1. In 2008, you faced a near breakdown linked to screen addiction. What helped you realize the connection between screen use, dopamine, and your physical and mental health?

2. With screens now more pervasive than ever, do you see hope as a digital wellness coach? Can humanity thrive without losing its essence in the digital age?

3. Your work redefines hospitality as a place of healing rather than mere leisure. How does your concept of detox differ from traditional spas and relaxation? What does wellness by design truly mean to you?

4. Initiatives like the National Day of Unplugging and India’s Digital Wellness Day have gained attention. How have these movements grown over the years? Have they met your expectations?

5. You describe DigiPause as the "gluten-free" of mental health. What do you mean by that?

6. Is achieving a healthy tech-life balance a reality for everyone or just a privilege for a select few?

7. Do you believe it’s truly possible to escape the online world in today’s hyperconnected age?

8. How can mental health become an achievable goal for anyone, regardless of their circumstances, in the digital era?

About Eric Bourgault:

Founder of DigiPause. Wellness Coach and Consultant specialized in digital detox experiences.

As an early pioneer of the digital detox movement and a recovered dopamine screen junkie, Eric has been trailblazing new integrative wellness concepts all over the world for almost two decades.

In this episode, Eric Bourgault will explore if life-tech balance is a utopic vision limited to a certain group of people or if it can be accessible to anyone, and how the hotel of the future fits into this vision.

A thought-provoking conversation on the role of hospitality in this time of crisis.

1. What inspired you to create the Physician Mothers Group (PMG), the world’s largest support group for women physicians?

2. Leading PMG with a team of 23 admins is no small feat. How do you manage this responsibility?

3. In your coaching practice, what drives high-earning women in male-dominated fields to consider leaving medicine?

4. How do you help your clients navigate burnout, midcareer struggles, or midlife transitions?

5. Do you believe gender inequity in medicine can ever truly be resolved?

6. Burnout, midcareer crisis, or midlife awareness—what’s the difference, and why does it matter?

7. Why should women consider hiring a coach? When does a support group fall short of providing what’s needed?

About Dr. Hala Sabry D.O., M.B.A.

Physician Digital Services | CEO

Founder Physician Moms Group (PMG)

Emergency Medicine Physician

Dr. Hala Sabry is an Emergency Medicine physician who is most well-known for finding Physician Moms Group, the largest women physician support group in the world. Since building her community, she started helping other companies build an audience around their products and services as a community engagement consultant.

After mentoring so many women over the last decade, she started a formal coaching practice aimed to support high earning women in male-dominated fields who struggle with thoughts of wanting to quit due to loneliness, struggles with confidence and resentment of the sacrifices they had to make to have a successful, lucrative career.

Her mission is to support all women at every level so that they can continue to fight the gender inequity that exists in the world.

1. How do you monetize your passion?

2. How young is too young to start a business of your own?

3. How soon can a young entrepreneur expect to start making money and/or profit?

4. Is growing a business organically too slow?

5. Work 9-5 for someone else, and 5-9 for yourself. How?

6. What is the definition of success?

About Maxwell Bentley:

Maxwell Bentley is a video producer known for launching high-performing video marketing strategies for brands across the globe. He has partnered with Roblox, Hyundai, Quantum Bank, and an extensive clientele of nonprofits and small businesses.

He is the Founder & Executive Producer at the Bentley Media Group, a video marketing agency that was named a finalist for Forsyth County Business of the Year in 2018 and 2019. His agency has generated over 100,000,000 trackable video impressions that have translated to millions of dollars in sales revenue for his clients since 2015.

In 2022, he produced a donor appeal film for Meals By Grace, a Georgia nonprofit dedicated to feeding hungry children, that helped raise over $187,000 for the organization. He was subsequently named to the University of North Georgia inaugural 20 Under 40 Alumni class. In 2017, he produced a trailer for the Xbox title Super Bomb Survival and served as the lead editor for the Roblox app trailer.

He serves on multiple advisory boards and has partnered with area schools to help prepare rising talent for the demands of the Georgia film and video production industry. He exists to form meaningful relationships where his clients and his staff feel successful.