Bonjour Friends!
I’m Dr. Chrissy
Trauma & Critical Care Surgeon
Whole Body Optimism™ founder & CEO
Beyond the operating room, I help busy healthcare professionals get their time back, discover more energy, and feel better in their own skin! Curious about 1-on-1 coaching or consulting opportunities for your company or division? Click the link below!
I’m Dr. Chrissy Guidry, a double board-certified Trauma & Critical Care Surgeon, Founder of Whole Body Optimism™, and mom.
My journey into medicine began in a small town in South Louisiana, where I watched my father serve as an ICU nurse and witnessed both my mom and my brother brother survive life-threatening trauma. Those moments ignited my passion for surgery and ultimately drew me to the intensity of trauma and critical care, caring for the sickest of the sick when every decision mattered.
Like many surgeons, I entered training with a drive to perform, to achieve, and to be seen as “the one who could handle it all.” Perfectionism and people-pleasing fueled me as much as my love for patient care. Over time, I realized what so many of us struggle with in medicine: that our identity gets tangled in achievement, reputation, and titles. The truth is, it was never about me…it was always about the patient.
That shift in perspective didn’t come easily. It was shaped by wise mentors, by navigating the difficult realities of surgical culture, and by personal struggles of my own.
My battle with infertility was one of the hardest chapters of my life. Between IVF cycles, donor egg decisions, and even being written up for missing an OR case because of early-morning ultrasounds, I faced the tension between career and family in a deeply vulnerable way. A colleague’s words changed everything for me: “There will always be another surgeon for the patients… but no one else can be a mom to your children.”
That moment gave me permission to redefine success.
Through clean living, mind-body practices, and embracing coaching support, I not only grew my family; I also grew a new vision for medicine. I served as a Graduate Medical Education Well-Being Director, where I built wellness programs, cross-departmental friendships, and practical resources for residents. What I learned there and what I live now is that well-being isn’t a side project. It’s the foundation for how we show up as physicians, partners, parents, and people.
Today, I live that philosophy through Whole Body Optimism™: guiding healthcare professionals to reclaim their well-being, find presence, and reconnect to purpose without losing themselves in the process. I now practice trauma surgery part-time in a community I love, while coaching, speaking, and creating courses that help doctors and residents rewrite the narrative of what it means to thrive in medicine.
Because I believe this: true healing isn’t just about saving lives in the operating room. It’s about learning how to live fully… mind, body, and soul; in and outside of medicine.
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