Podcast
Just A Quick Pinch
Hosted by Connie Wang · EN
Just A Quick Pinch is the podcast for young women in healthcare that want to feel impactful at work, enjoy the career they worked so hard for, all while having fun as young girly pops too. Each week, Dr. Connie Wang, PharmD DMD shares a dose of light hearted small talk news & communication tips so that YOU can start the best convos with patients & coworkers. If you’re tired of feeling discouraged that patients aren’t listening or that you’re not making the impact you imagined - it all starts with the questions you ask & the connections you make - and I’m here to help!
IG and TikTok: @drconniewang, @justaquickpinch
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PUT IT DOWN - let me help you stop feeling guilty for cancelling plans, taking time off, falling short, & more
Jan 2000:15:31Tap to summarizeGUILT - it's something we know all too well, and as high achievers it's the thing we think helps us succeed when in reality its the very thing that holds us back we think we have to suffer for success, we think we have to struggle to make things worth it, and we think we don't deserve to enjoy time off and self care today's episode is my attempt to help you put down those heavy feelings of guilt and just allow yourself to have a new perspective on why its important: - to allow yourself to cancel plans - to allow yourself to take time off - to allow yourself to not have all the answers- to allow yourself to not be where you want to be yet - to allow yourself to feel out of control so join me and put it down, it's heavy <3 @justaquickpinch, @drconniewang
Transcribe →"how long should I stay in a job I don't like?" & "is it too soon to move in with my partner?" - Chief Complaints ft. Jimmy!
Jan 1300:18:43Tap to summarizeYou submitted, we answered! Our advice segment, Chief Complaints is back ft. my husband Jimmy to answer 2 age old timing related questions: 1. How long should I give a job that I don't like?2. When to move in with a partner? We break down our best relationship + career advice and hope to make you laugh along the way!@justaquickpinch, @drconniewang
Transcribe →Your Weekly Small Talk News ft. Jimmy! McDonald's McRib lawsuit, the 2026 spice of the year, the NYE July ball drop
Jan 600:24:16Tap to summarizeNo more awkward silences! We are ringing in the new year with your weekly small talk news ft. my husband Jimmy! This we we break down: - the newest McDonald's McRib lawsuit, fav school lunches, early 2000s school memories: https://people.com/mcdonalds-faces-class-action-lawsuit-over-fan-favorite-mcrib-sandwich-11879035- The NYE ball drop for the first time ever in HISTORY happening twice: https://www.today.com/life/holidays/times-square-ball-drop-lit-twice-new-years-eve-2026-rcna251711- McCormick's 2026 spice of the year revealed: https://people.com/mcdonalds-faces-class-action-lawsuit-over-fan-favorite-mcrib-sandwich-11879035IG: @drconniewang, @justaquickpinch
Transcribe →Your weekly small talk survival guide ft. Jimmy! 4th of July Hot Dog Contest, Ozzy O’s DNA drink
Jul 8, 202500:31:44Tap to summarizeMy HUSBAND Jimmy joins us to break down the 3 small talk news stories of the week for you to chat about with patient's, coworkers, avoid awkward conversation & more. Here is your small talk survival guide of the week!: https://people.com/joey-chestnut-claims-17th-nathans-famous-hot-dog-championship-11766598https://people.com/ozzy-osbourne-selling-dna-liquid-death-11757004https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/chuck-e-cheese-launches-new-arcade-for-adults-rcna216614IG: @justaquickpinch, @drconniewang
Transcribe →What Was Never Said: to the boss that gave up on me & the mentor who passed ft. Dr. Daltria: finding your own closure
Jul 1, 202500:33:02Tap to summarizetoday my good friend & general dentist Dr. Daltria (@theassociatesadvantage) joins me for another episode of the summer series to break down 2 conversations that she never got to have, and the lessons learned from them.Story 1: Daltria's experience with a boss that gave up on her and never gave her closure - what she learned about showing respect via confrontation, finding your own closure, and finding your own self worth outside of extrinsic metrics. Story 2: Daltria shares her story with a mentor that recently passed - she shares what she never got to say to him, an the lasting impression that his legacy left on herIG: @drconniewang, @justaquickpinch
Transcribe →What Was Never Said: to the ex. assistant & ex. boyfriend ft. Dr. Britany Baker: the art of having hard conversations early
Jun 24, 202500:33:26Tap to summarizeSometimes we avoid hard conversations because we think other people can do them better, or because we think maybe we're sparing someones feelings by holding back - today Dr. Britany Baker (@dr.bortny) breaks down her stories of What Was Never Said: to the ex assistant that was her good friend and first assistant, and to the ex boyfriend who was a long time boyfriend where things ended We chat about authenticity in relationships and conversations, projecting our feelings on others in anticipation, and setting boundaries - and why sometimes saying the hard thing and saying it early is ironically the most peaceful and painless way IG: @drconniewang, @justaquickpinch
Transcribe →What Was Never Said: to the ex coworker that made me feel unwelcome ft. Dr. Jamie - adjusting to new jobs, let them theory
Jun 17, 202500:31:03Tap to summarizeDr. Jamie Ko (@withjamie.dds) joins us for our summer series: What Was Never Said, to share a story of lessons learned from working with a coworker that left her feeling unwelcome - she shares the realities of: - being a warm/open person and expecting others to be the same - learning to set boundaries and expectations, and not place so much emphasis on yourself- how to navigate starting a new position and the difficultieis that come with working in new environments - let them theory /feeling judged IG: @drconniewang, @justaquickpinch
Transcribe →What Was Never Said: to the mentor that didn't believe in me ft. Dr. Rudi - bouncing back from judgement & proving others wrong
Jun 10, 202500:45:41Tap to summarizeSummer series of What Was Never Said continues!!! with Dr. Rudi (@ruuds_innerthoughts) emergency medicine pharmacist, book worm, spin enthusiast & professional meal prepper - she shares what she never said to: - an advisor that told her she was not meant for clinical pharmacy: bouncing back in the fact of rejection and doubt, how to believe in yourself when others won't, prove others wrong, and navigate burnout as well as an ex boyfriend that ghosted her in the craziest way that led to her meeting her current fiance and future husband IG: @drconniewang, @justaquickpinch
Transcribe →Dear ex-boss & younger self, ft. Dr. Steven Lu - What Was Never Said: a series of lessons in grit, gratitude, & courage
Jun 3, 202500:44:13Tap to summarizeSometimes the stories that shape us the most are written by the words we never got to say.Welcome to our summer series, What Was Never Said! Each week we'll be joined by the hottest trailblazers & newest kids on the healthcare block where they'll share 2 conversations they never got to have. Through these stories, we unpack lessons in grit, courage, resilience, and hear moments of heartbreak, failure, and the bounce back that inevitably comes. As we unpack why we avoid these hard conversations, how we grow from them, and what they say about us, we'll also gain appreciation for the importance of communication, connection, and vulnerability. So come along for the ride this summer! First up we have Dr. Steven Lu (@dentistrywithsteven) - the 4am workout, Supra loving, growth mindset guru! He shares how being laid off from his on paper "perfect" job was the beginning of the rest of his life. He shares the words he never got to say to an ex boss from a hard associateship position, and to his younger self during times of struggle and imposter syndrome IG: @justaquickpinch, @drconniewang
Transcribe →Your weekly small talk survival guide ft. Jimmy: Dancing w the Sharks, X Ray vision contacts, Kesha's LinkedIn 2.0
May 27, 202500:24:41Tap to summarizeMy fiancé Jimmy joins me to break down the weekly small talk news for the last time as my fiancé before he becomes my HUSBAND!!! We share the top small talk news to share this week with patients and coworkers to have the best convos at work. We break down:- our summer bucket list that we will proceed to only do 10% of- Dancing with the Sharks: the hottest new TV show https://people.com/tom-bergeron-returns-to-the-dance-world-sort-of-to-host-all-new-series-dancing-with-sharks-11735855- HGTV's newest competition show: Bachelor Mansion Renohttps://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/hgtv-announces-bachelor-mansion-renovation-series-are-details-rcna207049 - Scientists invent X Ray vision contact lenseshttps://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-01630-x- a Pokemon Fossil museum to launch in Chicagohttps://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/pokemon-fossil-museum-to-debut-in-north-america-at-chicagos-field-museum- Kesha launches Smash, a platform for music creativeshttps://variety.com/2025/music/news/sofi-kelsea-ballerini-tnachieves-investing-2-million-tennessee-students-1236403335/
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