's good. And and we just learn to, you know.

SPEAKER_03 20:06

It makes you appreciate them more being away from them everyone's house.

SPEAKER_02 20:09

It does. You miss them, right? You talk about them while you're away from them. I agree. Brendan, do you want to add anything?

SPEAKER_03 20:15

No, I think it just goes back to what we were talking about earlier, is like knowing what's important to you and communicating that to your partner. And so like we love being social and hanging out with other people. But then I think there was a period where I like was like, we looked, I looked back and I was like, yes, we go out and do things, but we don't do anything for uh just us as a couple. And so we need to like carve out some time for that. And then like kind of Allie alluded to, it's like, well, we can't have everything, but if there's one or two really important things that are really important to us, like for both of us, it's decompressing after a long week and going to work out, like we step up for each other so that each of us can do the thing that makes us feel whole. And like you said, you have to pick and choose what that is because there's not enough hours in the day to do everything I want to do to decompress or do whatever it is. But I think just communicating about what's really important and then and then making sure we help each other achieve that as a couple.

SPEAKER_01 21:15

And Amanda, you're so good at this. I feel like talking with you, it's helped me because I know you guys do a trip once a year, at least, right? And I just feel like you're very good about date nights and you prioritize yourselves as a couple. And I think it will get easier as the kids get older. But I feel like I've I've talking to you has helped me realize how important that is for our marriage and for ourselves.

Advice For Dual Physician Relocation

SPEAKER_02 21:40

Yeah. Well, I appreciate that. And it's definitely not perfect. And some weeks are better than others, and you know, sometimes you're busier, sometimes you're more tired. And but it is something that we definitely try to do and implement. But it sounds like you guys are doing a great job. And it's it's hard sometimes when you're so tired or you're so busy. But it how important it is not only for your relationship, but your own mental health and mental clarity. And anytime that it is like that exercise or working out, I feel like that is the first thing for me that goes to the wayside when I get busy or I get tired and it's it's effort to actually do it. But then I feel so much better once I actually do it. So thank you. Thank you for sharing that. And so if any other dual physician couple is moving to Nashville or any other city for that matter, for training or a new job, what would you share with them? Something that you've learned, something that you guys wished you would have known. What would be your piece of advice for them?

SPEAKER_01 22:39

I was just going to say, I think don't be afraid to pivot, you know. I think a lot of times as as your life gets busier as physicians, as parents, whatever it is, you get sort of just stuck in what you're doing. And I think if you're unhappy, just don't be afraid to pivot. You can switch jobs. It's never too late to change jobs, to open a practice, to do a felt, you know, there's not, you're not limited to what you saw during your training. And so just be adaptable and don't be afraid to pivot if things aren't working for you.

SPEAKER_03 23:11

I love that. And yeah, I think kind of in a similar vein, I think when you're thinking about the next phase or moving to a new place and you are in a partnership, like this is whether it's dual physician or not. I think letting go of that selfishness that it's not all about you and trying to have that lens of like, how does this meet the needs of everyone? And yeah, I think it's really hard sometimes as physicians to be like, I worked so hard so that I can do and be at the one place that I think is the best for me. And I think having a little bit of a reality check and saying, you know what, there's a bunch of places I think I can be really happy and succeed, if that also helps my partner succeed or our meet our family's needs. And I think that's really hard for a lot of us to do that are in these like really high competitive specialties, and you feel like you have to get what you worked for. But I think when you know, as our families grow and priorities change, and I just think having that perspective is really helpful because you don't want resentment with your partner or anywhere like in that relationship because you got what you wanted.

SPEAKER_02 24:20

I love that advice, and I think it's so important because sometimes, like Allie was saying, you're afraid that you're gonna make a mistake or that maybe you you made the wrong decision, but it it's not permanent. Like you were saying, you can change. And and Brendan, I love your perspective of how does it meet everyone's needs and not just whatever your end goal was.

SPEAKER_01 24:41

Even as Brendan was applying for jobs during his fellowship, I really wanted to get closer to family. And he was interviewing for all of these jobs in sort of the New England area, and they all were not going to make him happy, not, you know, and not really good for our family either. Like he would have been covering call at hospitals across the state, and he would have been driving an hour every single day. And I I kind of had to get out of my head that like we there, this is where I want to end up. And we love Nashville and we've created a great life here, but it was hard for me to accept that what worked for our family was maybe not, you know, moving back where I thought we would end up.

Advice To Their Younger Selves

SPEAKER_02 25:21

Right. What you initially thought. And it's the same for us. Yeah. You know, we always thought, like I said, we'd be back in Texas because that's where our family was and our support system. And so it's interesting. I feel like you end up being where you're supposed to be. Yeah, exactly. Okay, so we are here at the very end. And that so uh always ask the same last two questions for all of my guests, and they're more just for fun. So the first one is what piece of advice would you give your younger self?

SPEAKER_01 25:52

Trust the process. I had so much anxiety, I think, in college about the next step and in med school about the next step, and always wanting to know what was going to what the future was going to hold and just sort of trust the process. Everything happens for a reason.

SPEAKER_02 26:08

I love that.

SPEAKER_03 26:09

Mine is like if I think if you're gonna pursue a career in medicine, look back and have no regrets uh as to like how hard you worked or like the effort you put in. You don't want to look back and be like, I could have gotten somewhere else, but I didn't prioritize that at the time. And I didn't get into med school the first time I applied, and I just didn't have the right priorities in college. I met some girl who distracted me and you know um no names. But it took it took that experience and and my first failure to then be like, I don't ever want to go through that again. And I'm gonna look back on it and be like, you know what? If I don't get in or I don't, you know, match to the residency I want, it's not because I didn't put it all on the line. And so that's like you really have to want it if this is what you want. But if you're gonna go for it, go all out and just trust the process, but also feel like you gave it everything you could have.

SPEAKER_02 27:08

Yeah. I love that story too, because I think so many of us and and the spouses that I talk to, they don't really talk about a lot of those things. Like I didn't get into med school when I first applied, or I didn't match when, you know, I first applied to match and um, you know, had to wait a year or take a year off. And so I love hearing these stories. You know, I know it was difficult for you, but also for people to see everybody's path is a little bit different. And just because you didn't do it in the exact four years that is supposed to happen or, you know, your first time applying that, you know, you you still can do it. And and there's just a different path to do that. So thank you for sharing that, Brendan. I didn't know that.

SPEAKER_03 27:49

So easier to talk about your failures when you finally made it to the point you want to be, but I think it's important for people to hear.

How To Reach Out And Closing Thoughts

SPEAKER_02 27:57

So I get that. And I don't know if I ever shared with you guys, I know I've said it on the podcast before, but for residency and matching, Chris's first choice was in New York and he didn't get it. So Vandy ended up being second choice. And I say all the time, thank you, Lord, that we did not match in New York. So again, that is I'm I'm such a firm believer in we are exactly where we are meant to be. I agree. Okay, so if listeners either want to reach out to you, they've got questions, they want to dig a little bit deeper into how your path was because it's parallel to their path, or they want to come get super um beautiful skin at Cortina. What's the best way for any of the listeners to get in touch with you?

SPEAKER_01 28:42

Probably email for me. Um that's probably the easiest.

SPEAKER_02 28:46

Okay. And I can I can add that in the show notes or put Cortina's website or anything at all like that in there.

SPEAKER_03 28:53

Yeah, I agree. I think uh my email, brendon.franny at gmail.com, is fine. And um, my 2026 goals are maybe to limit social media. So I'm I'm not gonna give any social media um things because my goal is to not to not be on them as much and be more present with my family and kids uh this year. So I think email is great, or you know, if they have pediatric urology needs, they can go to the Vanderbilt website and find me there.

SPEAKER_02 29:20

There you go. No, I totally agree. I've said it before that social media is definitely a love-hate relationship for me. So I think that's a great goal. You guys, thank you for being here. I love your story because it shows what's actually possible when two people support each other through really big careers, really big dreams, and really big life challenges. So I just thank you guys for your time. I thank you for your friendship and just being so open and honest with all of our listeners.

SPEAKER_01 29:54

Thank you for having us. We appreciate you. I um to anyone who is moving to Nashville, Amanda went to every single apartment or house that we were looking at and would video the neighborhood, video the house. And you were so honest. I remember there was one house you went to and you said this driveway is way too steep for two kids. You can't do it. So you have been, we we are so grateful for you and your friendship and your guidance.

SPEAKER_03 30:18

I couldn't agree more. Everything.

SPEAKER_02 30:19

Well, right back at you. Thank you. Thank you guys. And for all of our listeners, I will put all of their information in our show notes. You will definitely have to reach out. And um, thanks again for being here, guys. And until next time. That's a wrap on this episode of Behind the White Coat. I hope today's conversation left you feeling more understood and supported. And if you enjoyed this episode, I would love for you to subscribe, leave a review, or share it with another physician spouse. Your support helps more of us to connect. Keep in mind this podcast is for you. So let's keep this conversation going. DM me on Instagram at Amanda Barron Realtor with your thoughts, topic ideas, questions, or even guest suggestions. I would really love to hear from you. Thanks for spending part of your day with me, and remember, you are never in this alone. See you next time.