Connection Through Community, One-on-One Support, Education & Advocacy
The Flipside Life (TFSL) supports physician families by fostering connection, providing one-on-one support, and advocating for systemic change. Through our online Connect Call Membership, in-person events, social media communities, and mentorship opportunities, TFSL helps physician partners build meaningful relationships and find support. Founder Hayley Harlock offers personalized coaching to help individuals and couples navigate personal and professional challenges. TFSL also raises awareness about the unique experiences of physician families through media, educational initiatives, and collaborations with medical institutions, working to create a more supportive healthcare culture.
what we do
Connection
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Medicine can take a toll on physician partners. Connection and community are essential to thriving as a physician family at all stages of training and practice. TFSL connects physician partners through online Connect Calls and other special in-person and virtual events.
TFSL also connects the community via social media platforms where physician spouses and partners can find mentorship, resources and friendship.
TFSL collaborates with medical associations and specialty societies to host social events, especially for spouses and partners to connect while attending conferences/annual meetings with their physician partners.
1:1 Support
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Work one-on-one with TFSL founder, physician spouse and registered social worker, Hayley Harlock.
These personalized sessions are perfect for physician partners and physicians who feel stuck personally or professionally, as well as those looking to strengthen their most important relationships. The focus is on thriving, not only surviving!
Whether you're navigating personal challenges or seeking professional development, these sessions provide a supportive space tailored to your needs.
Small private group sessions are also available.
Education & Advocacy
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TFSL writes articles, appears in media and collaborates with medical education providers and other community partners on behalf of the physician family community. TFSL helps raise awareness about medical training and the healthcare system's impact on physician families at all training and practice stages while seeking opportunities to advocate for change.
TFSL provides specialized consultation services tailored for institutions and organizations aiming to enhance their support of physician families.
TFSL also offers customizable resource toolkits and presentations on various topics relevant to physician families and their well-being.
Dr. Catharine Munn, M.Sc., M.D., F.R.C.P.(C), Assistant Dean, Resident Affairs
McMaster University
“Hayley brings all of her skills, knowledge and compassion to the table every time, whether her audience is physicians, medical learners, physician partners or students.
She is a connector – celebrating everyone’s strengths and bringing them together to solve problems, learn, create and support one another. Hayley brings her professional skills, as a social worker, facilitator and teacher, together with her personal skills, as a reflective, warm, and nurturing person, to every encounter and experience. Her ability to ask a good question, to observe and learn from others, and her tremendous communication and story-telling skills, allow her to share her wisdom in helpful, generous and powerful ways. It has been a privilege and pleasure to work with Hayley over the years in teaching and research endeavours. Her grit and commitment to physician partners and physician well-being means that there’s always more challenges on the horizon and work to be done, and she’ll bring you along on the journey.”
Michael Greb, Director and Head, Partnerships, MD Financial Management
"TFSL is a great organization to work with to cultivate connections within the physician family member community.
MD and Scotiabank chose to partner with the Flipside Life (TFSL) because of the support that they bring
to the physician family community, especially physician partners and spouses. Working closely with TFSL
has strengthened our understanding of the physician family community, adding valuable input to the
way we serve our clients."
Julie Petrera
Physician Spouse
"TFSL is more than a community—it’s a lifeline for spouses and partners of medical students and physicians living on the flipside of the white coat.
"I found Hayley and The Flipside Life (TFSL) community through social media during the pandemic, at a time when I was lacking connection and support. Since then, I’ve attended weekly Connect Calls and other in-person and virtual TFSL events that have made a meaningful difference in my life.
TFSL fills a critical gap in medicine by providing advocacy, connection, and unwavering support. In a world that often overlooks us, TFSL ensures we feel seen, validated, and understood. It’s a space where we find strength in shared experiences and a network of people who just get it. We’re not navigating this journey alone—we’re in it together.”
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