Funding Your Healthcare Vision

Dr. Omolara is back! And, she’s back with our new podcast Funding Your Healthcare Vision. We’re back to remind each and every single one of you — looking to start and build your own mission-driven healthcare for-profit or non-profit business or practice — that we believe in you. We believe that you can change the world, and we know that you have what it takes to make your dreams come true.But here's the thing: if you don't have a funding strategy, your success is going to be sabotaged from the start. And if you're a black or brown woman entrepreneur trying to start or grow a business in health care, using any other sort of funds to elevate your healthcare practice or organization’s growth can severely sabotage your success.Is bootstrapping your healthcare vision sabotaging your success before you even get started? Are you looking at equity-based funding and high-interest loans opportunities that will put you in debt and lose valuable stake and say in your own healthcare practices mission and values? There is money ready to be placed in the hands of Black and Brown women in medicine with an idea, a dream, or a vision that helps underserved communities, families, men, women, and children.And, we’ve branded our podcast to focus on sharing with you strategies that can get you funded (without dipping into your personal bank accounts, giving away equity to VCs and angels, and taking out a high-interest business loan). In this episode of the Melanin & Medicine Podcast, Dr. Omolara is going to support you in getting endless funding from partnership opportunities, so that you could focus on doing what you do best: provide much-needed healthcare to underserved communities that need it most.  What You’ll Learn From This Episode:How your intrapreneurial strategies have already prepared you for entrepreneurial partnership opportunitiesThe difference between the types funding available to you and what each can do for your growing healthcare practiceWhy partnerships and collaboration are important to get where you want your practice to goDr. Omolara’s own personal story and how she raised nearly $1mil in funding to build a social justice healthcare practice in the community she cares deeply about is dedicated to providing careFind the show notes at:Read the transcript for this episode at: Send Dr. Omolara a voice message at the link below, whether you have a question about funding a mission-driven health practice or a response to this episode. Maybe she'll answer your question on air!https://melaninandmedicine.co/messagesSubmit an intake form: https://bit.ly/practiceintakeformResources: bit.ly/melaninandmedicineOur website: melaninandmedicine.coDon’t forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast and tell us your key takeaways! CONNECT WITH US! Instagram LinkedIn Twitter

As we approach the next change of season, it’s time to start thinking about what we — as Black women healthcare professionals at the forefront of making changes in health equity — have done, have yet to do, what seeds we will be planting, and what we’re not feeling quite ready or able yet to grow to fruition out of unpreparedness, fear, reticence, or hesitancy. If you’re feeling stuck in your life, career or business, and unsure how to move forward, I can help you. Check out our FREE transformational masterclass From Dreaming to Doing the Three Actionable Steps for Living Out Your Purpose. In this episode of the Melanin & Medicine Podcast, I’m sharing the importance of normalizing , recognizing, and acknowledging the importance of the stages we take on the road to birthing our best.What You’ll Learn From This Episode:Why it's okay to be in the space before your best work actually gets bornWhy you don’t have to be 100% optimistic about the journey and to your best work and being ok with the journey that is part of getting thereUnderstanding you can’t do it all and being at the forefront of change in healthcare is less about doing everything on your own, but derived from funding, resources and networksRemembering to learn from your past in order to create and birth the work that will change your futureHow to apply three important questions for reflection and gauging your successBe sure to tune in to all the episodes to receive tons of practical tips on empowering Black women in medicine and academia to find their purpose and achieve their vision.Thank you for listening! Send Dr. Omolara a voice message at the link below, whether you have a question about funding a mission-driven health practice or a response to this episode. Maybe she'll answer your question on air!https://melaninandmedicine.co/messagesSubmit an intake form: https://bit.ly/practiceintakeformResources: bit.ly/melaninandmedicineOur website: melaninandmedicine.coCONNECT WITH US!InstagramLinkedInTwitterCONNECT WITH US!InstagramLinkedInTwitterDon’t forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast and tell us your key takeaways! CONNECT WITH US! Instagram LinkedIn Twitter

Going through life without a mission can have serious ramifications on your health and wellbeing. That’s why episode 66 of the Melanin, Medicine & Motherhood Podcast is about creating your life and business mission! In this episode of the Melanin & MedicinePodcast, I’m sharing the importance of crafting your mission and ways you can identify your life mission for yourself.Looking for guidance? Or, do you just need a dose of accountability in your life, career or entrepreneurial journey? Complete an Intake Form and get personalized feedback from me that will help you head down the road to growth that will start you living your most fulfilled life.What You’ll Learn From This Episode:How do we get to our mission and how do we identify that for ourselves?Your mission isn’t literally something that comes out of thin air. It’s something you’ve done or have been doing, and you are missing it.So often we sit in our zone of excellence because we are good at something but we don’t feel satisfied with that work. We need to make sure we are creating a life that adds value to us.4 Questions you need to ask yourself to determine if you are on the right path toward your life missionBe sure to tune in to all the episodes to receive tons of practical tips on empowering Black women in medicine and academia to find their purpose and achieve their vision.Thank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, take a screenshot of the episode to post in your stories and tag me!  And don’t forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast and tell me your key takeaways!CONNECT WITH DR. OMOLARA UWEMEDIMO MD, MPH:Head on over to melaninandmedicine.co to take a look and tap into all of our resources.Don’t forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast and tell us your key takeaways! CONNECT WITH US! Instagram LinkedIn Twitter

Sometimes it's difficult to shift and approach what we have to leave behind to get to our next level. It's important that you are making sure that you're advocating for where you're supposed to be, whether that be in your current workplace or moving out of that workplace to another or your own healthcare entity and business. There's power in movement, but there's also power in staying where you are and leveraging where you're at for maximum success. To where you want to be.  To access that power, you need to plant yourself so you  have the soil, the sun, all of the specific things that you need to grow.  By the way, our Passion to Profit Masterclass is this upcoming weekend. In this transformational workshop we'll be sharing the 5 shifts that women of color in healthcare must make in order to grow businesses that create impact and income (even if you're still working a full-time job)! If you have a desire to launch and grow your own business for social impact and health justice, you won't want to miss out. Reserve your seat here.Things you'll learn from this episode:Using social media platforms to share your accomplishments as a power move that you can leverageRecognizing who needs to be in the support system for where you want to beRealize the areas of our lives that have not been cultivated that have been our blind spots and we figure out how to strengthen those Doing our due diligence to make sure that we are in the space that will literally push us to successIn this week's episode I share how a stressful situation affirmed my transition out of academia but also made me recognize the five things Black women in medicine & academia must be doing beforehand to ensure our success, whether you are transitioning to a different position at your job or transition out of your job.Be sure to tune in to all the episodes to receive tons of practical tips on empowering Black women in medicine and academia to find their purpose and achieve their vision.Thank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, take a screenshot of the episode to post in your stories and tag me!  And don’t forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast and tell me your key takeaways!CONNECT WITH DR. OMOLARA UWEMEDIMO MD, MPH:Tap into all of our resources at Melanin & Medicine HEREDon’t forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast and tell us your key takeaways! CONNECT WITH US! Instagram LinkedIn Twitter

We find ourselves “doing” so often that we don’t take the time to reflect on how far we’ve come. That’s why this episode of the Melanin & Medicine Podcast is about reflecting to stay motivated! As Black women, we often limit our dreams, our impact, our wealth & even our legacy by not owning our power & maximizing it.Knowing whether you are fully owning your power is essential for helping you learn how you can tap into more power to live the life you deserve. When you reach out to me via our Support Request Form, you'll receive personalized feedback from to help guide you in your purpose, prioritizing your goals and designing a sustainable plan to make it all happen.We'll be hosting our Passion to Profit Masterclass soon. In this transformational workshop we'll be sharing the 5 shifts that women of color in healthcare must make in order to grow businesses that create impact and income (even if you're still working a full-time job)! If you have you have a desire to launch and grow your own business for social impact and health justice, you won't want to miss out. Reserve your seat here.This week, I’m sharing the importance of reflecting back on how far you’ve come in order to stay motivated and driven going forward.What You’ll Learn From This Episode:Reflecting on the change that has occurred in your life over the past 12 months. Looking internally to notice change and drive our motivation when we might not be able to see it on the outside. How I have learned to create a vision of internal growth and start to recognize the fruits of my labor. Recognizing that the person you bring to the world in yourself is more valuable than what you bring to the world. Be sure to tune in to all the episodes to receive tons of practical tips on empowering Black women in healthcare to find their purpose and achieve their vision. And don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and review the podcast and tell me your key takeaways!LINKS MENTIONED DURING THE EPISODE:Get professional or personal support from Melanin & Medicine by completing an intake  at https://bit.ly/mmintakeformJoin us for our FREE masterclass on Saturday, April 30th at 12 PM EST. Register to grow your early or mid-stage healthcare social enterprise at https://melaninandmedicine.co/masterclassLearn more about Melanin & Medicine and Dr. Omolara at melaninandmedicine.co and tap into all of our resources.Don’t forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast and tell us your key takeaways! CONNECT WITH US! Instagram LinkedIn Twitter

As Black women in healthcare, it’s extremely important for us to be observant about where justice is, who is not at the table and what's not being talked about. In this space, that can be very hard to do. And, it’s particularly important to remember that —  doing the type of work we do —  healthcare workers go through a lot and have a high rate of burnout and mental illness. In this episode of the Melanin & Medicine podcast we discuss why protecting and preserving each other as Black women in healthcare is essential to the collective movement and to pushing ourselves forward.What You’ll Learn From This Episode:Why it’s important to interrogate our lives, interrogate our power, and how and where to utilize itWhy we women need each other and the importance of connecting as a unit to further health justiceHow to address where or if you're taking somebody's power, where or if you haven't acknowledged somebody's power, and how are you address thatHow polite timidity is killing us, and how we can move in assertive solidarity to go for the throat of fear…and much more!Be sure to tune in to all the episodes to receive tons of practical tips on empowering Black, LatinX, and Indigenous women in medicine to create sustainable health equity initiatives, opportunities, and entrepreneurships that get funded.Thank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, take a screenshot of the episode to post in your stories and tag me!  And don’t forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast and tell me your key takeaways!Learn more about Melanin & Medicine and Omolara at https://melaninmedicine.buzzsprout.com/CONNECT WITH DR. OMOLARA UWEMEDIMO MD, MPH:Head on over to melaninandmedicine.co to take a look and tap into all of our resources at Melanin & Medicine hereLINKS MENTIONEDhttps://yhoo.it/3NTXCrSDon’t forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast and tell us your key takeaways! CONNECT WITH US! Instagram LinkedIn Twitter

Dr. Stella Safo is a Harvard trained board certified HIV primary care physician, and an expert in healthcare delivery modeling. An advocate in the highest sense –  who's committed to gender and racial equity – she's a founding member of Equity Now at Mount Sinai where she worked Vote Health and a co-founder of Coalition to Advance Anti-Racism and Medicine. She's been featured on CNN, MSNBC, Yahoo, finance, CBS. In 2020 she was named one of modern healthcare's top minority clinicians to watch. Her work as CEO and founder of Just Equity for Health is from a space of being in multiple areas of leadership in clinical transformation and healthcare consulting research, and being able to think about ways that we can bring equity into systems and, and create systems change.Here at Melanin & Medicine,  we're dedicated to our mission to provide a one-stop shop for community and coaching for Black women in healthcare. Take a moment to complete our Support Request Form so we can learn how we can support your personal development, work-life integration, career planning & transition or even pivoting into entrepreneurshipIn this episode of the Melanin & Medicine podcast we discuss  where we can start to think about ourselves as change agents and get some lessons around Dr. Safo’s story around seeing what we do really as a push for us to be a change agent — no matter how big or small — and, how we do that is not only dependent on who we are, but also who we allow ourselves to be.What You’ll Learn From This Episode:Knowing when your body and soul are telling you what it needs. Finding balance in life, and understanding the dangers of working so hard in an environment that is toxic and abusiveHow resourcing power and research works decisions are being made at the table of  highest levels — about funds and healthcare innovations will be used — and how often voices of patients practicing clinicians, and the people who have gone to med school are not in the roomOur responsibility to make sure that our patients are safe, especially our historically marginalized populationsDeveloping the seed in your head to one day run a health system company and do it in a way where people's humanity is at the forefront…and much more!Be sure to tune in to all the episodes to receive tons of practical tips on empowering Black, LatinX, and Indigenous women in medicine to create sustainable health equity initiatives, opportunities, and entrepreneurships that get funded.Thank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, take a screenshot of the episode to post in your stories and tag me!  And don’t forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast and tell me your key takeaways!Learn more about Melanin & Medicine and Omolara at https://melaninmedicine.buzzsprout.com/CONNECT WITH DR. OMOLARA UWEMEDIMO MD, MPH:Head on over to melaninandmedicine.co to take a look and tap into all of our resources at Melanin & Medicine hereLINKS MENTIONEDhttps://www.independent.com/2022/03/13/we-demand-better-for-our-black-children/CONNECT WITH DR. STELLA SAFOhttps://twitter.com/ammahstarr?lang=enhttps://justequityforheDon’t forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast and tell us your key takeaways! CONNECT WITH US! Instagram LinkedIn Twitter

As health justice centered people in particular, much of the work that we do is quite comfortable. And, it's sometimes difficult to have a clear vision in general for our lives and careers in order to determine what is worth staying for or keeping in our lives opposed to what we should to eliminate, leave and let go to gain personal clarity, career success, and economic independence. We forget to stop and reflect, which keeps us in spaces that do not allow us to evolve, even though our bodies are telling us to move or shift or do something different.We'll be hosting our Passion to Profit Masterclass Monday March 28th. In this transformational workshop we'll be sharing the 5 shifts that women of color in healthcare must make in order to grow businesses that create impact and income (even if you're still working a full-time job)! If you have you have a desire to launch and grow your own business for social impact and health justice, you won't want to miss out. Reserve your seat here.In this episode of the Melanin & Medicine podcast we discuss the ways to determine when it's time to pivot in your career and determine where our expertise and our genius can be best used to make the most impact and support the most people. .What You’ll Learn From This Episode:How to designate and determine if it’s time for you to make shifts in your justice center careerHow you can find freedom spaces inside of your organization that bring meaning If you can address your desire to pivot internally in your workplace? And, if not, being comfortable with making a complete shiftHow to create something outside of your organization or workplace to move quickly into an impactful and highly visible health justice and equity career space…and much more!Be sure to tune in to all the episodes to receive tons of practical tips on empowering Black, LatinX, and Indigenous women in medicine to create sustainable health equity initiatives, opportunities, and entrepreneurships that get funded.Thank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, take a screenshot of the episode to post in your stories and tag me!  And don’t forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast and tell me your key takeaways!Learn more about Melanin & Medicine and Omolara at https://melaninmedicine.buzzsprout.com/CONNECT WITH DR. OMOLARA UWEMEDIMO MD, MPH:Head on over to melaninandmedicine.co to take a look and tap into all of our resources at Melanin & Medicine hereLINKS MENTIONEDhttps://medcitynews.com/2022/03/socially-determined-unveils-metric-measuring-impact-of-social-connectedness-on-health-outcomes-business-performance/https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2022/03/11/many-medicaid-recipients-could-lose-coverage-as-pandemic-endsDon’t forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast and tell us your key takeaways! CONNECT WITH US! Instagram LinkedIn Twitter

As women of color, we have a unique amount of both professional experience that's been curated and personal connections. The ideas that we come up with in terms of what we think is going to be helpful for the health of our communities are extremely culturally informed. Why aren't these accessible to the larger audience? Why aren't we making sure these are available to as many people as possible? If you are someone who has worked in healthcare at any point you have a speaking possibility, if you choose to pursue it. And, it is going to be both powerful for your work and profitable for you.Before we get into our topic, we'll be hosting our Passion to Profit Masterclass soon. In this transformational workshop we'll be sharing the 5 shifts that women of color in healthcare must make in order to grow businesses that create impact and income (even if you're still working a full-time job)! If you have you have a desire to launch and grow your own business for social impact and health justice, you won't want to miss out. Reserve your seat here.In this episode of the Melanin & Medicine podcast we discuss making a shift in our work to add speaking as a revenue stream that allows for us to create bandwidth in our clinical work as well as really feel like we’re making an impact outside of one-to-one care.What You’ll Learn From This Episode:Professional speaking and the mistakes that you need to avoidHow to use speaking of opportunities that can go the long distance to leverage your businessThe importance of learning the art of pitching yourself to media speaking platforms and being Determining if you will focus your speaking efforts on being a specialist or a generalistThe importance of creating a frameworkHow to always make sure that you are clear about your speaking intention ie and your call to action…and much more!Be sure to tune in to all the episodes to receive tons of practical tips on empowering Black, LatinX, and Indigenous women in medicine to create sustainable health equity initiatives, opportunities, and entrepreneurships that get funded.Thank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, take a screenshot of the episode to post in your stories and tag me!  And don’t forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast and tell me your key takeaways!Learn more about Melanin & Medicine and Omolara at https://melaninmedicine.buzzsprout.com/CONNECT WITH DR. OMOLARA UWEMEDIMO MD, MPH:Head on over to melaninandmedicine.co to take a look and tap into all of our resources at Melanin & Medicine hereLINKS MENTIONEDhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2022/02/24/black-women-health-care-jobs/Don’t forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast and tell us your key takeaways! CONNECT WITH US! Instagram LinkedIn Twitter

As women of color, a lot of us are indoctrinated to not make waves; to blend in. We were led to be unsure of how the work we are doing would be received, so we became comfortable with shrinking our visibility. But, many of us want to have an impact and want to have our ideas and solutions in health justice extend and not feel as if we are doing something outside of the norm or “outside of the box”. We want vocalization and visibility to be the accepted standard for BIWOC in medicine.Don’t forget, the FREE Stop Waiting & Start Creating workshop, with Dr. Omolara — who has won six-figure funding for two successful social enterprises — is coming up soon! In it she teaches you how your social impact business or practice idea or vision CAN be primed for maximum funding opportunities.  In this episode of the Melanin & Medicine podcast we discuss visibility and what it would look like if the work you were doing — and the results you were getting for communities of color —  happened in multiple spaces and had a multiplier effect.What You’ll Learn From This Episode:How to shift from being a generalist to a specialist in your workHow to identify the levers that will identify the solutions you intend supply and present to your communityHow to create a framework to leverage your community networks in order to present those solutionsHow to niche and fine tune your specific focus in order to enter your “speciality bubble” …and much more!Be sure to tune in to all the episodes to receive tons of practical tips on empowering Black, LatinX, and Indigenous women in medicine to create sustainable health equity initiatives, opportunities, and entrepreneurships that get funded.Thank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, take a screenshot of the episode to post in your stories and tag me!  And don’t forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast and tell me your key takeaways!Don’t forget, you can complete our Business Profitability Assessment Form so we can learn how the Melanin & Medicine team can support you to plan, build, fund, or grow your healthcare practice or consulting firm to serve diverse, underserved communities.Learn more about Melanin & Medicine and Omolara at https://melaninmedicine.buzzsprout.com/CONNECT WITH DR. OMOLARA UWEMEDIMO MD, MPH on her website: melaninandmedicine.co and to take a look and tap into all of our resources at Melanin & Medicine hereLINKS MENTIONEDhttps://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/16/health/black-patients-doctor-notes-diabetes.htmlDon’t forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast and tell us your key takeaways! CONNECT WITH US! Instagram LinkedIn Twitter

For some of us our workplace is an evolutionary space; a test space to learn what it is we truly desire to truly do. As women of color, many of us have recognized we have to do things differently. We have our jobs, the day-to-day work we do for a clinic, hospital, or organization that earn us a paycheck. But, we’re also out in the community doing healthcare justice work that really matters to us: spreading community health education, creating health programs, launching health fairs, building advocacy and creating partnerships, etc. And, spreading ourselves so thin — while holding a full-time job —-  can be exhausting.In our FREE Stop Waiting & Start Creating workshop, Dr. Omolara — who has won six-figure funding for two successful social enterprises — teaches you how your social impact business or practice idea or vision CAN be primed for maximum funding opportunities.  That’s why this episode of the Melanin & Medicine podcast allows you to examine if your current career is limiting or lifting your impact in the healthcare space. What You’ll Learn From This Episode:How to compensate for your time as a health justice professionalHow to identify the work that your community most needs from youHow to create change in your career to focus your time on the work you find most important and extraordinary to youHow to stop limiting your impact and allow yourself to show up in your highest power…and much more!Be sure to tune in to all the episodes to receive tons of practical tips on empowering Black, LatinX, and Indigenous women in medicine to create sustainable health equity initiatives, opportunities, and entrepreneurships that get funded.Thank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, take a screenshot of the episode to post in your stories and tag me!  And don’t forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast and tell me your key takeaways!Don’t forget, you can complete our Business Profitability Assessment Form so we can learn how the Melanin & Medicine team can support you to plan, build, fund, or grow your healthcare practice or consulting firm to serve diverse, underserved communities.Learn more about Melanin & Medicine and Omolara at https://melaninmedicine.buzzsprout.com/CONNECT WITH DR. OMOLARA UWEMEDIMO MD, MPH:Our new website has launched! Head on over to melaninandmedicine.co to take a look and tap into all of our resources at Melanin & Medicine hereLINKS MENTIONEDhttps://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/he20220125.966408/https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2021.01489Don’t forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast and tell us your key takeaways! CONNECT WITH US! Instagram LinkedIn Twitter

Welcome to Season 2 of the Melanin & Medicine Podcast!There are so many times when we feel like we’re being blocked from reaching our goals by our own anxiety or hesitancy. This is a pretty common feeling among BIWOC women in healthcare – especially those in positions of creating opportunities for the underserved in the space of health justice. The reality is that we’re not stuck. We’re simply not regularly tapping into the key behaviors that help to keep us moving. It’s just a matter of knowing  the decision to do so, breaking it up into manageable chunks, and taking those actions.Don’t forget, you can complete our Discovery Form so we can learn how the Melanin & Medicine team can support you to plan, build, fund, or grow your healthcare practice or consulting firm to serve diverse, underserved communities.On our first episode of this new season, we’re discussing the strategies that will help get you unstuck whenever you encounter a roadblock in your healthy equity work.WHAT YOU'LL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE:How to stay the course and remain grounded in your social impact entrepreneurship journeyHow  to tap into the WHY of your enterprise in order to feel truly connected to your visionHow to find motivation WHEN you feel overwhelmed in your health justice workThe importance of determining WHO and WHAT you need in order to help you move past your blocks and build your vision …and much more!Thank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, take a screenshot of the episode to post in your stories and tag me with your key takeaways! Make sure to share with a friend Listen to more episodes at https://melaninmedicine.buzzsprout.com/ SUBSCRIBE, RATE & REVIEWDon’t forget to subscribe, rate and review on Apple Podcasts HERE!CONNECT WITH USOur new website has launched! Head on over to melaninandmedicine.co to take a look and tap into all of our resources at Melanin & Medicine hereLINKS MENTIONEDhttps://patientengagementhit.com/news/mass-general-sets-sights-on-maternal-health-equity-with-new-partnershipDon’t forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast and tell us your key takeaways! CONNECT WITH US! Instagram LinkedIn Twitter

In this episode, we covered five best practices we teach women in MPOWERED around making the shift into your purpose and overcoming the fear that usually accompanies this pivot! In addition, one of the messages from this episode I want you to take home is guarding yourself against learned helplessness. Life has a way of presenting challenges from all angles, but it’s important not to allow those barriers to redefine the way you view your ability to change what you CAN change. Don’t settle into a rut - continue to look for a way out and find a solution. Your best life still exists. Trusting your vision is paramount to knowing that you can re-design your normal. So I have to ask: Where are you at this point? Do you have all of these things that lay a solid foundation for crafting your pivot? Or do gaps exist where you are realizing you need additional support to overcome your blocks? Suffering alone is no longer acceptable. Too many of us are suffering in silence and in isolation. This is some of the most important work you may do - you cannot afford to approach your pivot with anything less than full vigor and preparation.   Don't forget: To join our private Facebook group for Black women physicians HERE. We have over 1200 Black women and growing! To put yourself first and get the support you need and thrive? Learn about MPOWERED Learning Community HERE! Find out if you need any personal development support? Take our free MPOWERED self-assessment for Black women physicians HERE Don’t forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast and tell us your key takeaways! CONNECT WITH US! Instagram LinkedIn Twitter

In this week's episode, we continue last week's journey,  as we present the additional 4 of 7 key steps you can do to change your circumstances as you prep for your pivot.  We cannot ignore the mental preparation and courage it takes to admit that the life we've worked so hard to build has left us strained and out of alignment. The process of leading with fulfillment requires process and strategy. Don't forget: Join the Pivot Into Your Purpose workshop for Black women physicians. To join our private Facebook group for Black women physicians HERE. We have over 1200 Black women and growing! To put yourself first and get the support you need and thrive? Learn about MPOWERED HERE! Find out if you need any personal development support? Take our free MPOWERED self-assessment for Black women physicians HERE Don’t forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast and tell us your key takeaways! CONNECT WITH US! Instagram LinkedIn Twitter

This episode shares the first 3 of 7 key steps you can do to help you get unstuck and change your circumstances. Listen in now. I encourage each of you to pause and evaluate exactly what is keeping you stuck in your life. As Black Women we tend to be so resilient that we override our feelings and subscribe to going through the motions with no time to reflect on how we feel and what needs to change for us to seek fulfillment.   Despite structural racism, workplace bias, and daily life stressors - we are killing it as black woman physicians. But going with the flow is slowly draining us of our passion and our potential. Don’t forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast and tell us your key takeaways! CONNECT WITH US! Instagram LinkedIn Twitter

On this week's episode. I get to speak with Dr. Jackie Douge, general pediatrician and public health professional who is also the host, creator and producer of two podcasts, What is Black and Talking About Books for Kids. She is a staunch advocate against racism and nationally recognized expert in the effects of racism on health.  Some of the things that Dr. Douge and I speak about: how Dr. Douge's own childhood of being immersed in Black excellence shaped her desire to create media and books to cultivate self-love in Black kids. Using your frustrations as Black women to inspire you to start getting active and creating powerful tools and spaces how podcasts can really serve as a venue for Black women in medicine to expand on the 15 minute office visits to really touch on the topics to educate and advocate for Black families uniquely Identifying your unique calling to addressing the problems that are important to you and moving past the fear of failing (and even succeeding) being comfortable to do the scary thing even though the whole journey is not clear and how our journeys have been extremely iterative Links mentioned:  Click here to listen to Dr. Douge's podcasts: What Is Black podcast and Talking About Books for Kids podcast You also can follow her on Facebook & Instagram    Don't forget: Register for the Pivot Into Your Purpose workshop for Black women physicians. To join our private Facebook group for Black women physicians HERE. We have over 1200 Black women and growing! To put yourself first and get the support you need and thrive? Learn about MPOWERED HERE! Find out if you need any personal development support? Take our free MPOWERED self-assessment for Black women physicians HERE About our guest: Jacqueline Dougé, MD, MPH, FAAP is a general pediatrician and public health professional. Dr. Dougé holds a Master’s Degree in Public Health from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Medical Degree from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, and Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from Rutgers University. Dr. Dougé’s is a nationally recognized speaker on the topic of the impact of racism on children and adolescent's health. She's the co-author of the AAP Policy Statement on the Impact of Racism on Child and Adolescent Health. Her experience includes general pediatric practice, public health, school-based health centers, project management, policy development, program development, program evaluation, health promotion, health disparities, media, adolescent health, school health, cultural competency, and community engagement.Don’t forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast and tell us your key takeaways! CONNECT WITH US! Instagram LinkedIn Twitter

In this episode, I get to speak with the wonderful, Dr. Katherine Igah-Phillips (“Dr. K.”) about the importance of expanding our concept of wellness outside of physical health and how important this s for Black women, especially given our unique challenges and stressors. Almost everything we discussed was completely new, so you might want to have a pen and paper! Dr. K is an award-winning, international speaker and holistic humanitarian. She uses her expertise in mental, spiritual, and physical wellness in her Atlanta-based Integrative Medicine practice (Mind Body Spirit Wellness Center) to provide a space for this elevated level of authentic medicine inclusive of natural healing options.  Some of the things we discussed: We speak about how our stress and challenges as Black women is connected to physical disorders we face and why addressing physical concerns alone in healthcare is not enough. We discuss the unique space of integrative medicine and how using a holistic approach to integrate other healing modalities to complement conventional medicine and why it is so important for Black women. We talk about her journey and being resourceful enough to push forward when you don’t see a precedent for your vision and the work you want to do Dr. Igah-Phillips speaks about the importance of "consciousness elevation" and why we constantly have to keep pushing ourselves to keep having a heightened sense of awareness that can help us continue to keep living life fulfilled. We also talk about how looking at parenting as a spiritual event, can help us reduce stress and enjoy the process of motherhood.    Links mentioned:  You can learn more with Dr. K's virtual consciousness elevation mentorship program called, “Elevate with Dr. K.” at: www.elevatewithdrk.com . You also can follow her on Facebook & Instagram or via email. To learn more about her practice: Mind Body Spirit Wellness Center in Atlanta, you can head to: www.mbswellness.org You also can follow her on Facebook & Instagram or via email.  She also is offering listeners a free 30-minute phone consultation with her if interested in becoming a patient of her practice or a client of my mentorship program. Ask and It Is Given by Esther Hicks   Don't forget: To join our private Facebook group for Black women physicians HERE. We have over 1200 Black women and growing! To put yourself first and get the support you need and thrive? Learn about MPOWERED HERE! Find out if you need any personal development support? Take our free MPOWERED self-assessment for Black women physicians HEREDon’t forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast and tell us your key takeaways! CONNECT WITH US! Instagram LinkedIn Twitter

In this week's episode, we are talking fear. This is the subject that comes up most often in my MPOWERED program, on strategy calls, accountability calls and even in the Facebook group. Fear often times IS rational and based on true reasons, but it is not something that we can't overcome. I use some of the scariest times in my life, including my leap into entrepreneurship from "safe" academia to give some information on what are the fears that tend to hold us back as physicians and what are the strategies we can use to move forward, in spite of them. I am really transparent in the episode, so you will get to know all about my business in this episode. But I am trying to move past fear of vulnerability, lol! . We've trained a long time to become physicians and the thought of taking a completely different direction in life is can naturally cause fear.  Links Mentioned To join our private Facebook group for Black women physicians HERE. We have over 1200 Black women and growing! To put yourself first and get the support you need and thrive? Learn about MPOWERED HERE! Find out if you need any personal development support? Take our free MPOWERED self-assessment for Black women physicians HEREDon’t forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast and tell us your key takeaways! CONNECT WITH US! Instagram LinkedIn Twitter

This month, we are talking about self-preservation and one of the critical steps is staying in community with women who can restore us and support us. So in this episode, I have the pleasure and opportunity to speak to Drs. Yashika Dooley-Chang and Marsha Caton founders of The Thrive 2G Conference, the Premier Conference for women physicians of color who are determined to be changemakers and leaders. This year, the conference is virtual and will launch in early September with over 30 Black women physicians speakers in one conference. Here we get to speak about their journey from idea to realizing their vision while avoiding burnout as moms and doctors in medicine. There are so many best practices, gems and pearls of wisdom they both share during our conversation. This is a must-listen for all of you who have a great idea but are battling the fear and confusion about how to make it happen. Enjoy the episode and definitely have a pen and notepad, because you are going to want to take notes. Links Mentioned Thrive 2G Conference: The Thrive Together Conference is the premier, professional, and business conference for women physicians, medical students, residents of color and those who have a dream of making an impact in the medical community. Thrive 2G Facebook Group The Richest Man That Ever Lived by Steven Scott Who Stole My Cheese by Ilene Hochberg   And don’t forget: To join our private Facebook group for Black women physicians HERE. We have over 1200 Black women and growing! To put yourself first and get the support you need and thrive? Learn about MPOWERED HERE! Find out if you need any personal development support? Take our free MPOWERED self-assessment for Black women physicians HERE   About our guests Dr. Yashika Dooley-Chang is an fellowship trained board certified Urogynecologist who is passionate about women's health care and training the next generation of female pelvic surgeons. She is an Assistant Professor at the Uniformed Services University and has presented national and internationally. She has received numerous awards including APGO Excellence in Teaching, USUHS Clinical Educators Award, Berlex Foundation Junior Faculty Development Award and Bristol Meyer Squibb National Medical Fellow. Her current initiatives include increasing diversity in clinical research and surgery, helping women of color overcome barriers and decrease the gender and racial gap in medicine.   Dr. Marsha Caton, PhD, is dedicated to highlighting the importance of clinical research in discovering cures for debilitating diseases, particularly for patients with cancer has built her career in drug development having worked for some of the largest and most well-known Pharmaceutical Companies in the industry. She currently works as a Principal Scientist in Immuno-oncology, where she leads drug-approval submission regulatory writing teams. Her work involves evaluation of the efficacy, safety and tolerability of new drug entities for the treatment of various cancers.Don’t forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast and tell us your key takeaways! CONNECT WITH US! Instagram LinkedIn Twitter

In this episode, Dr. Nneka Ichoku, fellow Black woman physician, podcaster, mom and probably part of team DTM (Doing Too Much) like myself- get real on this episode on what it is like to take back control of our lives from everyone else! She shares how she has been able to carve out time to build the things that are most important to her. We discuss the importance of having clarity on what you want and staying connected. She also talks about tips on how to handle the everyday stressors that annoy us and seem to get in our way. We also speak about how crucial setting boundaries is and remembering the power of planning and playing to keep us grounded.  This episode is not only informative but hilarious! I love Dr. Nneka and you will too! Links Mentioned Don't forget to join our private Facebook group for Black women physicians HERE. We have over 1200 Black women and growing! Ready to put yourself first, get the support you need and thrive? Learn abotu MPOWERED HERE! Not sure if you need any personal development support? Take our free MPOWERED self-assessment for Black women physicians HERE   About our guest Nneka Ichoku, DO, MPH is the host of The Victorious Working Mom Podcast. She is a board-certified osteopathic family medicine physician with certification in medical acupuncture. She has a uniquely relate-able story of overcoming obstacles to carve out her special blend of edutainment and empowerment. She is also the owner and operator of Victorious Touch Acupuncture LLC offering osteopathic manipulative treatment and medical acupuncture focused on working on chronic stress and fatigue. She is a mother of 5, wife, physician and friend.  You can find Dr. Ichoku on Facebook. She is also at  LinkedIn at Nneka Ichoku DO, MPH, Victorious Touch Medical AcupunctureDon’t forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast and tell us your key takeaways! CONNECT WITH US! Instagram LinkedIn Twitter