Fearless Freedom with Dr. G

Dr. Nicole Calloway Rankins is a wife, mother to two girls, OB/GYN physician, podcast host, women’s health advocate, and certified integrative health coach. She’s dedicated to helping women have healthy births and healthy lives. In addition to providing safe, respectful and personalized care to women during labor as an OB hospitalist physician, Nicole is the host of the All About Pregnancy & Birth podcast, a go-to source for comprehensive, evidence-based, holistic information about pregnancy and birth. She’s also the creator of The Birth Preparation Course, an online childbirth education class that leaves women feeling knowledgeable, prepared, confident, and empowered going into their birth. To learn more, visit her website at and follow her on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter (all @drnicolerankins). In this episode, Dr. Rankins candidly shares about her unexpected career transition, life and facing fear.

Andrea Paul, MD, is a physician-turned-entrepreneur and the Co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of , a health and medical education company that helps healthcare professionals prepare for certification exams and meet , and . Named one of the ‘Top 10 Disruptive Women in Life Sciences,’ Dr. Paul founded BoardVitals which has trained more than 100,000 health professionals and is used by more than 400 institutions. BoardVitals was named #251 on the Inc. 500 and #14 on Crain’s Fast 50 in 2018. Andrea also spends her time as a venture partner in a health care VC fund, doing public speaking, on the executive committee of a startup accelerator, and advises and mentors many female entrepreneurs and physician entrepreneurs. Dr. Paul attended Michigan State Medical School and did her residency years at Yale University and Mount Sinai Medical Center.  Dr. Paul shares about the fear of pursuing a passion when the path is uncertain. She shares some pearls that are not to be missed about taking the leap in the intent of sprouting wings on the way down. She pays it forward regularly by helping female entrepreneurs or those contemplating entrepreneurship see their way.   Listen to her fascinating story.     Please share this episode with a friend or two, leave a five-star rating and a positive comment. It is greatly appreciated.

Dr. Dawn Becker is originally from Nairobi, Kenya, studied medicine in Heidelberg, Germany and did her medical residency and infectious disease fellowship in the United States. Her joy in medicine is found investigating interesting infectious diseases. Outside of medicine, she has a penchant for inspiring women to push past their fears and achieve their goals.  Dr. Becker speaks very candidly about how she faced fear at several transition points in her life and emerged victoriously. Listen to her amazing story. Dr. Becker mentioned Tara Brach during her interview, here is the link to learn more:   Dr. Becker practices in Florida.

Like so many people, I have a fear of public speaking. This podcast is a massive action step towards facing my fear.  In the process of putting my fear out there, another massive action step and way forward is to actually do more public speaking.  Thank you for joining me on this journey as I face my fear and work towards emerging victorious. Your time in listening and your support has been tremendous and I greatly appreciate you.  I would love to hear what fear you are currently facing. Let's work through it together! Be strong. Be brave. Unleash your greatness! [email protected]

Dr. Anu Kathiresan is a Board Certified Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Specialist at The Center for Reproductive Medicine in Houston, TX In this episode, Dr. Kathiresan speaks candidly about fears she faced in pursuit of love, life, and career. She also shares some sage advice for the young professional woman when it comes to fertility.  Check out Dr. Kathiresan as she teaches about fertility on Instagram, her website and YouTube.  https://www.infertilitytexas.com/fertility-friday-dr-kathiresan   Thanks for listening to the podcast. If you know someone who would enjoy listening to this conversation just as you did, please share it. Please also leave a 5-star rating and a positive review. It is greatly appreciated.

Dr. Errin Weisman wholeheartedly believes to be a healer, you must first fill your own cup. She has been in the deep, dark abyss that is physician burnout and has emerged victoriously! She is on a mission to help as many women as possible with a lifeline.  Dr. Weisman is a life coach, speaker and fierce advocate for wellness in medicine. She speaks openly about her own fears and how she is facing them boldly.  Dr. Weisman's podcast:  Website:   Social media: @truthrxs

What do you do when you find yourself going down a financial path that you don't find desirable? You learn about your options and you course correct.  Dr. D is and she openly discusses some fears of hers that she overcame with tremendous results.  So, head on over  blog and find out more.

Did you know that there is an anatomy of fear? I did not either until I read by Susan Jeffers, PhD In this episode, we continue our discussion of fear and how we can face it and overcome. What four words are you going to implement after listening to this podcast? Contact me on social media and let me know how effective repeating this mantra is for you. Here is the link to the book that inspired this series:

Dr. Korsah was faced with some intense fears and had to make some difficult choices in order to see her breakthrough. Physicians are trained to go to school, get a job but in fact, deviating from the traditional path despite popular belief does not lead to career death. Dr. Nana Korsah, MD is a former Nephrologist turn locum adult Hospitalist. She is also a certified life and financial coach. She helps female physicians get out of debt, and live wealthy lives. Stepping out on faith is scary. When you stand on the other side and look back, the growth you see is tremendous. Dr. Korsah can be reached at:

Dr. Umeh is a Board Certified Pediatrician with nearly 30 years of experience. She shares about a life-changing experience that totally changed the course of her career. She stepped out on faith, faced her fears and is accomplishing great things.  It is important to ask the right questions of your child when trying to figure out if bullying is a problem for them.  Dr. Umeh does the good work by public speaking nationally and through her website:  Listen to this episode for more details on her incredible story.  Dr. Umeh can be reached on all social media platforms as Uchenna Umeh or Doctor Lulu.