95. A Disability Insurance Deep Dive

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Our guest today is Dr. Stephanie Pearson, founder and CEO of</span> <a href= "https://www.pearsonravitz.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Pearson Ravitz</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, an insurance advisory firm that specializes in disability and life insurance for healthcare professionals. In this episode we break down disability insurance start to finish: what to look for in a policy, pitfalls and traps, the deal with disability coverage through work, the steps you need to take in order to collect disability, why insurance companies so often put up a fight in paying, and much more. </span></p> <p><strong>To see our most recent newsletter, <a href= "https://mailchi.mp/e6de2ad2db79/nprburnout-17009265">click here</a>.</strong></p> <p><strong>Interested in one-on-one coaching? Learn more at</strong> <a href= "https://roborman.com"><strong>roborman.com</strong></a></p> <p><span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> <strong>A full transcript of this episode is available on</strong> </span><a style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;" href="https://roborman.com/category/stimulus/"><strong>our podcast page</strong></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Guest bio:</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Before beginning her career in insurance, Dr. Pearson was in the prime of her career as an OB/GYN when she suffered a shoulder injury at work that soon prevented her from practicing medicine. Her struggle navigating the disability claims process and the challenges of losing her identity as a physician drove her to become a passionate advocate and advisor to her peers on the importance of disability insurance.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Stephanie dedicated herself to educating others on the vital need to have the appropriate policy (so