Inspired Mom MDs

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You are smart, accomplished, deeply trusted… and yet may feel like you fall short.

You may not feel good enough as a doctor mom, even after years of training, sacrifice, and success. Especially if the bar keeps moving, Especially if you’re tired of meeting others expectations.

I’m joined by Dr. Ana Tanase, board-certified in pediatrics and integrative medicine, and a mom of three, who brings clarity and compassion to the idea of enough.

At one point she says, “Women often spread themselves thin to please everyone. And usually, the first thing to disappear is themselves.”

We talk about invisible labor and why so many women are quietly reimagining how they practice medicine, and how they live.

This is a conversation about self-trust, stepping out of the boxes, and remembering something simple and radical:
you are already enough.

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This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and isn’t a substitute for medical advice or care. I’m a board-certified physician, but this content isn’t connected to my clinical practice, and no doctor-patient relationship is formed here. Please always talk to your own health professional about any mental or physical health concerns. And as always, take what helps and leave the rest. Please see InspiredMomMDs.com for full legal disclaimer. 

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Find the full transcript and bonus resources for physician moms at inspiredmommds.com/88.

You can be competent, accomplished, and still feel deeply misaligned. 

And often, the hardest part is realizing you followed the rules and still lost yourself.

That tension is exactly where today’s conversation begins.

I’m joined by Dr. Alice Horrell, a board-certified emergency medicine physician who stepped out of the ER and into trauma-informed coaching for physicians. A turning point for her was recognizing that some of the most critical codes never happen in the hospital.

In this episode, we talk about moral injury, loss of purpose, and why slowing down is not weakness but wisdom. This is a grounded, compassionate conversation about self-knowledge, safety, and finding your way back to clarity in a world that keeps asking you to push through.

This is where we begin. 

Guest Links: 

Instagram: @CultivatingSplendorCoaching

Website: Cultivating Splendor

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This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and isn’t a substitute for medical advice or care. I’m a board-certified physician, but this content isn’t connected to my clinical practice, and no doctor-patient relationship is formed here. Please always talk to your own health professional about any mental or physical health concerns. And as always, take what helps and leave the rest. Please see InspiredMomMDs.com for full legal disclaimer. 

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Find the full transcript and bonus resources for physician moms at inspiredmommds.com/87.

“Balance is a myth we outgrow.”

That line stayed with me long after my conversation ended with guest Dr. Bojana Jankovic Weatherly.

She captured an experience many busy moms barely notice – that life doesn’t always fit into tidy categories. It will expand and contract, asking things of you that no one prepares you for.

In this unique interview, you’ll hear how integrative wellness for physician moms takes root in lived experience and becomes a way of honoring your energy and your limits.

Dr. Bojana has built an integrative practice dedicated to whole-person healing, but her story started long before she opened her doors.

Before she became a leader in medicine, she was an exhausted and overwhelmed pregnant resident searching PubMed at 2 AM for answers her training didn’t give her.

What she found shifted the way she practices, the way she teaches, and the way she cares for herself.

Guest links: 

https://drbojana.com/articles/

https://drbojana.com/new-patient-application/

https://drbojana.com/

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This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and isn’t a substitute for medical advice or care. I’m a board-certified physician, but this content isn’t connected to my clinical practice, and no doctor-patient relationship is formed here. Please always talk to your own health professional about any mental or physical health concerns. And as always, take what helps and leave the rest. Please see InspiredMomMDs.com for full legal disclaimer. 

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Find the full transcript and bonus resources at inspiredmommds.com/86.

“Am I enough to be a leader?”
If you’ve ever wondered that, you’re not alone.

So many women physicians feel pressure to be louder, tougher, or somehow “more” than they are.
But the truth is simple, we’re not taught how to lead. Not really. And that gap shows up everywhere.

You can save a life without breaking a sweat… but presenting to a room full of executives? Yipes.

So, are you enough? 

My guest today says yes—absolutely yes. She says to be successful: 

“You don’t have to be anything other than who you are.”

Her name is Dr. Asha Padmanabhan, a leader in anesthesiology and founder of Leadership Rx Coaching. She tackles the persistent questions so many women carry:

• Why do leadership gaps persist? 
• How do you move through imposter syndrome? 
• And how do you communicate with clarity… without becoming someone you’re not?

This is leadership development for women physicians.

Guest Speaker Links: 

LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/ashapadmanabhan

Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-leadership-rx-for-women-physicians/id1531236342

Email: [email protected]

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This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and isn’t a substitute for medical advice or care. I’m a board-certified physician, but this content isn’t connected to my clinical practice, and no doctor-patient relationship is formed here. Please always talk to your own health professional about any mental or physical health concerns. And as always, take what helps and leave the rest. Please see InspiredMomMDs.com for full legal disclaimer. 

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Find the full transcript and bonus resources for physician moms at inspiredmommds.com/85.

We’ve all heard it or said it ourselves: “I can run on five hours of sleep.”
But does that really work? Or does it cost you more than you admit?

Today, we’re talking about sleep and mental health for physician moms. They’re inseparable, yet so many women in medicine can’t seem to rest, even when they know better.

My guest, Dr. Sushrusha Arjyal, is one of the few doctors dual-certified in psychiatry and sleep medicine. She is the founder of Bliss Sleep & Psychiatry, she treats the whole person — mind, body, and rest.

Together, we’re unpacking how disrupted sleep worsens anxiety, depression, pain, memory, and even diabetes. You’ll walk away with evidence-based strategies to reset your nights starting tonight. Dr. Arjyal also shares the red flags too many moms in medicine overlook.

Take a breath and listen in. 
You don’t have to earn your sleep.

Links for Dr. Arjyal:

Email: [email protected]

Office phone: (919) 342-3627

Website: Sleep Disorder & Psychiatry Expert | BLISSSP

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This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and isn’t a substitute for medical advice or care. I’m a board-certified physician, but this content isn’t connected to my clinical practice, and no doctor-patient relationship is formed here. Please always talk to your own health professional about any mental or physical health concerns. And as always, take what helps and leave the rest. Please see InspiredMomMDs.com for full legal disclaimer. 

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Find the full transcript and bonus resources for physician moms at inspiredmommds.com/84.

What if the time you’re spending caring for everyone else – your patients, your kids, your parents – isn’t lost time at all, it’s just a different kind of calling?

In Episode 76, I began this conversation about the sandwich generation moms and today I have a special guest, Dr. Krystal Sodaitis, to continue that journey by finding community in the sandwich generation. 

She is a physician leader, certified coach, and author of a book on this very topic. 

Together, we talk about what it’s really like to be both doctor and daughter,
 how perfectionism shows up when you’re stretched thin,
 and how a little vulnerability can open the door to connection.

Dr. Sodaitis shares a gentle reminder we all need, a permission slip to pause. And she shows us that community often begins with one honest moment of “me too.”

Stay with us. This conversation might just help you feel a little less alone.

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This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and isn’t a substitute for medical advice or care. I’m a board-certified physician, but this content isn’t connected to my clinical practice, and no doctor-patient relationship is formed here. Please always talk to your own health professional about any mental or physical health concerns. And as always, take what helps and leave the rest. Please see InspiredMomMDs.com for full legal disclaimer. 

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Hey friends, a quick update from me. Starting now, Inspired Mom MDs will release new episodes every other Tuesday instead of weekly.

This change gives me the space to bring you more interviews – conversations that go deeper into the themes you care about: balance, belonging, feeling more energetic and feeling more inspired. 

I’ll still share solo reflections here and there, but I want to create room for fresh voices and practical wisdom from different perspectives.

I’d actually love your input. Do you enjoy the interviews, the solo episodes, or a mix of both? You can message me on LinkedIn or email me at [email protected].

Thank you for being part of this growing community. I’m so grateful you’re here, and I can’t wait for what’s ahead. See you in two weeks.

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This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and isn’t a substitute for medical advice or care. I’m a board-certified physician, but this content isn’t connected to my clinical practice, and no doctor-patient relationship is formed here. Please always talk to your own health professional about any mental or physical health concerns. And as always, take what helps and leave the rest. Please see InspiredMomMDs.com for full legal disclaimer. 

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Find the full transcript and more resources for physician moms at inspiredmommds.com/82.

Have you ever noticed how often belonging comes with a price tag? 

Sometimes it’s subtle, sometimes it’s glaring. For our kids, it might look like pledging a sorority or fraternity, where the message is clear: prove yourself through suffering, or risk being excluded. 

But if I’m being honest, it’s not just a college thing. 

As adults, especially for those physician moms navigating burnout culture, you face your own versions of hazing. 

And that cost, the idea that to be accepted, you must endure pain, follows you home and shapes the way you live, parent, and even think about our own worth. 

Today, I unpack that hidden cost of belonging, and why it’s time to question the belief that suffering is a requirement for acceptance.

Quick note: The show is shifting to an every-other-week release starting Oct 28 to make space for deeper interviews and reflection.” 

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This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and isn’t a substitute for medical advice or care. I’m a board-certified physician, but this content isn’t connected to my clinical practice, and no doctor-patient relationship is formed here. Please always talk to your own health professional about any mental or physical health concerns. And as always, take what helps and leave the rest. Please see InspiredMomMDs.com for full legal disclaimer. 

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I work with physician moms who want to take back control of their time and energy so they can prioritize what matters most. 

Find the full transcript and bonus resources for physician moms at inspiredmommds.com/81.

“All those things are just roles,” says Dr. Valentina Serna – physician, mother of three, entrepreneur and podcaster. “I’ve been working a lot lately to not attach myself to those identities. Because I’m just me.”

When I heard her say that I thought about how easy it is to tie yourself to a role in life. 

I thought of every mom in medicine that also feels the weight of titles. The surgeon. The pediatrician. The mother. The daughter. And underneath it all, there’s a quiet fear: “Who am I, really, when the titles fall away?”

In today’s conversation, Dr. Serna shares how severe illness, a brave career shift, and learning from her own children taught her to claim life as her true self. It’s about finding an identity for physician moms. 

It’s about what it means to be “just you.” 

Links:

ValentinaSernah.com. 

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This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and isn’t a substitute for medical advice or care. I’m a board-certified physician, but this content isn’t connected to my clinical practice, and no doctor-patient relationship is formed here. Please always talk to your own health professional about any mental or physical health concerns. And as always, take what helps and leave the rest. Please see InspiredMomMDs.com for full legal disclaimer. 

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Find the full transcript and bonus resources at inspiredmommds.com/80.

I suddenly knew what drove me, right there on the treadmill. 

I busy myself with small wins, thinking they’ll move me forward, and quietly avoid the big wins, that honestly scared me a little. 

What woke me up is realizing what I lose when I don’t act. The weeks slip by, opportunities are wasted, and I feel potential sliding through my fingers. 

Walking in place that day, and getting nowhere physically, I did move closer to clarity – about  how to reach my dreams. 

For moms in medicine feeling stuck, this clicks. 

Are you spinning your wheels on busy work while the high-impact tasks that could move you forward sit unchecked in your planner? 

This episode explores why we avoid the tasks that matter most – and how reframing what we risk by not acting sparks real momentum. 

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Loved this one? A rating/review helps more physician moms find the show. And if you know someone who needs to hear this episode specifically, please send it her way!

• Check out InspiredMomMDs.com for more information about how I help physician moms! 
• You can grab a copy of my freebie! Just click here for a quick download: 4 Steps to Take Back Control, Find Time for What Matters Most and Thrive in Your Practice and at Home

This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and isn’t a substitute for medical advice or care. I’m a board-certified physician, but this content isn’t connected to my clinical practice, and no doctor-patient relationship is formed here. Please always talk to your own health professional about any mental or physical health concerns. And as always, take what helps and leave the rest. Please see InspiredMomMDs.com for full legal disclaimer. 

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I work with physician moms who want to take back control of their time and energy so they can prioritize what matters most.