The Brave Enough Show for Women Physicians
This podcast teaches women physicians, women in healthcare, and professional women strategies to take control of their time and set boundaries to create work life balance. Dr. Sasha Shillcutt teaches women how to own their calendars, say no to unpaid work, and create daily time for themselves to improve their wellbeing.
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How Knowing Our Core Fears Can Make Us Unstoppable
04/25/2025
How Knowing Our Core Fears Can Make Us Unstoppable
In this episode of The Brave Enough Show, Dr. Sasha Shillcutt discusses: How each person has a core fear, and what they can do about it How our fears can both protect us and hold us back How knowing our core fear can feed our superpower “Every person, whether they know it or not, makes decisions daily based on their core fear. Sometimes our actions are protective, sometimes they are destructive. It is up to each of us to choose a path of growth.” Dr. Sasha Shillcutt This conference will specifically address how to combat isolation of women working in healthcare with strategies to foster deeper connections and promote accountability. The conference will cover specific topics to create allyship and peer mentorship by focusing on topics women in medicine face, in order to leave the conference with strong allies. We want every woman to leave with a group of friends that can be there for her all year through. Attendees will have time to connect with phenomenal speakers, ask questions, and experience live coaching in a protected, safe environment. Follow Brave Enough: | | | | Join , Brave Enough’s community. The ONLY professional membership group that meets both the professional and personal needs of high-achieving women.
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How Our Personality intersects with our Emotional Intelligence
04/18/2025
How Our Personality intersects with our Emotional Intelligence
In this episode of The Brave Enough Show, Dr. Sasha Shillcutt and Nancy Milton discuss: How to name, tame and aim our personality strengths Simple exercises to become more self-aware and emotionally intelligent How to face interpersonal conflict in a healthy way How to overcome negative thoughts “The minute I let go of calling people out and started calling people forward I flourished.” -Nancy Milton Guest Bio: Nancy is a communication and leadership facilitator and coach, working with all levels of leaders in individual and team settings to help them understand themselves more deeply and create transformational impact in their personal and professional lives. Facilitating a non-judgmental space of profound trust, Nancy challenges clients to deepen self-awareness, build on their strengths, and explore areas for growth. She believes that when we choose to live fully, with purpose and honor in our values, we will be our full potential and create meaningful results. Nancy has spent 25+ years elevating the potential of people and their organizations as an instructor, leader, speaker, communicator, facilitator, and coach internationally. Nancy’s business has grown through warm-lead referrals. 100% of her business came from warm leads for the first 9.5 years, and more recently shifted to 85% with clients finding her through web searches. Episode Links: This conference will specifically address how to combat isolation of women working in healthcare with strategies to foster deeper connections and promote accountability. The conference will cover specific topics to create allyship and peer mentorship by focusing on topics women in medicine face, in order to leave the conference with strong allies. We want every woman to leave with a group of friends that can be there for her all year through. Attendees will have time to connect with phenomenal speakers, ask questions, and experience live coaching in a protected, safe environment. Follow Brave Enough: | | | | Join , Brave Enough’s community. The ONLY professional membership group that meets both the professional and personal needs of high-achieving women.
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Enneagram Types 5, 6, 7: The Head Triad
04/11/2025
Enneagram Types 5, 6, 7: The Head Triad
In this episode of The Brave Enough Show, Dr. Sasha Shillcutt discusses: What it means to be in the “Head” Triad Strengths and challenges of being in the Head Triad What it means to be an Enneagram type 5, 6, and 7 “Being in the head triad (types 5, 6, or 7) means having thousands more thoughts than the average person. So, resting your brain and having mindless activity is an important part of your health plan.” Dr. Shillcutt This conference will specifically address how to combat isolation of women working in healthcare with strategies to foster deeper connections and promote accountability. The conference will cover specific topics to create allyship and peer mentorship by focusing on topics women in medicine face in order to leave the conference with strong allies. We want every woman to leave with a group of friends that can be there for her all year through. Attendees will have time to connect with phenomenal speakers, ask questions, and experience live coaching in a protected, safe environment. Follow Brave Enough: | | | | Join , Brave Enough’s community. The ONLY professional membership group that meets both the professional and personal needs of high-achieving women.
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Enneagram Types 2, 3, 4: The Heart Triad
04/04/2025
Enneagram Types 2, 3, 4: The Heart Triad
In this episode of The Brave Enough Show, Dr. Sasha Shillcutt discusses: What it means to be in the “Heart” Triad Strengths and challenges of being in the Heart Triad What it means to be an Enneagram type 2, 3, and 4 “People whose personality type falls in the heart triad are highly centered people who feel deeply. They cannot imagine a world in which people don’t feel.” - Dr. Sasha Shillcutt This conference will specifically address how to combat isolation of women working in healthcare with strategies to foster deeper connections and promote accountability. The conference will cover specific topics to create allyship and peer mentorship by focusing on topics women in medicine face in order to leave the conference with strong allies. We want every woman to leave with a group of friends that can be there for her all year through. Attendees will have time to connect with phenomenal speakers, ask questions, and experience live coaching in a protected, safe environment. Follow Brave Enough: | | | | Join , Brave Enough’s community. The ONLY professional membership group that meets both the professional and personal needs of high-achieving women.
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Enneagram Types 8, 1 and 9: The Gut Triad
03/28/2025
Enneagram Types 8, 1 and 9: The Gut Triad
In this episode of The Brave Enough Show, Dr. Sasha Shillcutt discusses: What it means to be in the “Gut” Triad Strengths and challenges of being in the Gut Triad What it means to be a Type 8, 1, or 9 on the Enneagram "When you know your strengths and your challenges, you can be aware of how that plays out in your relationships, both at home and at work." - Dr. Sasha Shillcutt This conference will specifically address how to combat isolation of women working in healthcare with strategies to foster deeper connections and promote accountability. The conference will cover specific topics to create allyship and peer mentorship by focusing on topics women in medicine face in order to leave the conference with strong allies. We want every woman to leave with a group of friends that can be there for her all year through. Attendees will have time to connect with phenomenal speakers, ask questions, and experience live coaching in a protected, safe environment. Follow Brave Enough: | | | | Join , Brave Enough’s community. The ONLY professional membership group that meets both the professional and personal needs of high-achieving women.
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Which Personality Assessment Should I Take?
03/21/2025
Which Personality Assessment Should I Take?
In this episode of The Brave Enough Show, Dr. Sasha Shillcutt discusses: Why a Personality Assessment Can Help You Become Emotionally Intelligent Different Types of Personality Assessments How to Appropriately Use a Personality Assessment “The Enneagram takes you out of the box you may have put yourself in and allows you to see yourself in a new, powerful light.” Dr. Sasha Shillcutt This conference will specifically address how to combat isolation of women working in healthcare with strategies to foster deeper connections and promote accountability. The conference will cover specific topics to create allyship and peer mentorship by focusing on topics women in medicine face in order to leave the conference with strong allies. We want every woman to leave with a group of friends that can be there for her all year through. Attendees will have time to connect with phenomenal speakers, ask questions, and experience live coaching in a protected, safe environment. Follow Brave Enough: | | | | Join , Brave Enough’s community. The ONLY professional membership group that meets both the professional and personal needs of high-achieving women.
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Understanding What Makes Up Your Personality and Core Values
03/14/2025
Understanding What Makes Up Your Personality and Core Values
In this episode of The Brave Enough Show, Dr. Sasha Shillcutt discusses: How Understanding Your Personality is KEY to Self Care How Self Awareness is KEY to Emotionally Intelligence How Understanding Your Core Motivation Gives You Energy Understanding Your Core Fears and How They Influence Your Decision Making "If you want to take care of and manage yourself, you must understand your core motivation, core fear, core weakness, and core strengths." - Dr. Sasha Shillcutt This conference will specifically address how to combat isolation of women working in healthcare with strategies to foster deeper connections and promote accountability. The conference will cover specific topics to create allyship and peer mentorship by focusing on topics women in medicine face in order to leave the conference with strong allies. We want every woman to leave with a group of friends that can be there for her all year through. Attendees will have time to connect with phenomenal speakers, ask questions, and experience live coaching in a protected, safe environment. Follow Brave Enough: | | | | Join , Brave Enough’s community. The ONLY professional membership group that meets both the professional and personal needs of high-achieving women.
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A first time attendee's experience at BE24
03/03/2025
A first time attendee's experience at BE24
In this episode of The Brave Enough Show, Dr. Sasha Shillcutt and Dr. Shivana Naidoo discuss: A first time attendee's experience at the 2024 Brave Enough Conference. How to make the most of YOUR FIRST BE conference. Dr. Shivana shares the most helpful and inspiring parts of her BE24 experience, and her top five tips for future first time attendees. 1- How did you hear about the Brave Enough Conference? 2- What was the most helpful/inspiring part of the Brave Enough Conference? 3- How can a first time attendee make the most of this experience? 4- Share your Top 5 tips for a first time attendee at BE 2025? “As a first-time attendee, I found there was no judgment, but rather a harmony of women coming together, with all different perspectives, encouraging and uplifting one another.” -Dr. Shivana Naidoo Guest Bio: Dr. Naidoo has worked the entire system of mental health care for children and teens- psychiatric and medical emergency rooms, consultation-liaison service, inpatient child and adolescent units, partial hospitalization program, intensive outpatient programs, community mental health clinics with case management, academic outpatient clinics, in private practice both in person and virtually. She has assessed and treated thousands of children, teenagers and young adults who have experienced suicidal thinking, made suicide attempts, and/or engaged in self-harm. She has treated the gamut of mental health disorders for young people including ADHD, ODD, IED, PTSD, GAD, OCD, ASD, MDD, CPDD, Bipolar Disorder, and Schizophrenia. Through working with children and teenagers, she has also worked with countless parents and family systems to support the improvement of child mental health. As a psychiatrist she has expertise in diagnosis, providing therapy, and medications for young people. She has sought additional training in suicide assessment/CAMS, anger management and de-escalation, positive parenting, conscious parenting, autism assessment/ADOS, Integrative Psychiatry, Nutritional Psychiatry, Life Coaching, Energy Medicine, and Emotional Freedom Technique. She has also started a podcast to help improve awareness of options within the systems of mental health care for patients and their families. Learn more by listening to her podcast- Thinking It Through with Dr. Naidoo - A child Psychiatrist. Follow Brave Enough: | | | | Join , Brave Enough’s community. The ONLY professional membership group that meets both the professional and personal needs of high-achieving women.
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Top 5 Things I Learned From Failure & Rejection
02/21/2025
Top 5 Things I Learned From Failure & Rejection
In this episode of The Brave Enough Show, Dr. Sasha Shillcutt discusses: Sometimes, the most qualified person for the job does not get the job. When something is not for you, it may mean that you are being protected for what is. Do not let small-minded people limit your future Failure or a rejection is a great time to pause and re-evaluate your why Sharing your failure or rejection and being honest is key to using failure to grow "Success is great, but it teaches you nothing. Failure and rejection are where we learn the most about ourselves and about others who show up for us in hard times." - Dr. Sasha Shillcutt ONE HOUR a week can CHANGE your LIFE and help you Take BACK control of your career and home with ! Class starts March 1st, 2025. Don't miss out! Episode Links: Follow Brave Enough: | | | | Join , Brave Enough’s community. The ONLY professional membership group that meets both the professional and personal needs of high-achieving women
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Turn Your Greatest Setback Into Your Greatest Comeback
02/14/2025
Turn Your Greatest Setback Into Your Greatest Comeback
In this episode of The Brave Enough Show, Dr. Sasha Shillcutt discusses: How Dissecting Your Failures Can Positively Change Your Future Letting Go of Past Identities that Hold Us Back How Apologies and Forgiveness Are Critical to Future Success How Helping Others can be a Path to Peace “If you want to move through hurt and failure, you have to ask yourself, what identity am I holding on to? Who hurt me through this, or who did I hurt, where forgiveness is warranted? Our future growth and peace depends on it.” - Dr. Sasha Shillcutt ONE HOUR a week can CHANGE your LIFE and help you Take BACK control of your career and home with ! Class starts March 1st, 2025. Don't miss out! Episode Links: Follow Brave Enough: | | | | Join , Brave Enough’s community. The ONLY professional membership group that meets both the professional and personal needs of high-achieving women
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When You Hear No, What Next?
01/31/2025
When You Hear No, What Next?
In this episode of The Brave Enough Show, Dr. Sasha Shillcutt discusses: Ask for feedback on why not you Who is an expert, objective, and can give you perspective? Meet with them. Write down what you learned from this. Don’t let yourself be rejected twice. Quote: "You will be rejected by people, places, and even friends – where you deserve to be and who you have been nothing but good to. It hurts, but do not let yourself be rejected twice. Give yourself space to learn from it, process it, and move on. Don’t reject yourself." - Dr. Sasha Shillcutt ONE HOUR a week can CHANGE your LIFE and help you Take BACK control of your career and home with ! Class starts March 1st, 2025. Don't miss out! Episode Links: Follow Brave Enough: | | | | Join , Brave Enough’s community. The ONLY professional membership group that meets both the professional and personal needs of high-achieving women
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BE24 Attendee Recap: Interviews with women about their conference experience
01/17/2025
BE24 Attendee Recap: Interviews with women about their conference experience
In this episode of The Brave Enough Show, Dr. Sasha Shillcutt and her husband, Lance Shillcutt host a few special guests: In this special episode, Lance Shillcutt hosts a recap of the 2024 Brave Enough CME Conference. Hear interviews and recaps from Dr. Tamara Doehner, Joanne Bouda, Dr. Lukens, Dr. Lopa Misra, Dr. Alexia Gillen, Dr. Josee Tardif, and Dr. Nadia Abraham about their personal experiences at the conference. Episode Links: **Sign up before April 1st to get special early bird pricing! This year's only session starts March 1st! Don't miss it! Follow Brave Enough: | | | | Join , Brave Enough’s community. The ONLY professional membership group that meets both the professional and personal needs of high-achieving women. Get two weeks FREE!
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Setback to Success: The Art of Bouncing Back
01/10/2025
Setback to Success: The Art of Bouncing Back
In this episode of The Brave Enough Show, Dr. Sasha Shillcutt and Latasha Ferguson discuss: The biggest lessons we learn from setbacks How limiting beliefs can creep in from unexpected places How to not allow prior failures to stop us from taking brave steps and big risks How community and peers are critical to our overcoming setbacks and failure Quote: “Often, as women, we count ourselves out before even thinking of counting ourselves in. We need community to help us remember who we are and what we can be.” - Latasha Ferguson Guest Bio: Latasha is an educator, workshop facilitator, and leadership coach with over 20 years in the trenches as a teacher, assistant principal, principal, and now director of instruction. Because of her experience as a woman of color climbing the ladder, she has a deep desire to see women of color professionals whole. She’s also the founder of the Mahogany Table Community, where black women professionals gather to reclaim their time, rediscover joy, and trade survival mode for full-on thriving. When she’s off-duty, Latasha’s likely on a run, binge-watching a show, diving into a good book, or laughing so loud you’ll hear her from across town. She’s all about exploring new cities, tracking down food that feels like a hug for the soul, and cherishing time with her husband, four daughters, one grandson, and the beloved friends who keep her grounded (and laughing). Upcoming Exhale retreat for black women professionals: www.latashaferguson.com/mahoganytable Episode Links: Follow Brave Enough: | | | | Join , Brave Enough’s community. The ONLY professional membership group that meets both the professional and personal needs of high-achieving women.
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What to do When We Make Mistakes
01/03/2025
What to do When We Make Mistakes
In this episode of The Brave Enough Show, Dr. Sasha Shillcutt and Dr. Lindsay Semler discuss: The difference between Moral Distress versus Moral Injury and what it means to those of us in healthcare How to process failure in our jobs and our lives How to speak up even when you don’t feel safe to do so. Quote: “The majority of decisions we make every day in healthcare are ethical, moral decisions. They are the hard ones, and the ones where we must feel we have a voice.” Dr. Lindsay Semler Guest Bio: Dr. Lindsay Semler is the Executive Director of Clinical Ethics and Department of Medicine Faculty at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and a Lecturer at Harvard Medical School. She is also the Founder & President of Semler Ethics Consulting, LLC. Her background includes critical care and emergency nursing experience, as well as education, quality improvement, and leadership at UPMC and Penn Medicine. She was also the director of the system-wide Ethics program at INTEGRIS Health. Lindsay obtained her BSN and MSN from the University of Pittsburgh, Doctor of Nursing Practice degree with a focus on moral distress from Johns Hopkins, and the Advanced Training in Healthcare Ethics certificate from the University of Washington. She is certified as a Healthcare Ethics Consultant (HEC-C) and critical care nurse (CCRN). Her bioethical areas of interest focus on organizational and preventive healthcare ethics, addressing moral distress, and teaching future generations of healthcare providers. Lindsay Semler, DNP, RN, CCRN, HEC-C Executive Director | Ethics Service, Brigham and Women’s Hospital Co-Chair | Ethics Committee, Brigham and Women’s Hospital Faculty | Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital Lecturer | Harvard Medical School Member | Center for Bioethics, Harvard Medical School Founder & President | Semler Ethics Consulting Episode Links: Follow Brave Enough: | | | | Join , Brave Enough’s community. The ONLY professional membership group that meets both the professional and personal needs of high-achieving women.
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Three Steps for Using Failure to Improve Yourself: What Science Tells Us
12/20/2024
Three Steps for Using Failure to Improve Yourself: What Science Tells Us
In this episode of The Brave Enough Show, Dr. Sasha Shillcutt discusses: The science failing well, and evidence of the top three steps to take when you are facing failure or rejection. Pause & Process Share Your Failure with A Trusted Peer Take the Next Small (Winnable!) Step Quote: “Hiding our failure and rejection does not serve us. We must invite silence and reflection in to process our hardest moments in order to succeed in the future.” Episode Links: Follow Brave Enough: | | | | Join , Brave Enough’s community. The ONLY professional membership group that meets both the professional and personal needs of high-achieving women.
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How Rejection Has Made Me a Better Author
12/13/2024
How Rejection Has Made Me a Better Author
In this episode of The Brave Enough Show, Dr. Sasha Shillcutt and Dr. Lydia Kang discuss: Dr. Lydia Kang’s journey as an author and how she balances her writing with her work as a physician. They talk about how to receive negative feedback and how rejection can be a stepping stool to deep growth. In this episode, they touch on: How to filter feedback to assure it is useful to you How to craft criticism in a way that people respond and grow from it The beauty of sharing your rejections and failures with another person “When you put yourself in big places and try bigger things, you are going to experience more failure and rejection. It is normal and more common that people understand in our shiny world of posting all the positive things on social media.” Dr. Lydia Kang Dr. Lydia Kang is an author of young adult fiction, adult fiction and non-fiction, and poetry. She graduated from Columbia University and New York University School of Medicine, completing her residency and chief residency at Bellevue Hospital in New York City. She is a practicing physician and associate professor of Internal Medicine who has gained a reputation for helping fellow writers achieve medical accuracy in fiction. Her poetry and non-fiction have been published in JAMA, The Annals of Internal Medicine, Canadian Medical Association Journal, Journal of General Internal Medicine, and Great Weather for Media. She believes in science and knocking on wood, and currently lives in Omaha with her husband and three children. Follow Dr. Lydia Kang Episode Links: Follow Brave Enough: | | | | Join , Brave Enough’s community. The ONLY professional membership group that meets both the professional and personal needs of high-achieving women.
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How to Process Rejection & Use it to Level Up
12/06/2024
How to Process Rejection & Use it to Level Up
In this episode of The Brave Enough Show, Dr. Sasha Shillcutt discusses: Her top 3 lessons learned from failure How rejection opens doors How to process failure and rejection so it doesn’t hold you back “Success is wonderful, but the truth is, we don’t learn anything from it. What we truly learn in life comes from walking through hardship, failure, and even rejection.” - Dr. Sasha Shillcutt Episode Links: Follow Brave Enough: | | | | Join , Brave Enough’s community. The ONLY professional membership group that meets both the professional and personal needs of high-achieving women.
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The Top 5 Things I have Learned Walking Through Hardship This Year
11/01/2024
The Top 5 Things I have Learned Walking Through Hardship This Year
In this episode of The Brave Enough Show, Dr. Sasha Shillcutt discusses the top 5 things she has learned walking through the hardest year of her life. You only have to be brave enough for today. When you don’t have enough, God is enough. Live your life in portrait view. Do not give energy to people or places that drain you Let people who want to be there for you be there. Don’t worry about anyone else. “It is all okay in the end. If it is not ok, it is not the end.” Episode Links: Follow Brave Enough: | | | | Join , Brave Enough’s community. The ONLY professional membership group that meets both the professional and personal needs of high-achieving women.
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Learn to take the wheel of your career and next salary negotiation
10/25/2024
Learn to take the wheel of your career and next salary negotiation
In this episode of The Brave Enough Show, Dr. Sasha Shillcutt and Keri Lynne Shaw discuss: “There are no golden handcuffs. The only handcuffs that keep you in a toxic job are the ones you put on yourself.” Keri Lynne Shaw Three critical questions to ask yourself when you are struggling at work Understanding your purpose Having a negotiating mindset Overcoming unhappiness in your workplace Keri-Lynne Shaw is a Fractional Chief People Officer revolutionizing salary negotiation and career growth. Starting in the trenches and learning the hard way, KL has mastered the nuances of compensation dynamics and is dedicated to empowering people to recognize their market and negotiate with intent. With extensive experience in HR, KL has guided countless professionals secure the pay they deserve and has become the go-to expert educating professionals on articulating their value and framing negotiations with mutual benefit where everyone wins. Find Keri-Lynne Shaw here: TikTok & IG @thesalarybump Episode Links: Follow Brave Enough: | | | | Join , Brave Enough’s community. The ONLY professional membership group that meets both the professional and personal needs of high-achieving women.
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How to Prioritize Your Nutrition When You Are in Times of Hardship
10/18/2024
How to Prioritize Your Nutrition When You Are in Times of Hardship
In this episode of The Brave Enough Show, Dr. Sasha Shillcutt and Dr. Diana Pallin discuss: How to make good choices when you are stressed out Picking through bad advice and finding experts Giving yourself grace to make 10% changes Making your own nutrition a foundation of your health “If I do not have good nutrition, I cannot make good decisions, I cannot take care of myself, and therefore, I cannot take care of anyone else who needs me.” - Dr. Diana Pallin Dr Diana Pallin is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Obesity Medicine and has been practicing Obesity medicine since 2013. She is a TEDx speaker, member of the Obesity Medicine Association and founder of New Start Medical, a metabolic practice that offers comprehensive weight management programs which follow the Obesity Medicine Association guidelines. She is passionate about offering her patients the tools needed to be successful in their weight management journey, in a medically supervised setting. Management of cardio-metabolic conditions modified by lifestyle changes is an important part of her practice. Becoming an obesity medicine specialist has allowed her to help patients improve their health and quality of life, lose weight safely and prevent developing chronic, metabolic conditions associated with carrying extra weight. She was born in Romania, graduated from Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Cluj Napoca. Completed her residency at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, NC where she was chief resident and was responsible for creating the educational curriculum for Grand Rounds and morning reports. On her time off, she enjoys spending time with her family, traveling to new places and enjoys spending time in nature. Website: Social: Episode Links: Follow Brave Enough: | | | | Join , Brave Enough’s community. The ONLY professional membership group that meets both the professional and personal needs of high-achieving women.
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How to Give Yourself Grace when You are Going Through Grief
10/11/2024
How to Give Yourself Grace when You are Going Through Grief
In this episode of The Brave Enough Show, Dr. Sasha Shillcutt discusses: How to make day to day life easy when things are hard The important of understanding your emotional capacity Getting in the moment and protecting your mental health How to show yourself deep grace when you don’t have much to give “When you are going through struggles, your emotional capacity has changed. Giving yourself permission to protect your mental energy, and who can access it, is key to staying well in seasons of hardship.” Dr. Sasha Shillcutt Episode Links: Follow Brave Enough: | | | | Join , Brave Enough’s community. The ONLY professional membership group that meets both the professional and personal needs of high-achieving women.
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How do Challenging Times Help You Become Unstoppable and Anti-fragile
10/04/2024
How do Challenging Times Help You Become Unstoppable and Anti-fragile
In this episode of The Brave Enough Show, Dr. Sasha Shillcutt and Dr. Stephanie Byerly discuss: Being self-aware on how you show up in the workplace and home How are success can come from obstacles, challenges, and trauma The difference between resilience and anti-fragility Moving from trauma to choosing your own destiny “I cannot be a slave to my past anymore or what my parents did or did not do. When we choose to understand our parents came to the table with their best foot forward, it allows us to move past our trauma and experiences and use them to fuel our destiny.” Dr. Steph Byerly Stephanie I. Byerly, MD Obstetrical Anesthesiologist, Life, Leadership, Women Empowerment, and Trauma Informed Coach. Author, speaker, entrepreneur. Dr. Stephanie I. Byerly is an Obstetrical Anesthesiologist who recently transitioned from academic medicine as Professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Management to private practice Obstetrical Anesthesiology. Dr. Byerly is a Certified Life, Professional, and Trauma Informed Coach who additionally holds the International Coaching Federations, Associate Certified Coach designation. Dr. Byerly is a Women’s Empowerment and Leadership Coach. Dr. Byerly has practiced Anesthesiology in an academic setting for her most of her career and has held many leadership roles including Chief of Staff, Chief of Anesthesiology, Chief of Obstetric Anesthesiology, Director of Resident Recruitment, Director of the Operating Room, and Chair of the American Society of Anesthesiologists Committee on Women Anesthesiologists. Dr. Byerly is a Physician Wellness Champion and is a member of the American Society of Anesthesiologists Committee on Physician Wellbeing. Dr. Byerly has published many articles addressing gender bias in the workplace. As a Certified Life Coach, she started her own business, Stephanie I. Byerly, LLC. She currently is a life coach for women physicians and specializes in coaching women in leadership roles, women aspiring to leadership roles, and women physicians experiencing burnout. Dr. Byerly has additional coaching certifications in advanced feminist and women centered coaching as well as Trauma Informed Leadership Coaching. Her wealth of personal experiences in leadership roles, coach training, and coaching clients gives her a unique understanding of the challenges women encounter when considering entering leadership, are already in a leadership role but feel they are not effective or would like to feel more confident in their leadership abilities. Dr. Byerly’s unique skill sets, and knowledge enable her to educate and coach leaders in organizations to promote women in leadership roles. Find Dr. Stephanie Byerly Here: Episode Links: Follow Brave Enough: | | | | Join , Brave Enough’s community. The ONLY professional membership group that meets both the professional and personal needs of high-achieving women.
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Asking for Help When Life is Hard
09/27/2024
Asking for Help When Life is Hard
In this episode of The Brave Enough Show, Dr. Sasha Shillcutt discusses: How to be a friend to someone who is grieving Overcoming shame and asking for help The beauty that comes when you give and receive grace How to maintain work productivity when you are in hard times Quote: “When you don’t know what to do for someone who is hurting, the best thing to do is to do something. Don’t ask them – just do it.” Dr. Shillcutt Episode Links: Follow Brave Enough: | | | | Join , Brave Enough’s community. The ONLY professional membership group that meets both the professional and personal needs of high-achieving women.
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How Prioritizing Self Allows You to Find Joy Despite Hardships & Heal
09/20/2024
How Prioritizing Self Allows You to Find Joy Despite Hardships & Heal
In this episode of The Brave Enough Show, Dr. Sasha Shillcutt and Dr. Brooke Buckley discuss: How to stop a failure narrative The beauty of awkward conversations The power of community when you feel alone in grief Prioritizing self-care when it feels overwhelming to start Brooke Buckley, MD, MBA, FACS is a board certified General Surgeon and a diplomate in Lifestyle Medicine. She has over a decade in administrative medicine including five years as a Chief Medical Officer. Dr Buckley is a graduate of The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health. She completed her surgical internship and residency in the Cleveland Clinic System. Her BA and MBA were completed at The Johns Hopkins University. Dr Buckley is passionate about physician health and wellness. She is a national speaker on burnout, resilience, and trauma-informed leadership. She is actively engaged with the AMA as Chair of the American Medical Political Action Committee, and the AHA as the Chair of the Committee of Clinical Leadership. Dr Buckley’s administrative career is an outgrowth of her commitment to the physician’s oath to ‘do no harm’. A proven leader, she focuses on process improvement at all levels of care delivery systems in pursuit of healthier, happier medical careers, enhanced personal wellness, with a deep commitment to quality and safety. Dr Buckley is mother to three boys, the younger two are twins. Instagram: @play_your_story Quote: “Suffering is not competitive.” Dr. Brooke Buckley Episode Links: Follow Brave Enough: | | | | Join , Brave Enough’s community. The ONLY professional membership group that meets both the professional and personal needs of high-achieving women.
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How to Identify Your Priorities When Life Is Hard & Your Energy is Zapped
09/13/2024
How to Identify Your Priorities When Life Is Hard & Your Energy is Zapped
In this episode of The Brave Enough Show, Dr. Sasha Shillcutt discusses: How to walk through hard seasons and keep your priorities The most important question to ask yourself each day How to set boundaries around others in times of struggle How to maintain productivity when you feel like giving up Quote: “It is okay to not take on other people’s burdens when you are struggling to maintain your own.” Dr. Sasha Shillcutt Episode Links: Follow Brave Enough: | | | | Join , Brave Enough’s community. The ONLY professional membership group that meets both the professional and personal needs of high-achieving women.
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Walking Through Difficult Decisions and Transitions
09/06/2024
Walking Through Difficult Decisions and Transitions
In this episode of The Brave Enough Show, Dr. Sasha Shillcutt and Stephanie May Wilson discuss: How to work through life’s biggest decisions and transitions Customizing your life’s choices to fit your purpose How to control what you can when life seems to be out of control Stephanie May Wilson is an author, a podcaster, a speaker, and the go-to guide for 20- and 30-something women as they navigate their most important relationships. Through her books, her courses, and her chart-topping podcast, Girls Night with Stephanie May Wilson, she has mentored more than a million women as they cultivate healthy, thriving relationships with God, their friends, their significant others, and with themselves. Stephanie got her start as a writer when she packed up her backpack and traveled around the world for a year, keeping a blog of all her adventures. Stephanie’s writing has been featured on NBC, the Anthropologie blog, and in Relevant Magazine. She has also been along-time blog contributor for CNBC’s Nightly Business Report, Darling magazine, and Christian Mingle. When she’s not writing, speaking, or recording a podcast episode, you can find Stephanie laughing with her husband Carl and their twin toddlers, eating pizza with her close tribe of girlfriends, or planning her family's big move to Spain. Stephanie's new book, released April 30th -- "Create a Life You Love: How to Quiet Outside Voices So You Can Finally Hear Your Own" Quote: “You get to decide.” - Stephanie May Wilson, on giving yourself space to decide what is best for you in life’s transitions “There are things we believe are fixed, but often they are not. We can’t control everything that happens to us, but we almost always have more of a choice to react than we realize.” - Stephanie May Wilson Episode Links: Follow Brave Enough: | | | | Join , Brave Enough’s community. The ONLY professional membership group that meets both the professional and personal needs of high-achieving women.
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When Tragedy Strikes: Taking Care of Yourself When Life Falls Apart
08/30/2024
When Tragedy Strikes: Taking Care of Yourself When Life Falls Apart
In this episode of The Brave Enough Show, Dr. Sasha Shillcutt discusses: Three Strategies that help her survive the most difficult year of her life How to embrace hard times with a growth mindset How to ask for help What NOT to say to someone who is grieving Quote: “There are times in life when the only way to go around a complication or hardship is simply to walk through it. There is no other way.” Dr. Sasha Shillcutt Episode Links: Follow Brave Enough: | | | | Join , Brave Enough’s community. The ONLY professional membership group that meets both the professional and personal needs of high-achieving women.
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Changing Your Professional Identity: Working through the Transitions and Shifts of Change
07/19/2024
Changing Your Professional Identity: Working through the Transitions and Shifts of Change
In this episode of The Brave Enough Show, Dr. Sasha Shillcutt discusses: How to Recognize When Your Work Identity is Shifting How to Deal with the Backlash of Changing Your Professional Mission, Role or Job How to Follow the Joy: What it means to do what makes you the most happy How to embrace change and make the past part of your positive narrative Quote: “When we find our professional identity shifting, it can be unsettling to others who have set expectations of us. You cannot let other people’s mission and vision for you stop you from embracing the change you know is best for you.” Dr. Sasha Shillcutt Episode Links: Season 13 Sponsor - Freed is an AI scribe that listens, transcribes, and writes medical documentation for you. Freed is a solution that could alleviate the burden of overworked clinicians everywhere. It turns clinicians' patient conversations into accurate documentation - instantly. There's no training time no onboarding, and no extra mental burden. All the magic happens in just a few clicks, so clinicians can spend less energy on charting and more time doing what they do best. Today, more than 6,000 clinicians have fallen in love with Freed. Follow Brave Enough: | | | | Join , Brave Enough’s community. The ONLY professional membership group that meets both the professional and personal needs of high-achieving women.
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When You Must Quit: Managing the Legal Side of Stepping Away
07/12/2024
When You Must Quit: Managing the Legal Side of Stepping Away
In this episode of The Brave Enough Show, Dr. Sasha Shillcutt and Aimee Lowe discuss: How understanding the WHY You want to quit is crucial to protecting yourself Why understanding your current and future contracts are KEY Outlining your “cost to quit” Exit interviews: should you be honest? Positioning yourself and preparing yourself to quit Aimee L. Lowe is the founder of Lowe Legal Group, PC LLO, a boutique law firm that provides legal services for executives and physicians, businesses, and entrepreneurs. She has worked with businesses, professionals, and physicians for years as executive advisor, general counsel, defender, and strategist. She represents professionals and physicians in complex contract and compensation negotiations and disputes. She works with companies of all sizes to provide strategic legal counsel in employment law, real estate, and business mergers and deals. She assists entrepreneurs with start-up entity formation, business plans, corporate maintenance, standardized contracts, and intellecutal property protections. She has been designated as a Thompson Reuter Super Lawyer since 2021. Before forming Lowe Legal Group, Lowe was a Partner with various law firms, served as judicial clerk with the Nebraska Court of Appeals, and held a role as in-house counsel where she oversaw federal and state regulations, internal audits, and drafted policy. Aimee served for several years as an Adjunct Faculty member with Creighton University School of Law. She is an honors graduate of the Creighton University School of Law, recipient of the Silver Quill Award – the highest award given for legal writing, recipient of seven CALI Excellence Awards for achieving the highest score in a given class, was winner of the Creighton Law School International Moot Court competition, and is a frequent speaker and writer on well-being, business, legal, leadership, faith, and debt-reduction topics. Quote: “Knowing your why – the reasons why you want to quit this employment relationship – is key to having a successful transition. There are many reasons why people leave their jobs; understanding your why is the foundation of a good transition.” Aimee Lowe, attorney Episode Links: Season 13 Sponsor - Freed is an AI scribe that listens, transcribes, and writes medical documentation for you. Freed is a solution that could alleviate the burden of overworked clinicians everywhere. It turns clinicians' patient conversations into accurate documentation - instantly. There's no training time no onboarding, and no extra mental burden. All the magic happens in just a few clicks, so clinicians can spend less energy on charting and more time doing what they do best. Today, more than 6,000 clinicians have fallen in love with Freed. Follow Brave Enough: | | | | Join , Brave Enough’s community. The ONLY professional membership group that meets both the professional and personal needs of high-achieving women.
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Financial Planning for Hard Decisions
07/05/2024
Financial Planning for Hard Decisions
In this episode of The Brave Enough Show, Dr. Sasha Shillcutt and Jacque Denson discuss: What to know about your financial status and work benefits How to financially prepare for career transitions How to know your “Cost to Leave” How women can take charge of their finances and embrace change Jacque’s passion is building strong, lasting relationships with her clients – she knows what truly motivates them to achieve their financial goals. She builds one-of-a-kind financial plans unique to each family and enjoys building different scenarios to walk through the multiple paths they can take to achieve their goals. Jacque loves seeing children grow up, hearing about vacations, helping secure financing for dream homes, and thinking creatively to help her clients realize their dreams. Though Jacque enjoys working with all types of doctors, her favorite clients are her female physicians. She is an advocate for equal pay for women in medicine and has experience devising timelines and strategies for maternity leaves to keep her female clients from being set back in wealth accumulation relative to their male counterparts. Jacque is passionate about seeing a change in the financial industry from a gender diversity standpoint and is inspired by the strides she has seen women make in medicine! Jacque has been in the financial industry for over a decade, working in client service roles at Edward Jones, Lincoln Financial, and Larson Financial before joining the Vestia team as a Financial Advisor. She obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management from Maryville University in St. Louis, and holds her Series 66 registration, Life & Health Insurance License, and is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER ®. As a goal-oriented, lifelong learner, Jacque is always looking to further the expertise she can offer her clients. She recently completed the Investment Management Theory & Practice Education Program through Yale University and lends her knowledge to Vestia’s Investment Committee. Outside the office, Jacque enjoys spending time with her husband, Aaron, and their children, Landon and Caroline; tending her backyard garden; and working with her husband on their side-hustle, a nutrition business for high school and college wrestlers. Quote: "Be educated on your next step, even if you are not planning to leave. You want to know your “cost to leave” before you have to for any reason.” Jacque Denson, Certified Financial Planner Episode Links: Season 13 Sponsor - Freed is an AI scribe that listens, transcribes, and writes medical documentation for you. Freed is a solution that could alleviate the burden of overworked clinicians everywhere. It turns clinicians' patient conversations into accurate documentation - instantly. There's no training time no onboarding, and no extra mental burden. All the magic happens in just a few clicks, so clinicians can spend less energy on charting and more time doing what they do best. Today, more than 6,000 clinicians have fallen in love with Freed. Follow Brave Enough: | | | | Join , Brave Enough’s community. The ONLY professional membership group that meets both the professional and personal needs of high-achieving women.
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