An Intimate Conversation with Dr. Stephanie Byerly: The Physician Healer
Women Physicians Lead
My guest, Dr. Stephanie Byerly, is an Academic Anesthesiologist, Certified Life Coach for Women Physicians, and a mother of two amazing daughters. After experiencing trauma during her childhood and teenage years, and then having her marriage end in divorce, she suffered a major episode of burnout from the personal and professional challenges. She found a way out of burnout and understood she had to find the peace, joy, and happiness she wanted in her life. Becoming a Life Coach changed her life in unbelievable ways. Her training, along with her own experiences of dealing with...
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Fighting For Healthcare Equity Inclusion with Guest Dr. Sara Ann Anderson-Burnett: It's a Marathon Not a Sprint
Women Physicians Lead
My guest, Dr. Sarah Ann R. Anderson-Burnett, MD, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in Pediatrics, Associate Program Director for the Adolescent Medicine Fellowship and Inaugural Diversity, Health Equity, Inclusion and Justice Quality Lead for the Department of Pediatrics at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. She is a graduate of the Xavier University of Louisiana and attended the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai for both her MD and Ph.D. Dr. Anderson-Burnett completed her pediatric residency and chief residency at NYP-Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital. She has been recognized...
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Leading and Protecting Our Children with Guest Dr. Joelle Simpson
Women Physicians Lead
My guest Dr. Joelle Simpson, MD, MPH, is the Division Chief of the Emergency Medicine Department at Children’s National Hospital in Washington D.C. She is also the Medical Director for Emergency Preparedness at Children's National Health System. In this role, Joelle provides strategic leadership for Children's National's disaster preparedness, response, and community outreach efforts. She is the Program Director for the Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) State Partnership program in Washington DC working on a current national project to improve the “pediatric readiness” of...
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Taking Care of Yourself During The Journey
Women Physicians Lead
In this episode, I sat down and talked with Dr. Amber Robins and Dr. Archana Shrestha, about taking care of ourselves as women physicians during our leadership journey. They are the CoFounders of Women in White Coats, where their mission is to not only voice the stories and perspectives of more women doctors but also to uplift and empower female doctors throughout their careers and lives. Amber Robins, MD, MBA is a double board-certified family medicine and lifestyle medicine doctor practicing as a family medicine residency faculty member at Rochester Regional Health along with being the...
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Achieving Balance and Mental Sharpness with Dr. LaKeischa McMillan
Women Physicians Lead
In this episode, I sat down and talked with Dr. LaKeischa Webb McMillan, Integrative OB-GYN, hormone specialist, and Amazon Best-Selling Author about achieving balance and mental sharpness during times of stress and adversity. Dr. LaKeischa Webb McMillan earned her undergraduate degree in Biology (cum laude) from Oakwood College, now Oakwood University, and continued her studies at Loma Linda University School of Medicine. Dr. LaKeischa has a passion for helping women struggling with depleting hormones. By helping women get their hormones balanced, Dr. LaKeischa helps them regain mental...
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Healthy Eating Tips & Tricks with Dr. Monique May
Women Physicians Lead
In this episode, I sat down and talked with Dr. Monique May, the Physician In The Kitchen ®, who is a Board-Certified licensed Family Physician with over twenty years of clinical experience. We talked about the challenges women physicians are facing especially when it comes to taking care of our bodies and eating healthy. Are you taking time for yourself? How much or little are you prioritizing self-care. To answer this question, I invite you to take the self-care quiz https://www.justtherightbalance.com/selfcarequiz. See what changes you need to make in your routine Dr. Monique...
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From Striving To Thriving with Dr. Diane Shannon
Women Physicians Lead
In this episode, I sat down and talked with Dr. Diane Shannon, who made the hard decision to leave practice and pursue a career in medical writing, after experiencing paralyzing burnout as a newly minted primary care physician. For 20 years, Dr. Shannon worked with non-profit foundations that seek to improve the health care system, focusing attention on clinician burnout, lack of reliability, and patient safety issues. Her personal experience with burnout and her desire to support the physicians that sought her out for help, motivated her to become a certified coach three years ago. She now...
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Laying The Foundation: Developing a Leadership Mindset
Women Physicians Lead
My guest, Dr. Carol A. Penn, DO, MA, ABOM, FACOFP doubly Board Certified in Family Medicine and Obesity Medicine and being a Master movement, meditation, and mindset coach bring more than 40 years of experience and expertise in Mind-Body Medicine and the movement sciences. Gifted with the ability to inspire and educate about self-care, Dr. Penn brings a unique set of skills to her work as a physician. Her work in Mindful Movement and the dynamic small group facilitation work in the Mind Body Spirit Medicine series is designed to assist each participant in their journey of deep self-care and in...
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Laying The Foundation: Securing Your Legacy
Women Physicians Lead
In this episode, I sat down and talked with Dr. Kelly King, OB-GYN and multi-passionate entrepreneur on the importance of securing your legacy. She has worked as an OB/GYN for over 20 years and is currently an OB/GYN hospitalist in the greater Atlanta, Georgia area. While being a physician has and always will be her first career passion along the way she learned some new ideas about wealth and legacy. As an entrepreneur, she wanted to create a world where businesses and families would have access to affordable and personal legal advice. Dr. Kelly feels that no one should be in a...
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Laying The Foundation: The 5 Ps of Leadership
Women Physicians Lead
This episode on the 5 Ps of Leadership was inspired by my time spent as a young medical student with Dr. Marilyn Hughes Gaston. I worked under her as a student summer intern at the NIH when she was the Assistant Surgeon General and Rear Admiral of the US Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. Her career started as a pediatrician taking care of the underserved. She later became a medical expert in the field of sickle cell anemia where her 1986 study of the disease led to a nationwide screening program to test newborns for immediate treatment and her research led to the advancements we have...
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