Come hang out with me while I recap my recent birthday trip to Grenada and share about my addiction to productivity. In this episode, I talk about how my learned behaviors from years of medical training are now seeping into my everyday life, including vacations and “off’-time”

Be a fly on the wall for this pajama chat turned impromptu podcast! I am joined by Dr. Kimmy, Dr. Daa’iyah Cooper, and Dr. Kimberly Brown and we are spilling all our thoughts on being Black women in medicine and in entrepreneurship (and believe me, we have a ton to spill).

I was recently asked to speak at my med school back in Grenada, which was a full-circle moment. I of course said yes. I wondered “What would I have needed to hear at that stage?” Tune in to hear how I have done this over the years, throughout med school to now.

In this episode of the Black Doctor Collective podcast, I’m here with Dr. Trot, a third-generation, board-certified ophthalmologist specializing in oculoplastic surgery. We talk about how she was called back to medicine from basketball, navigating barriers as a black, gay woman in ophthalmology, the “arrival fallacy” of medicine, and setting boundaries to ensure personal well-being and actually enjoying your profession.

Q1 has been one for the books. Lot’s of learning experiences and overall growth moments. I’m spilling all the tea on how I failed to follow my own framework that I teach to my coaching clients. I share what I didn’t do, what I compromised on, and how those choices have led to less than desirable working conditions.

In this episode of the Black Doctor Collective podcast, I invite Dr. Catherine Toomer, a family medicine and community health physician, to share her own personal health journey. Dr. Toomer was diagnosed with diabetes and congestive heart failure from battling significant weight gain.

I spent some time reflecting on the last three months – really diving into the process of what made me successful, what worked, what didn't, what I enjoyed and disliked. All the things. What I realized is that it all comes down to delegation.

Dr. Jeannie Lawrence, is a transformational life coach and board certified psychiatrist.  We talk about how being a “high functioning” medical professional can actually lead to being dysfunctional.

Be wary of terms like “team player” and “above and beyond”.  The same words employers use to praise you, they’ll use to criticize. 

When you ask for what you want are you truly honest? Is your list based on what you truly want or is it limited to what you think you deserve?  This week I'm talking about my bucket list. It's filled with all sorts of practical and aspirational things.

As a doctor, we are trained to make decisions, including small ones, with great deliberation and collaboration. But when we extend this slow decision-making process to everything in our lives, it can make us feel stuck.  This week I am sharing a new decision-making method that I came across that moves you quickly from decision-making into action.

This week I share a story about a retail pharmacist who after years of being praised for putting others before herself, died at her CVS retail job. It was so engrained to make sure work was handled before taking care of her own health, that she delayed her own care. 

Dr. Temi Oghogho-Ajao, came through this week with her vast knowledge on becoming financially successful. She is a multifaceted individual whose journey from emergency medicine to becoming a money mindset coach and real estate investor is nothing short of inspiring. More importantly she is dropping gems on how you too can create wealth. 

There is something I've been getting wrong about the soft life. It is not all about indulgence. It requires that I give up certain things... It also requires learning and unlearning concepts that I've heard my whole life.

Turns out the culture of corporate medicine is the same whether you're a physician or a physical therapist. Are we surprised?

When was the last time you acknowledged your success? In this episode, I reflect on the idea of celebrating personal milestones as a way of combating self-doubt and increasing self-belief.

In this episode, I speak with guest Dr. Tamara Beckford, a board certified emergency medicine physician and CEO of Ur Caring Docs. Dr. Beckford's experiences with burnout led to her developing strategies to combat it, from self-reflection to setting personal boundaries between work and home life.

This week, I talk about how I do not work in January, because I don't do winter! I have meticulously carved out a fulfilling career in coaching and medicine that is balanced with my personal life AND my preferences. I don't care who find this unreasonable.

In this inspiring episode, I chat with Dr. Joy'El Ballard, a board-certified obstetrician, gynecologist and business coach for Black women over 40.

In this episode, I reflect on the past year (2023) and share how embracing self-growth and negotiation has transformed my life. From successfully negotiating out of clinic work to pursuing creative projects, I've seen the ripple effects of prioritizing my own needs.