"Who's Caring For Me?"
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The Power of Healing Together: Reflections on Facilitating The Queen’s Inaugural Retreat for Stage IV Breast Cancer Patients and Their Spouses It is not an exaggeration to say that facilitating a retreat for breast cancer patients and their spouses was one of the most profound and transformative experiences of my life. As we gathered in the serene and peaceful landscape of Lanai, I witnessed the raw strength, vulnerability, and deep connection that forms when individuals unite around a shared experience of facing one of life’s most challenging circumstances. The retreat was not merely a...
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"Love and Science"
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I have always wanted to do a podcast about infertility. Both from the point of view of those experiencing it as well as those who offer support for people going through it. Erica Bove, MD, is a double board certified OB-GYN and Reproductive Endocrinologist (REI) physician at the University of Vermont, as well as a certified life coach through The Life Coach School. She is also the founder of Love and Science: Thriving Through Infertility. She has a keen interest in marrying an evidence-based approach with intuitive knowing in the context of a trusting relationship. She...
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"Coming Up for Air"
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A conversation on Grief, Grace and Gratitude. You don't want to miss this conversation with Dr. Kim Harms. After losing her mother and her son to suicide, she dove into deep depression. She shares her story of slow survival and how she made her story of being shattered into a story of reslience and recovery from depth of grief. Dr. Kimberly Harms has been around the block in life. She has served as a Commissioned Officer in the United States Public Health Service, a dental school professor, a grief counselor, a death doula, a civil mediator, a clinical dentist with her...
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"Leaving Work at Work"
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Dr. Junaid Niazi is a board certified internist and pediatrician who works as a primary care physician for a large healthcare organization in the upper Midwest. Part of his time is spent as an Information Services Medical Director working on optimizing the EHR for physician use and patient care. As of October 2023, his primary care group is now the largest private sector union in the country, and he serves on the bargaining committee. He is married to a pediatrician and has two young children. In addition to the above roles, Junaid is also a physician life coach and the...
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"Traveling the World for Free"
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Travel is on everyone's bucket list. No matter whether you are faced with a serious illness or not. So, you can imagine my excitement when I was able to invite my this week's guest on the podcast. Dr. Devon Gimbel has made it her life's work and mission to teach us all the ways that we can use our everyday life expenses and turn them into currencies with which we can travel the world with. Do not miss this week's episode where you learn about how to live an abundant life no matter where you are with your mindset around your finances. And my favorite: Learn what is on...
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"Transformational Woman"
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A mother; A cancer survivor; A pediatrician; A high performance Coach and a fierce advocate for wellness for the medical community: Dr. Erin Hurley is this and so much more. I think you will enjoy my conversation with her about her cancer journey and what made her pivot to be doing what she is doing today. Learn more about this Transformational Doc at Hey, do you love incorporating wisdom as how to live your life from a place of acceptance and self compassion? Then, you want to join me, Ami and Gen for a 4 day magical retreat in Oahu, Honolulu. This October, for the...
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"Healing your Trauma for Authentic Parenting"
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Parenting is hard! If anyone tells you otherwise, they are probably outsourcing most of the hard work. That's my personal experience anyway. That is why I am excited to have our today's guest on the show. Dr. Juli O'Laughlin of "Authentic Parenting" shares her story of what has worked and what has not given her own personal story of traumatic childhood. Join us for this intimate conversation to learn more about what it takes to heal yourself fro inside out- so that you can parent better than you have been parented. You can learn more about her and her program at To...
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"Living a Wealthy Life"
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Wealth means different things to different people. Of course money always come to mind, but in my own mind, your health should take front and center when it comes to recognizing and prioritizing your true wealth. Join me as I interview Dr. Bonnie Koo, the creater of Wealthy Mom MD facebook group, podcast and coaching program for women physician, as she shares a very spirited and inspiring story. She will share her personal story of near death experience and how she navigated her mind and life around that chapter of her life. I hope you'll enjoy this interview as...
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"Parenting with Hope and Ease"
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First of all, welcome to the NEW podcast! Same amazing content and guests, a new title and art work. "Write Your Best Chapter" If I am being honest, the theme was always how to write your best chapter. No matter what is happening in our lives, we can always retell our stories so we are not innundated with worry and anxiety. Retell you story, rewrite your chapter and live a completely different life. This brings me to this week's guest: Dr. Hope Seidel. She is a peditatrition and a parent coach. Our conversation is going to inspire you to take all that you have and...
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"Medicine and Marriage"
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This week's guest is full of love and light. Dr. Kate Louise Mangona is a Pediatric Radiologist, mother of three girls under 6 and married to an amazing radiation oncologist. In a double interview, we will discuss: How to manage your mind around your love when you feel resentful. How coaching can teach you how to fall back in love with your relationship or work Kate and I discuss the importance of taking time for ourselves. How a retreat for yourself or your marriage maybe the pause you need to fall deep into appreciating love and intimacy. To learn more about Kate's coaching,...
info_outlineI almost ran over a dog last week.
It was horrible and I was shocked for a good hour afterwards.
This got me thinking, if we are distracted by what is in the here and now, what are the chances that we may get into a car accident?
Getting ourselves, our loved ones or even other people's pets in danger.
My clients struggle with mindfulness. They think it is about meditation in a quiet room on pillows with incense burning. While that is one type of meditation, the truth is the goal is to stay focused on the here and now: not be a victim to your constant stream of thinking; to rise above your drama and narratives you may be creating.
This week's episode, I will share with you that a good practice of mindfulness can be our relationship with our driving.
- Are you paying attention?
- Are you listening to a podcast?
- Are you deep in thoughts listening to songs that can remind you of powerful emotions?
What if you turned all the distractions off?
And then, What if you only listened to the ambient noise and paid attention to the speed limit changes at every turn?