How to be a Human Being in the World with Dr. Kathleen Young

How do you get away from structuring everything around a redefining life event that is accompanied by enormous psychological, emotional, and financial impact? How do you allow yourself to want, dream and be purposeful in being human?

In today's episode, Kathleen is joined by Dana Davis, a field salesperson and a strong mom of two. Dana has been through an awe-inspiring journey and this hearty chat offers spades of hope, the kind of hope one would wish for during a 2 am breakdown.

Tune in to learn more! 

Kathleen and Dana talk about:

• What it was for her to separate from her partner of 12 years
• Her moments of vulnerability and refinement 
• Efforts she took to make the divorce friendlier for her and her two kids
• How do you turn a breakup into a breakthrough
• Why your village matters 
• Being a woman (human) that allows herself to want

… and so much more! 

Connect with Dr. Kathleen Young:

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.humanbeingintheworld.com

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IG: drkathleenyoung.coaching

Trying to conceive should be a happy time for couples, but when it isn't, it becomes soo dispiriting. How do you still trust the journey even when the possibility of having your biological babies is close to nil? How do you still allow your normal human emotions to flow? 

In today's episode, Kathleen is joined by an amazing guest; Dr. Jewel Montgomery Smay, an anesthesiologist, a future MBA graduate, and a mother of two. Dr. Smay’s inspiring journey will drive you to figure out the way to go after what you want without losing yourself. 

Tune in as Kathleen and Dr. Smay share about:

• Her first experience of parenthood and how counseling came through
• Jewel's fertility journey and how she's wrapping her head around it
• How she maintains a smooth balance between parenting two young kids and the rest of her life
• Details around the process of adoption
• How to love and build a relationship and experience all the joy in motherhood
• Jewel's proudest accomplishment

… and so much more! 

Links:

To connect with Dr. Smay:

Instagram: @jewel montgomery

Connect with Dr. Kathleen Young:

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.humanbeingintheworld.com

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IG: drkathleenyoung.coaching

Once you grow up, making and maintaining friends can be hard. While being a good friend comes easily to some, there’s a certain level of effort that most of us need to put forth in order to see our relationships thrive. And finding time to keep up with your friendships can feel like a real challenge when you’re balancing work, family, and a variety of other personal obligations. This is why in this episode, Kathleen shares practical tips(with examples) on how you can start being intentional about your relationships especially if you are in midlife. These tips can be applied to romantic relationships as well! Tune in to find out more.

In a nutshell, she talks about: 

• Being thoughtful about who you want in your life
• Making plans and following through
• Being honest with yourself
• Acknowledge when you haven't been responsive
• Letting people know that they are important to you

… and so much more!

Connect with Dr. Kathleen Young:

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.humanbeingintheworld.com

FB: drkathleenyoung.coaching

IG: drkathleenyoung.coaching

Nobody is safe when it comes to invisible illnesses. When the brain gets sick, getting out of the trap of thoughts is not easy even for the stakeholders in that space; physicians. Research shows that we lose nearly 400 doctors a year to suicide and women physicians are twice susceptible. 

In today's episode, Kathleen is joined by Dr. Michelle Chestovich, a family physician, certified life coach, the host of the Re-Mind Yourself podcast, and a mother of four. After unexpectedly losing her younger sister who was a physician to suicide, Michelle is on a mission to help physician moms ditch mom guilt, stop yelling at their kids, stop bickering with their spouses and live a fulfilled life. 

Tune in as Kathleen and Michelle share about:

• Michelle’s experience of losing her younger sister unexpectedly to suicide
• Normalizing that our brains get sick
• How the experience of her sister aroused her passion for helping women Physicians 
• Erasing the stigma and raising awareness of suicide
• Learning how to allow all of your emotions 
• Reaching out for help when you get suicidal ideations

… and so much more! 

Links:

To connect with Dr. Michelle Chestovich:

Website:www.mamadoclifecoach.com 

Dr. Chestovich's podcast: Re-Mind Yourself 

Instagram:@mamadoc.lifecoach

Connect with Dr. Kathleen Young:

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.humanbeingintheworld.com

FB: drkathleenyoung.coaching

IG: drkathleenyoung.coaching

Divorce is not a punishment, and one can still live a fulfilling life after it. One may constantly blame themselves and even find it hard to move on, but this is a time when one should show compassion and even forgive themselves. While it is an ongoing process that might come with societal shame and judgment, releasing yourself from the mistakes made will help you move on to create the vibrant, fun, sexy, awesome life that you deserve. 

In today's episode, Kathleen is joined by Dr. Alison Walker, a Cardiothoracic surgeon in the Kansas City area. Allyson, 47, was married for thirteen years and has recently officially divorced. Allyson and her now ex-husband were together for 19 years in total, having met and dated in med school. Allyson shares key takeaways on forgiving yourself for making the wrong choice in a partner and how to move on with your life.

Tune in as Kathleen and Allyson talk about:

• Allyson's dating, marriage, and divorce journey 
• Dismiss of intuition and doubts she had about her ex-husband during dating
• Allyson's moments of shame and judgment after the divorce
• Showing herself compassion and slowly getting back to dating
• Her decoupling experience and the insights she gained
• Other changes Allyson has made after the divorce apart from dating

… and so much more! 

Links:

To connect with Dr. Allyson Walker:

LinkedIn: C. Allyson Walker 

Twitter:@smesks08

Connect with Dr. Kathleen Young:

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.humanbeingintheworld.com

FB: drkathleenyoung.coaching

IG: drkathleenyoung.coaching

The more you own your imperfections and awkwardness and put yourself out there, the more opportunities and abundance come your way, and the more comfortable you get; this is the secret nature of the universe. 

Join Kathleen today as she shares her transition from being disconnected from who she truly was to stepping out imperfectly, having total self-acceptance, and never abandoning herself regardless of the societal notion of getting it right at all times. Her life lessons are based on her transformative experiences and will shift your thinking on how you show up in the world. 

Tune in as Kathleen shares about:

• Her past disconnected and shutdown life that she has transitioned from
• The 2 experiences that played a crucial role in shifting her mindset (The Mastermind and Reinvention experience)
• Showing up as more of who you are
• The benefits and opportunities she gained by bravely putting herself out there

… and so much more!

Links:

Connect with Dr. Kathleen Young:

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.humanbeingintheworld.com

FB: drkathleenyoung.coaching

IG: drkathleenyoung.coaching

We all experience the human phenomenon that our brain creates as a way of protecting us - the scarcity mindset. While we may have various reasons that justify our scarcity mindset, the bottom line is that we all have a human brain. And the beauty about it is that we can always change our perception.

In today's episode, Kathleen is joined by Dr. Latifat Akintade, a  practicing Gastroenterologist, money coach, and the creator and founder of the MoneyFitMD platform which includes a money school for women physicians and a podcast. Dr. Akintade’s goal is to help women Physicians grow from being financially overwhelmed to being financially confident so that they can achieve financial peace of mind.

Tune in as she shares tips on how to create a  rewarding mindset and a confident relationship with money. 

Tune in as Kathleen and Dr. Akintade talk about:

• How Dr. Akintade got into money 
• Separating financial facts and stories
• Getting rid of the stories we create due to our scarcity mindset
• Her Aha moment on money and how she got her money mindset together
• The rewards of transitioning from ‘we don't have’ to ‘how can we' mindset 

… and so much more! 

Links:

To connect with Dr. Akintade:

Website: www.moneyfitmd.com 

Podcast: MoneyFitMd 

Email Dr.Akintade: [email protected]  

Instagram: @moneyfitmd

Connect with Dr. Kathleen Young:

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.humanbeingintheworld.com

FB: drkathleenyoung.coaching

IG: drkathleenyoung.coaching

In today's episode, Kathleen is joined by Ladonna Armour, an all-fun former strategic brand builder, and manager. Ladonna, stepping out of the corporate world where she felt compromised in her authenticity and identity, has built her natural skincare brand from the ground up. 

In this phase of her career, she has harnessed her wealth of experience as a brand-builder to create a  body scrub that reflects her authentic self and that gives your sunscreen a boost. She is so passionate about life and is giving back to herself to the fullest by celebrating her goals and values with her curative friends and social media supporters. She’s the epitome of how midlife doesn't have to be a crisis. 

In a nutshell, Ladonna shares about:

• How she decided to create a skincare business from the tiresome routine of skincare
• The discomfort that comes with the inauthenticity and the non-ethical nature of the corporate world 
• More about her skin care products 
• What and how she is giving back to herself
• Nourishing and celebrating yourself, especially as a black woman
• How nourishing having a safe space to share your story is

… and so much more! 

Links:

To connect with Ladonna:

Instagram: @lamoursunshinescrub

Website: www.sunshinescrub.com 

Connect with Dr. Kathleen Young:

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.humanbeingintheworld.com

FB: drkathleenyoung.coaching

IG: drkathleenyoung.coaching

Many people aren't pursuing the life they want because they are not sure of what lights them up, while others think it's just not possible. So how does one get such thoughts out of their mind?

In this episode, Kathleen shares some golden nuggets from a recent beta testing she did over summer. She offered 14 free sessions to her Facebook friends to help them identify that one thing that would get them moving forward. 

Tune in as she shares about: 

• How she conducted her sessions
• The main challenges she noted people are going through during the session (co-parenting, resentment that comes with marriages, etc )
• The destructive nature of self-doubt
• The scarcity mindset and how to get rid of it

… and so much more! 

Links:

To connect with Kathleen Young:

Website: www.kyoungmdcoaching.com  

Instagram:@dr.kathleenyoung.coaching

WordPress: www.drkathleenyoung.wordpress.com 

Facebook: @dr.kathleenyoung.coaching

Welcome to our first episode of the How to be a Human Being in the World podcast, where  I, Dr. Kathleen Young, a physiatrist and passionate life coach, set out to do what I love the most. Through this show, I am going to help you embrace all the parts of yourself, really lean into the things that you want, the things that light you up.

I will be breaking the silence by presenting a lot of different perspectives from different people, encouraging you to connect with people's voices and experiences as you develop your perspective. Be ready to hear great stories and awe-inspiring insights that will get you to stop hiding, attain your potential and live your best life. 

Connect with Dr. Kathleen Young:

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.humanbeingintheworld.com

FB: drkathleenyoung.coaching

IG: drkathleenyoung.coaching