Ever wonder why you sometimes feel emotionally torn between excitement and disappointment after an event you were planning to attend got canceled?

Or, why someone like you, an otherwise rational adult, has internal tantrums at things that can seem benign?

Curious what's behind the anger, fear or nervousness that sometimes shows up for you?

If you answered yes to any of the above then you're going to want to check out this weeks podcast episode.

I interview Dr. Stella Evans who introduces us to the framework Internal Family Systems. Dr. Evans breaks down this concept and teaches us how to use it and give our mind and bodies what they need in moments of internal turmoil.

Dr. Stella Evans:

Dr. Stella Evans is a biracial pediatrician, life coach, and spiritual director, living in Minnesota on Dakota land. She loves to work with people as they outgrow the thoughts "I'm not worthy" and "I don't belong". She uses NLP, CBT and IFS-informed techniques to provide a framework of support as her directees and clients examine and change the narratives that inform and compose their lives.

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Leadership Accelerator

A coaching and professional development program that will help you be more effective and get more done, without stress and burnout, so you have more time for the things you love.

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About the Podcast

Leadership ability is equally distributed but opportunity to lead is not. This podcast is for all women, those that identify as leaders and those that don't, yet. You'll learn how to let go of guilt and self-doubt so you can show up with confidence everywhere you go. No more questioning if your idea is good enough to share, if it's worth it to speak up, or if you're a good enough leader. All that self-critical B.S. stops now. Listen in as masterful educator and Harvard grad physician, Dr. Vanessa Calderón, teaches you how to let go of the things standing in the way of your success as a leader. Get ready, this podcast will accelerate your personal and professional growth.

Dr. Vanessa Calderón, MD, MPP has over 20 years of leadership experience. She is a Harvard grad, ER physician, Life and Leadership coach, and a mother of 2. She's a first generation Latina and is dedicated to uplifting her community. She's the founder of the Latina Leadership Accelerator, where she uses education and coaching to support the personal and professional development of women at all stages of their lives and careers.

This week on the podcast I’m joined by a psychologist, Dr. Kimmery Newsom. 

She shares her new book, Sounds of the Soul, and we talk about the important and painful experience of mourning and processing grief. 

Grief is an unavoidable part of the human experience. In this episode, you’ll learn how to have a healthy journey through trauma, grief, and pain.

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Leadership Accelerator

Is a 12-week Life and Executive Coaching program for women of color. You will learn how to execute at a higher level, thrive in all areas of your life, and improve your self-compassion. After completing the Accelerator you will:

• Improve your productivity by 60%
• 10X your Emotional Intelligence
• Have more time for the people you love
• Cultivate an unwavering sense of self-compassion

Learn more and join the Life and Leadership Accelerator:

www.VanessaCalderonMD.com/join

About the Podcast

Leadership ability is equally distributed but opportunity to lead is not. This podcast is for all women, those that identify as leaders and those that don't, yet. You'll learn how to let go of guilt and self-doubt so you can show up with confidence everywhere you go. No more questioning if your idea is good enough to share, if it's worth it to speak up, or if you're a good enough leader. All that self-critical B.S. stops now. Listen in as masterful educator and Harvard grad physician, Dr. Vanessa Calderón, teaches you how to let go of the things standing in the way of your success as a leader. Get ready, this podcast will accelerate your personal and professional growth.

Dr. Vanessa Calderón, MD, MPP has over 20 years of leadership experience. She is a Harvard grad, ER physician, Life and Leadership coach, and a mother of 2. She's a first generation Latina and is dedicated to uplifting her community. She's the founder of the Latina Leadership Accelerator, where she uses education and coaching to support the personal and professional development of women at all stages of their lives and careers.

This is the last episode in our 3-part series, Decolonizing Your Brain. 

In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Kimery Newsom, DEI therapist and expert. Dr. Newsom teaches us a new approach to do our own internal work, to start the process of decolonizing our brains. 

Again, just like the effects of the patriarchy have no gender, the effects of colonization have no race. So whether you consider yourself a person of color or a white body individual, you’ll learn a ton in this series.

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Leadership Accelerator

Is a 12-week Life and Executive Coaching program for women of color. You will learn how to execute at a higher level, thrive in all areas of your life, and improve your self-compassion. After completing the Accelerator you will:

• Improve your productivity by 60%
• 10X your Emotional Intelligence
• Have more time for the people you love
• Cultivate an unwavering sense of self-compassion

Learn more and join now: www.VanessaCalderonMD.com/join

About the Podcast

Leadership ability is equally distributed but opportunity to lead is not. This podcast is for all women, those that identify as leaders and those that don't, yet. You'll learn how to let go of guilt and self-doubt so you can show up with confidence everywhere you go. No more questioning if your idea is good enough to share, if it's worth it to speak up, or if you're a good enough leader. All that self-critical B.S. stops now. Listen in as masterful educator and Harvard grad physician, Dr. Vanessa Calderón, teaches you how to let go of the things standing in the way of your success as a leader. Get ready, this podcast will accelerate your personal and professional growth.

Dr. Vanessa Calderón, MD, MPP has over 20 years of leadership experience. She is a Harvard grad, ER physician, Life and Leadership coach, and a mother of 2. She's a first generation Latina and is dedicated to uplifting her community. She's the founder of the Latina Leadership Accelerator, where she uses education and coaching to support the personal and professional development of women at all stages of their lives and careers.

We’re continuing our podcast series on Decolonizing Your Brain. 

In Part 1, I reviewed the history of colonization and introduced you to the concept of the colonizer mentality. 

This week, in Part 2, you’ll learn how to recognize how the effects of colonization show up in your day-to-day lives. 

And, I walk you through a 6-step process to start doing your own work to decolonize your brain. 

Just like the effects of the patriarchy have no gender, the effects of colonization have no race. So whether you consider yourself a person of color or a white body individual, you’ll learn a ton in this series. 

Books mentioned: 

• How to be an anti-racist, Dr. Ibrahm Kendi
• White Fragility, Robin Deangelo
• The Sum of Us, Heather McGhee

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Leadership Accelerator

Is a 12-week Life and Executive Coaching program for women of color. You will learn how to execute at a higher level, thrive in all areas of your life, and improve your self-compassion. After completing the Accelerator you will:

• Improve your productivity by 60%
• 10X your Emotional Intelligence
• Have more time for the people you love
• Cultivate an unwavering sense of self-compassion

Learn more and join the LLA at:

www.VanessaCalderonMD.com/join

About the Podcast

Leadership ability is equally distributed but opportunity to lead is not. This podcast is for all women, those that identify as leaders and those that don't, yet. You'll learn how to let go of guilt and self-doubt so you can show up with confidence everywhere you go. No more questioning if your idea is good enough to share, if it's worth it to speak up, or if you're a good enough leader. All that self-critical B.S. stops now. Listen in as masterful educator and Harvard grad physician, Dr. Vanessa Calderón, teaches you how to let go of the things standing in the way of your success as a leader. Get ready, this podcast will accelerate your personal and professional growth.

Dr. Vanessa Calderón, MD, MPP has over 20 years of leadership experience. She is a Harvard grad, ER physician, Life and Leadership coach, and a mother of 2. She's a first generation Latina and is dedicated to uplifting her community. She's the founder of the Latina Leadership Accelerator, where she uses education and coaching to support the personal and professional development of women at all stages of their lives and careers.

One of the most important things we can do to ensure our brain is functioning at its highest capacity is to examine our biases and challenge our limiting beliefs. 

Limiting beliefs are exactly what they sound like. They’re thoughts we hold that are limiting our growth and potential. 

Limiting beliefs are informed by the things we see and hear around us. For example, if you were raised in a home with traditional gender roles, you may have grown up believing it was the women’s job to care for the home and children. If you were raised in a religious home, you may have internalized specific beliefs about God, guilt and shame. 

There are two systems of oppression that also inform many of our limiting beliefs: the patriarchy and colonization. 

This month, on my podcast, I’m doing a 3-part series, and taking you on a journey to help you better understand colonization and the effect it has had on your brain.

In Part 1 (released this week), I’ll do a brief overview into the history of colonization and introduce you to the concept of the colonizer mentality. 

In Part 2 and Part 3, I’ll teach you how to start doing the work of decolonizing your own brain. 

Just like the effects of the patriarchy have no gender, the effects of colonization have no race. So whether you consider yourself a person of color or a white body individual, you’ll learn a ton in this series. 

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Leadership Accelerator

Is a 12-week Life and Executive Coaching program for women of color. You will learn how to execute at a higher level, thrive in all areas of your life, and improve your self-compassion. After completing the Accelerator you will:

• Improve your productivity by 60%
• 10X your Emotional Intelligence
• Have more time for the people you love
• Cultivate an unwavering sense of self-compassion

Learn more and join now: www.VanessaCalderonMD.com/join

About the Podcast

Leadership ability is equally distributed but opportunity to lead is not. This podcast is for all women, those that identify as leaders and those that don't, yet. You'll learn how to let go of guilt and self-doubt so you can show up with confidence everywhere you go. No more questioning if your idea is good enough to share, if it's worth it to speak up, or if you're a good enough leader. All that self-critical B.S. stops now. Listen in as masterful educator and Harvard grad physician, Dr. Vanessa Calderón, teaches you how to let go of the things standing in the way of your success as a leader. Get ready, this podcast will accelerate your personal and professional growth.

Dr. Vanessa Calderón, MD, MPP has over 20 years of leadership experience. She is a Harvard grad, ER physician, Life and Leadership coach, and a mother of 2. She's a first generation Latina and is dedicated to uplifting her community. She's the founder of the Latina Leadership Accelerator, where she uses education and coaching to support the personal and professional development of women at all stages of their lives and careers.

What if I told you, you were wasting 23 minutes every hour?!?!?!

Would you want to learn a way to stop wasting this time?

Well, here's the thing, it's highly likely you are.

You see, most of us do something that feels like no big deal in the middle of our work days.

We switch tasks. And, we do it multiple times throughout the day.

Here's something you may not have realized, every time you task-switch, it takes your brain at least 23 minutes to get back into your flow state.

But, there's a way to not let task switching rob you of your precious efficiency.

On this week's podcast, I teach you how to stop wasting those 23 minutes every few hours and improve your efficiency by 40% by doing one simple thing.

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Leadership Accelerator

Is a 12-week Life and Executive Coaching program for women of color. You will learn how to execute at a higher level, thrive in all areas of your life, and improve your self-compassion. After completing the Accelerator you will:

• Improve your productivity by 60%
• 10X your Emotional Intelligence
• Have more time for the people you love
• Cultivate an unwavering sense of self-compassion

Join the Life and Leadership Accelerator at:

www.VanessaCalderonMD.com/join

About the Podcast

Leadership ability is equally distributed but opportunity to lead is not. This podcast is for all women, those that identify as leaders and those that don't, yet. You'll learn how to let go of guilt and self-doubt so you can show up with confidence everywhere you go. No more questioning if your idea is good enough to share, if it's worth it to speak up, or if you're a good enough leader. All that self-critical B.S. stops now. Listen in as masterful educator and Harvard grad physician, Dr. Vanessa Calderón, teaches you how to let go of the things standing in the way of your success as a leader. Get ready, this podcast will accelerate your personal and professional growth.

Dr. Vanessa Calderón, MD, MPP has over 20 years of leadership experience. She is a Harvard grad, ER physician, Life and Leadership coach, and a mother of 2. She's a first generation Latina and is dedicated to uplifting her community. She's the founder of the Latina Leadership Accelerator, where she uses education and coaching to support the personal and professional development of women at all stages of their lives and careers

Do you know that one time of your day when you know you'll be on fire?

You're hyper-focused and able to knock things out quickly.

Well, my friend, that time of the day is referred to as your golden hour.

On this week's podcast, I teach you the 3 steps to harness that time, add fuel to that fire, and skyrocket your efficiency.

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Leadership Accelerator

Is a 12-week Life and Executive Coaching program for women of color. You will learn how to execute at a higher level, thrive in all areas of your life, and improve your self-compassion. After completing the Accelerator you will:

• Improve your productivity by 60%
• 10X your Emotional Intelligence
• Have more time for the people you love
• Cultivate an unwavering sense of self-compassion

About the Podcast

Leadership ability is equally distributed but opportunity to lead is not. This podcast is for all women, those that identify as leaders and those that don't, yet. You'll learn how to let go of guilt and self-doubt so you can show up with confidence everywhere you go. No more questioning if your idea is good enough to share, if it's worth it to speak up, or if you're a good enough leader. All that self-critical B.S. stops now. Listen in as masterful educator and Harvard grad physician, Dr. Vanessa Calderón, teaches you how to let go of the things standing in the way of your success as a leader. Get ready, this podcast will accelerate your personal and professional growth.

Dr. Vanessa Calderón, MD, MPP has over 20 years of leadership experience. She is a Harvard grad, ER physician, Life and Leadership coach, and a mother of 2. She's a first generation Latina and is dedicated to uplifting her community. She's the founder of the Latina Leadership Accelerator, where she uses education and coaching to support the personal and professional development of women at all stages of their lives and careers.

News flash trying to be MORE productive is wreaking havoc on your brain.

Why? Because this isn't the industrial revolution and you are not some cog in a machine.

The old way of thinking had us measuring our self-worth by how many widgets we produced. The more we produced the better we thought we were. So we kept producing more and more, even at the detriment of our own mental health.

The old way of thinking is outdated and doesn't take into account how beautifully complex your brain is.

You see, your human brain desires more than just producing widgets.

It desires human connection, and it has ambitions to serve and self-actualize. 

The way to get your brain to do this is by shifting your focus away from productivity and instead focusing on how to be more EFFECTIVE.

On this week's podcast, I share one of the kindest ways to improve your efficiency. You'll be surprised at how effective this one thing will be.

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Leadership Accelerator

Is a 12-week Life and Executive Coaching program for women of color. You will learn how to execute at a higher level, thrive in all areas of your life, and improve your self-compassion. After completing the Accelerator you will:

• Improve your productivity by 60%
• 10X your Emotional Intelligence
• Have more time for the people you love
• Cultivate an unwavering sense of self-compassion

Join the Life and Leadership Accelerator by clicking here.

About the Podcast

Leadership ability is equally distributed but opportunity to lead is not. This podcast is for all women, those that identify as leaders and those that don't, yet. You'll learn how to let go of guilt and self-doubt so you can show up with confidence everywhere you go. No more questioning if your idea is good enough to share, if it's worth it to speak up, or if you're a good enough leader. All that self-critical B.S. stops now. Listen in as masterful educator and Harvard grad physician, Dr. Vanessa Calderón, teaches you how to let go of the things standing in the way of your success as a leader. Get ready, this podcast will accelerate your personal and professional growth.

Dr. Vanessa Calderón, MD, MPP has over 20 years of leadership experience. She is a Harvard grad, ER physician, Life and Leadership coach, and a mother of 2. She's a first generation Latina and is dedicated to uplifting her community. She's the founder of the Latina Leadership Accelerator, where she uses education and coaching to support the personal and professional development of women at all stages of their lives and careers.

How often have you set a goal, and been super motivated to achieve the goal, only to lose your momentum a few weeks in?

Then what happens?

You slowly stop following through, you start micro-quitting and the next thing you know you're back to where you started.

This can feel frustrating and sometimes keeps us from wanting to set any goals.

If you can relate, I've got just the thing for you.

On this week's podcast, I'm teaching you a process to help you follow through and NOT quit on your goals part way in. And, instead, start achieving every goal you set.

Listen in and learn how to W.O.O.P. your goals all the way to completion.

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Leadership Accelerator

Is a 12-week Life and Executive Coaching program for BIWOC physicians. It’s evidence-based and proved to decrease stress, overwhelm and guilt and increase happiness, mental clarity and joy. 

About the Podcast

Leadership ability is equally distributed but opportunity to lead is not. This podcast is for all women, those that identify as leaders and those that don't, yet. You'll learn how to let go of guilt and self-doubt so you can show up with confidence everywhere you go. No more questioning if your idea is good enough to share, if it's worth it to speak up, or if you're a good enough leader. All that self-critical B.S. stops now. Listen in as masterful educator and Harvard grad physician, Dr. Vanessa Calderón, teaches you how to let go of the things standing in the way of your success as a leader. Get ready, this podcast will accelerate your personal and professional growth.

Dr. Vanessa Calderón, MD, MPP has over 20 years of leadership experience. She is a Harvard grad, ER physician, Life and Leadership coach, and a mother of 2. She's a first generation Latina and is dedicated to uplifting her community. She's the founder of the Latina Leadership Accelerator, where she uses education and coaching to support the personal and professional development of women at all stages of their lives and careers.

Get your free copy of the 5 Step Ultimate Guide to Stop People Pleasing here.

For close to 30+ years of my life, I was riddled with insecurity.

For example, as a Latina with curves and wavy hair growing up in the 80s, I didn't exactly fit society's mold of beauty.

I tried everything I could to fix my insecurities. I'd exercise all the time and I'd straighten and dye my hair to try and look like the thin, yellow-haired models on TV.

I thought that if I could just be perfect, then no one would ever judge me, and all my insecurities would go away.

I have so much compassion for that version of me.

Even though I no longer have insecurities around body image, I'm still human and have other insecurities that show up for me on the regular (i.e. am I being a good enough mom, am I present enough in my marriage, am I as smart as my doctor colleagues, etc).

The difference now is that I'm able to meet those insecurities with self-compassion and give myself the grace to shift out of them.

On this week's podcast, I bring you an interview where I share my own vulnerabilities and the science to help us become more compassionate and resilient.

I'm accompanied by my colleague, and anti-diet physician coach, Dr. Trina Dorrah.

Listen in to learn about common issues we all struggle with and how to deal with them

You’ll learn:

• Perfectionism: how it develops, how it slows you down, and how it can lead you straight towards burnout.
• The link between perfectionism and shame.
• How to approach failure with self-compassion instead of shame
• Weight, body image and shame
• How self-compassion can help you accept yourself at any weight
• How to make small changes that will remodel your brain forever
• How to use neuroplasticity to start feeling comfortable in a swimsuit

See Full Show Notes and Transcripts by clicking Here.

Get your free copy of the 5 Step Ultimate Guide to Stop People Pleasing here.

Follow Vanessa at: 

IG: @vanessacalderonmd

FB: Vanessa Calderon MD

Learn more and subscribe at:

www.vanessacalderonmd.com

Leadership Accelerator

Is a 12-week Life and Executive Coaching program for women of color. You will learn how to execute at a higher level, thrive in all areas of your life, and improve your self-compassion. After completing the Accelerator you will:

• Improve your productivity by 60%
• 10X your Emotional Intelligence
• Have more time for the people you love
• Cultivate an unwavering sense of self-compassion 

About the Podcast

Leadership ability is equally distributed but opportunity to lead is not. This podcast is for all women, those that identify as leaders and those that don't, yet. You'll learn how to let go of guilt and self-doubt so you can show up with confidence everywhere you go. No more questioning if your idea is good enough to share, if it's worth it to speak up, or if you're a good enough leader. All that self-critical B.S. stops now. Listen in as masterful educator and Harvard grad physician, Dr. Vanessa Calderón, teaches you how to let go of the things standing in the way of your success as a leader. Get ready, this podcast will accelerate your personal and professional growth.

Dr. Vanessa Calderón, MD, MPP has over 20 years of leadership experience. She is a Harvard grad, ER physician, Life and Leadership coach, and a mother of 2. She's a first generation Latina and is dedicated to uplifting her community. She's the founder of the Latina Leadership Accelerator, where she uses education and coaching to support the personal and professional development of women at all stages of their lives and careers.