In this special client-takeover episode of The Doctor Coach School™ Podcast, we hear from Dr. Ksera Dyette, a licensed clinical psychologist, private practice business coach, and podcaster whose work centers on liberation, equity, and values-aligned practice for Black social workers and psychologists.

Dr. Ksera shares her deeply personal journey from graduate training in predominantly white institutions, through exploitation and harm in group practice settings, to building a private practice rooted in authenticity, sustainability, and liberation. Along the way, she unpacks how scarcity, white normativity, and oppression quietly shape how clinicians are trained to work, think about clients, and run businesses—often at the expense of their bodies, identities, and values.

This episode goes beyond the “nuts and bolts” of private practice. It explores what it truly means to unlearn harmful systems, reclaim your voice, and build a business that supports both your clients and your own thriving.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode

• How oppressive training environments shape clinicians long after graduation
• The hidden cost of scarcity-driven private practice models
• Why overworking and self-silencing are not personal failures, but learned survival strategies
• How group practices can exploit clinicians while undervaluing their ideas and labor
• What it means to build a liberation-centered, values-aligned private practice
• How racism, oppression, and internalized messages show up in business decisions
• Why centering identity, voice, and sustainability is essential for long-term practice
• How redefining success in private practice can restore health, integrity, and joy

Dr. Ksera introduces her year-long Boundless Liberation Private Practice Coaching Program, designed specifically for Black social workers and psychologists.

This work includes:

• Private practice foundations and strategy
• Values-aligned policies, pricing, and accessibility
• One-to-one coaching and assessment
• Unlearning scarcity and oppressive internal narratives
• Strengthening your internal supervisor
• Rebuilding identity and confidence as a clinician and business owner
• Creating a practice that supports both liberation and financial sustainability

This program is for clinicians who are ready to move beyond survival and build practices that truly reflect who they are and who they serve.

This conversation is especially for you if:

• You feel undervalued or exploited in a group practice
• You’ve tried to start a private practice but feel overwhelmed or stuck
• You have a practice that isn’t aligned with your values or identities
• You want to center liberation, equity, and authenticity in your work
• You’re ready to stop shrinking yourself to fit oppressive systems

Connect with Dr. Ksera Dyette

• Text or Call: +1 (617) 855-1243
• Instagram & TikTok: @theantiableistdoc
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ksera-dyette/

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In this special client-takeover episode of The Doctor Coach School™ Podcast, we hear from Dr. Michelle Welch, a physician by training and inner work coach by evolution, who supports women over 35 living with chronic, medically unexplained pain.

This conversation is for caregivers and high-functioning women who have done “all the right things,” undergone extensive testing, followed medical recommendations, and yet continue to live with daily pain that disrupts their identity, confidence, and ability to fully participate in life.

Dr. Michelle offers a deeply compassionate and nuanced perspective on chronic pain that goes beyond symptom management. Drawing from both her clinical background and her personal journey with unexplained pain, she explores how prolonged stress, caregiving, emotional load, and nervous system dysregulation can shape the body’s experience of pain, even when scans and tests come back “normal.”

Rather than framing pain as something to fight or eliminate, this episode invites a new question: What might the body be trying to protect you from?

What You’ll Learn in This Episode

• Why chronic pain can persist even when medical tests show no clear cause
• How prolonged stress and caregiving can keep the nervous system in survival mode
• The difference between pain caused by injury and pain driven by nervous system threat perception
• Why pain is real even when danger is not
• How chronic pain can quietly erode identity, confidence, and self-trust
• The role of fight-or-flight physiology in long-term pain patterns
• Why symptom management alone often isn’t enough
• How restoring a felt sense of safety in the body supports true healing
• Why capacity, not productivity, is the foundation for recovery

Dr. Michelle introduces her Capacity Framework, a compassionate approach designed to support women over 35 who live with chronic, unexplained pain and long histories of caregiving and overperforming.

The framework focuses on:

• Rebuilding internal safety
• Increasing nervous system tolerance
• Processing long-held emotional and physiological load
• Restoring agency, self-trust, and function
• Expanding life gradually and sustainably

Rather than replacing medical care, this work complements it, helping women move from constant high alert to a state where the body no longer needs to “shout” through pain to be heard.

If you are living with chronic pain that has no clear medical explanation, your pain is real.

Sometimes healing doesn’t begin with fixing the body, but with listening deeply enough that the body no longer needs to scream.

Connect With Dr. Michelle

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-welch-406a126a/
• TikTok: @DrMichelle.TheJoyfulRX
• Podcast: The JoyfulRx Podcast

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In this special client-takeover episode of The Doctor Coach School™ Podcast, we hear from Dr. Olufunke Odetunde (also known as Dr. Olu)—a retired physician, certified personal finance wellness consultant, and founder of Financial Fitness MD.

Dr. Olu shares her powerful journey from being a high-earning physician who felt anxious, disorganized, and out of control financially, to becoming debt-free, financially confident, and retired from clinical practice. Despite earning a high income, she found herself avoiding her finances, overspending, and constantly worrying about job security, until she decided to take full responsibility and seek coaching support.

In this episode, Dr. Olu introduces a simple, actionable framework—C.A.S.H.—to help physicians boost savings, invest wisely, reduce money stress, and build lasting wealth without sacrificing health or relationships.

This conversation is for doctors who make good money but still feel overwhelmed, uncertain, or behind when it comes to their finances, and are ready to change that.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode

• Why high income does not automatically equal financial security
• The hidden cost of avoiding your finances—even as a physician
• How coaching accelerates financial progress and reduces costly mistakes
• The mindset shifts required to move from stress to confidence around money
• How to take full ownership of your financial future
• Why clarity, systems, and support matter more than income level

Who This Episode Is For

• Physicians who earn well but feel stressed or uncertain about money
• Doctors who feel they “should have figured this out by now.”
• High-achieving professionals who want financial freedom without burnout 
• Physicians who want to practice medicine—and live life—on their own terms

You don’t have to stay stuck, stressed, or silently worried about money—no matter how much you earn.

With clarity, intentional action, and the right support, financial confidence and freedom are possible.

Connect with Dr. Olu

• Website: https://www.financialfitnessmd.com/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/olufunkeodetunde2/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/olufunkeodetunde2
• Email: [email protected]

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In this special client-takeover episode of The Doctor Coach School™ Podcast, you’ll hear from one of the physician coaches inside The Doctor Coach School™ community. This episode features Dr. Kome Oseghale, a board-certified pediatrician and relationship coach for physician wives, high-achieving women, and immigrant professionals.

Dr. Kome vulnerably shares her personal story as an “exhausted immigrant wife” and how the very professional skills that made her successful in medicine were quietly eroding intimacy in her marriage. What began as emotional disconnection, over-functioning, and burnout nearly led to separation—until she discovered a new skillset that transformed her relationship from the inside out.

This episode is a powerful reminder that success in your career does not automatically translate to fulfillment at home—and that connection, intimacy, and peace are skills that can be learned.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode

• Why many high-achieving physician wives experience emotional disconnection at home
• How professional competence and “hustle culture” can unintentionally damage intimacy
• The hidden cost of control, over-functioning, and emotional exhaustion in marriage
• Why separation and divorce are not the only paths to relief or connection
• How nervous system regulation impacts communication and conflict
• The role of vulnerability, polarity, and emotional safety in restoring intimacy
• Why self-care, rest, and valuing yourself are foundational—not selfish
• How embracing femininity and releasing control can transform relational dynamics
• What respect means in masculine vs. feminine communication
• An overview of the Vessel Framework™, created to help physician wives rebuild connection and peace in their marriages

This conversation is for physicians and high-achieving women who are not in abusive relationships but feel exhausted, disconnected, and overwhelmed by carrying too much responsibility at home.

If it resonates, let it remind you that you’re not alone—and that peace, connection, and intimacy are possible without walking away from the life you worked so hard to build.

Connect with Dr. Kome Oseghale

• Website: www.thrivingwives.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thriving_wives/
• Facebook Group: The Thriving Wives Club

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In this special Client Takeover episode of The Doctor Coach School™ Podcast, we spotlight Dr. Marzena Buzanowska, an interventional spine physician, medical director, physician leader, and founder of Leadership Breakthroughs Academy.

Dr. Marzena shares her deeply personal leadership journey, from years of frustration and invisible effort to building a purpose-driven leadership coaching practice that helps physicians and healthcare leaders lead with clarity, confidence, and alignment.

This episode is a powerful exploration of what leadership really requires, why traditional leadership paths often fail high-achieving physicians, and how true influence is built through self-mastery, emotional intelligence, and purpose rather than titles, projects, or credentials.

In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

• Why this episode is part of The Doctor Coach School™ Client Takeover Series
• Dr. Marzena’s path from physician leader to leadership coach and entrepreneur
• Why traditional leadership advice often leads to slow, painful progress
• The invisible rules of leadership that many physicians are never taught
• How frustration and burnout can signal a deeper leadership awakening
• Why leadership development is not about achievements, titles, or credentials
• The role of self-awareness, self-worth, and identity in powerful leadership
• How reclaiming purpose transforms confidence, decision-making, and influence
• Why vulnerability, fear, and internal struggles are essential leadership conversations
• How unresolved inner work limits leadership effectiveness
• The difference between control-based leadership and influence-based leadership
• Why engagement, connection, and trust drive high-performing teams
• How conflict can either destroy teams or become a source of transformation
• Why leaders must master themselves before they can master teams

Physicians are often told leadership is about saying yes to more projects, collecting credentials, and waiting to be recognized. Dr. Marzena challenges this narrative and offers a new model of leadership rooted in identity, emotional intelligence, and intentional influence.

This episode is especially powerful for doctors who:

• Feel called to leadership but unseen or misunderstood
• Are tired of playing by rules that don’t work
• Want to lead teams without burning out or sacrificing themselves
• Feel pulled toward coaching, leadership development, or organizational impact

Connect with Dr. Marzena Buzanowska

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marzena-buzanowska/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadershipbreakthroughs/
• Website: https://www.leadershipbreakthroughsacademy.com/

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In this special Client Takeover episode of The Doctor Coach School™ Podcast, you’ll hear from Dr. Rasheeda Hall, a nephrologist, physician-scientist, and coach—sharing her story and the work she now does to support women of color in academia pursuing grants, papers, promotions, and sustainable success.

Dr. Rasheeda opens up about what it looks like to chase big dreams without abandoning yourself in the process, especially when you’re navigating high expectations, imposter syndrome, family responsibilities, and the pressure to constantly “perform.”

This is an episode about identity, self-trust, and learning how to move toward major career milestones without burnout, overworking, or losing your joy.

In This Episode, You’ll Hear

• Why this episode is part of The Doctor Coach School™ Client Takeover series
• Dr. Rasheeda’s journey: from physician → scientist → coach
• The moment she realized achievement without self-awareness was costing her
• How her father’s heart transplant became a turning point in purpose and perspective
• What grant writing really brings up: fear of failure, time pressure, decision fatigue, and perfectionism
• The mindset shift that changed everything: “I write grants.”
• Why self-coaching (and believing your own capability) is essential to academic success
• What brought her into The Doctor Coach School™—and why she chose support + accountability
• Client transformations inside her program: grants submitted, confidence built, self-trust restored
• How she helps clients separate worth from output (accomplishment ≠ value)
• The “Real CV” concept: recognizing the strengths that never show up on paper
• How her clients improve rest, exercise, nourishment, and mindfulness while pursuing goals
• What she’s building next: cohort enrollment, 1:1 coaching, and institution-sponsored support

About Dr. Rasheeda Hall

Dr. Rasheeda Hall is a nephrologist, physician-scientist, and coach who supports women of color in academia as they pursue career milestones (grants, papers, promotions) while protecting their identity, energy, and well-being. Her work helps high-achieving women move forward with clarity, confidence, and internal alignment—without fear of running the show.

Connect with Dr. Rasheeda Hall

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rasheedahallmis/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rasheedakhall/
• Website: https://www.makeinternalshifts.com/

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As an end-of-year treat, this is a throwback episode from an earlier podcast era (Productive on Purpose / High Ticket Doc). It’s a reminder that while the market evolves, the core mechanics of marketing + selling don’t change.

This episode breaks down what many doctors struggle with when they enter coaching: medicine comes with a clear roadmap (school → residency → fellowship → attending), but business can feel nebulous because you don’t always see the steps. The goal here is to make your first six figures feel inevitable — not “maybe,” not “someday,” but locked in.

What You’ll Learn:

• Why coaching success can feel harder for doctors (even though you’re already highly skilled)
• The myth of “special unicorn” entrepreneurs — and what’s actually driving results
• Why high ticket is presented as the simplest path to your first $100K
• The 3-step belief + sales process that makes revenue predictable
• How to stop looking for external proof and start using yourself as the proof of concept
• Why uncertainty kills conversions — and what certainty actually looks like

As you listen, compare “then” vs “now”:

• What feels timeless?
• What has shifted in how you approach marketing and nurturing?
• Where are you still waiting for “proof” instead of leading?

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• reply to any email from the newsletter list

Tell us what felt timeless, what surprised you, and what you’re taking into the new year.

Six figures isn’t magic. It’s a repeatable formula:

Sell yourself on yourself → sell yourself on your program → sell your program.

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Every December, the same question comes up: Should I sell now—or just wait until January?

In this episode of the DCS Podcast, we break down how to make intentional, grounded decisions about selling in December—without pressure, fear, or hustle. You’ll learn how to discern whether your desire to sell (or pause) is coming from scarcity or service, and why December can actually be one of the most powerful months to sell—when done with integrity.

This episode isn’t about convincing you to push or pause. It’s about helping you tell the truth to yourself and lead your business from alignment, not fear.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode

• Why the “people don’t buy in December” belief is a myth
• The difference between selling from scarcity vs. selling from service
• How your belief flow (thoughts → feelings → actions) impacts your sales results
• What selling from scarcity looks like in your body, mindset, and messaging
• What changes when you sell from love, service, and grounded leadership
• Why congruence is the currency of coaching
• How to evaluate a December launch that didn’t go as planned—without creating sales trauma
• Why the week between Christmas and New Year can be surprisingly powerful for sales
• How to decide whether selling or resting is the most aligned choice for you

Key Takeaways

• Selling in December is not inherently good or bad—it’s about why you’re doing it
• Not selling can be wisdom… or fear
• Selling can be service… or scarcity
• Your body will tell you the truth before your brain does
• When you center your people’s belief flow (not your urgency), conversions follow
• December is not about pushing or pausing—it’s about radical honesty

Reflection Questions

If you’re deciding whether to sell (or continue selling) in December, ask yourself:

• Am I selling from service or from scarcity?
• Am I thinking more about my people—or my fear?
• Does this feel grounded and generous, or tight and frantic?
• Have I clearly built a bridge between where my people are and where they want to be?

December doesn’t require hustle—and it doesn’t require hiding.
It requires honesty.

If selling feels aligned and truly serves your people, do it with integrity and clarity.
If resting feels aligned, rest fully—without guilt or “shoulds.”

Lead from truth, not fear.

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In this episode, we unpack why many doctor coaches avoid making clear or bold promises in their marketing, and how that avoidance is quietly costing them clients. There’s a uniquely physician-specific layer at play: medical training, the “do no harm” mindset, and the fear of being seen as inexperienced.

You’ll learn why coaching is not a clinical outcome, what you’re actually promising when you promise results, and why specificity creates safety in the buyer’s brain. This episode reframes confidence, experience, and responsibility so you can stand behind a clear Point B, even before you have testimonials.

What You’ll Learn

• Why doctor coaches feel especially uncomfortable promising specific results
• The hidden fears that drive vague marketing
• How vagueness signals uncertainty and risk to potential clients
• Why coaching outcomes are belief-led, not clinically guaranteed
• What it really means to “promise results”
• The difference between owning outcomes vs. owning the process
• How to confidently sign clients even without testimonials
• The identity shift that creates real authority as a coach

Key Takeaways

1. Why Doctor Coaches Stay Vague
   Many new coaches avoid specific promises out of fear—fear of being questioned, blamed, or seen as inexperienced. The issue isn’t bold promises; it’s uncertainty in positioning.
2. The Doctor-Specific Trap
   “Do no harm” often gets misapplied to marketing, causing doctors to treat coaching like a clinical guarantee instead of belief-led change.
3. Why Vagueness Hurts Sales
   Buyers’ brains crave clarity. Vague messaging signals risk and uncertainty. Specificity creates safety and confidence.
4. What You’re Actually Promising
   You’re not controlling outcomes—you’re owning the bridge: the process that moves someone from Point A to Point B.
5. What the Coach Owns
   The process, belief in the process, belief in the client, coaching frameworks, and skillful work with resistance—all within your control.
6. What the Client Owns
   Showing up, engaging discomfort, and using the process—skills you help them learn as part of the bridge.
7. Confidence Without Testimonials
   If you’ve coached yourself to a result, you already have proof. Helping others change is often easier than changing yourself.
8. The Identity Shift
   Adopt this belief: I am the coach who figures it out.
   This identity creates confidence, follow-through, and mastery over time.

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In this episode of the DCS Podcast, we unpack a pattern that shows up over and over again with students inside DCS and in the journey of so many coaches: taking breaks from your business without even realizing it.

You’ll learn the difference between intentional and unintentional breaks in your coaching business, and why unintentional breaks quietly erode your confidence, consistency, and results. You’ll hear a personal story about a season where the business looked “consistent” on the outside—posts were going up, clients were being coached—but the energy, leadership, and enthusiasm were completely offline. That was actually an unknown, unintentional break.

Using simple analogies (like a clothing store that says “Open” but has no merchandise inside), this episode helps you see where this might be happening in your own business and how to get back into aligned, belief-shifting action. You’ll also get a practical “break diagnostic” you can use right now to identify what kind of break you’re in and how to convert an unintentional break into a healthy, intentional one.

If you’ve ever felt guilty for needing rest, or confused about why you’re “doing all the things” but not seeing the results you want, this episode will feel like a deep breath and a reset.

In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

• The three types of breaks in your business:
  • Intentional breaks
  • Known unintentional breaks
  • Unknown unintentional breaks
• Why intentional breaks are not only healthy but necessary when your brain is the primary “equipment” in your coaching business
• How unintentional breaks:
  • Often start as “just procrastination”
  • Quietly become emotional avoidance
  • Lead to more shame, guilt, and avoidance over time
• The powerful analogy of:
  • A store with a “Closed” sign (known unintentional break)
  • A store that says “Open” but has no clothes inside (unknown unintentional break)
• The three core thoughts that usually fuel unintentional breaks:
  • “This isn’t working.”
  • “This should be easier.”
  • “No one wants what I have to offer.”
• How these thoughts, when avoided, harden into beliefs and start to define your identity as a coach
• What it looks like to be:
  • Busy and “doing all the things”
  • But not actually selling, leading, or shifting beliefs
• The Break Diagnostic:
  • How to scan your behavior (Are you actually showing up? Are you selling?)
  • How to scan your story (Are you grounded, or stuck in confusion/blame?)
  • How to scan your self-coaching (Are you going deep, or only asking surface strategy questions?)
• How to convert an unintentional break into an intentional one, build clean boundaries around it, and return to your business feeling grounded, clear, and refreshed instead of ashamed or behind

If you realized you might be on an unintentional break, or you want to lead your coaching business with more clarity, mastery, and emotional congruence — make sure you’re subscribed to the DCS Podcast and share this episode with another physician coach who needs it. 

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