Live Where You Vacation: How to Make Your Dreams a Reality with Tara Bouchard, PA-C

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I'm a PA who burned out, big time, and now I teach PAs to work-part time, build boundaries, start and scale business, because every PA deserves a paycheck they are proud of and to feel valued at work. I love leopard print, skiing, and my morning routine. My mission? To help PAs stop feeling overworked, underpaid and overwhelmed and start feeling valued and earning what they deserve.

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You’re listening to Episode 019 of Fulfilled – The Podcast. Today we are chatting with Tara Bouchard, Surgical PA Extraordinaire, Wife, Momma, cat & beach lover!

After realizing that their true love and their best family life existed at the beach, Tara and her family sold their home and all of their belongings, got new jobs and packed up for the beach. They lived in a camper & rented. They changed school districts, left their support system, navigated moving and buying in a beach town.

The difference between dreams and reality is taking action. Taking action starts with making a plan. What steps exist between you and the desired outcome? The life you dream of exists on the other side of taking steps – and putting the steps together in sequential order.

We touch on the things within a marriage, family dynamics, the logistics of finding jobs, making sacrifices for the dream. There is always an opportunity cost for pursuing the dreams of your heart.

Tara shares how her family sacrificed and chose to live in a camper, built a “catio” – better known as a chicken coop and patio meets cat home – after selling their home so they could fulfill their family dream of living at the beach! How did the transition go? How did her teenagers react? Tune in to hear the whole story!

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I'm Tracy Bingaman

It's so nice to meet you... I’m a PA, skiing enthusiast, leopard-print lover, bright-lipstick-wearing badass, and a mom (to both kids and a pup).

I burned out working as a PA… BIG TIME. I quit my job, doubled my hourly income, cut my work hours in half, and built a life around what I value—not someone else’s schedule.

Now, I coach clinicians on how to go part-time, build businesses, and set boundaries so they can create careers (and lives) they actually love. 

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Let’s make work work for you!

The Persistent Provider

Persistent Provider is a clinician who refuses to settle for burnout, imbalance, or a career dictated by someone else’s terms. They are relentless in their pursuit of better—better work-life balance, better compensation, better boundaries, and better fulfillment in medicine.

They persist by:
✅ Negotiating for the pay and schedule they deserve.
✅ Working smarter—not harder—through part-time work, business ventures, or side income.
✅ Setting firm boundaries to protect their time and energy.
✅ Redefining success on their own terms.

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A Persistent Provider doesn’t settle—they create a sustainable, fulfilling career in medicine.

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