This was a beautiful episode covering multiple facets of the lived experience of a woman in our profession. Dr Parul Bhatia's strength shines through as quiet fortitude and hope in the journey she shares with us.

We open with the bittersweet experience of selling the practice she build from scratch but ultimately looks towards all the different possibilities in her next chapter with great anticipation and excitement.

Parul shares her internal suffering from needing to re-sit her final year exams amidst difficult personal events, to the guilt of endometriosis pain and struggles of IVF, managing menopause, to the shame of almost failing in her business once but coming out stronger and more equipped. She had to find her own path to success and continues to do so.

Through it all she remains connected to what brings her joy and inspiration- her creativity. Parul is determined to bring more empathy and ease to our fellow colleagues. Enjoy the episode!

Chapters

• 00:01:00 Applying Business Skills to Dentistry
• 00:03:00 Selling the Practice and Finding Balance
• 00:05:00 Mental Health and Empathy in Dentistry
• 00:07:00 Challenges of Practice Ownership
• 00:09:00 The Impact of Perimenopause
• 00:11:00 Creative Outlets for Professionals
• 00:13:00 Building a Supportive Community
• 00:15:00 Leadership and Growth in Dentistry