For me, focusing on financial wellness has always been challenging, as I know it is for many!   However,  seeking financial stability, with the ultimate goal of financial freedom, is a key component of a well-balanced and healthy lifestyle.   In this episode, I had an amazing and transparent discussion with Dr. Elisa Chiang about our unique backgrounds when it comes to money and finances, as well as how you can start to build your best financial future.   

About Dr. Elisa Chiang:
Elizabeth Chiang, MD, PhD is a board-certified ophthalmologist and fellowship trained oculoplastic surgeon, as well as a certified life coach from The Life Coach School.  Her mission is to help physicians create their best life now, by having financial stability and seeking financial independence. 

For More from Dr. Chiang:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/growyourwealthymindset
You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLZu1YRnbzUT_TlbOMMTlMQ
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Wealthy-Mindset-110067837960578
Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-chiang-0582a432/

If you are dating, or have ever considered it 😉, you must listen to this episode which was a gem-filled conversation on faith-based dating principles.  I invited Makeda on The Single Well podcast because first of all, she is awesome!  But also because I just love her podcast and have learned a ton from her no-nonsense approach to dating as a single Christian, as well as preparing for a healthy Christian marriage.  Be sure to listen in to the episode and then go subscribe to her podcast!

Makeda Kamara Omensa helps single women meet good men and enjoy great marriages using faith-based principles. The Husband Factory takes the guesswork out of relationships & gives you proven steps to day one of happily ever after.

For more from Makeda Kamara Omensa & The Husband Factory:
Podcast: https://www.podpage.com/the-husband-factory-podcast/
Website: https://flow.page/husbandfactory

Dawn Spann is a Breakup Coach and Founder of I.B.G. Coaching based in Westchester, NY.  Dawn helps women move on and get over their ex with dignity and grace.  Dawn began coaching women after breakup several years after struggling with her own breakup. Her goal is to help women navigate life after loss, rediscover their authentic self with a focus on building and maintaining healthy relationships.

Dawn is a licensed social worker. She earned a master’s degree in social work from NYU in 2004. Dawn launched her coaching business in 2019 after completing life coach training at JRNI, co-founded by relationship coach John Kim.

Prior to coaching, Dawn worked as a family therapist, a sex educator and manager in the healthcare system.  Dawn can be found on Instagram @i.b.g._coaching (https://instagram.com/i.b.g._coaching?utm_medium=copy_link) and can be reached at [email protected].

What an amazing episode with my friend Dr. Funke Afolabi-Brown!  She dropped all the gems about sleep and how it can impact our lives and health, especially as busy moms.  Tune in, and I promise you will want to take notes! 

Dr. Brown is board-certified in pediatric pulmonary medicine and pediatric sleep disorders. As a double board-certified pediatric respiratory sleep medicine physician, Dr. Brown helps her patients breathe better and sleep better. By extension, she helps improve the sleep of their parents.

Dr. Brown is a speaker, an educator, a writer, and the founder of Restful Sleep MD where she helps busy professional women and their children prioritize sleep to not only achieve their optimal health but also thrive and live to their fullest potential. She does this through courses and programs focused on educating and empowering busy professional women to make sleep a priority as a critical pillar of their health. 

Dr. Brown is a member of the  American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM), the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American Thoracic Society (ATS). She has served on several committees locally, regionally, and nationally. Brown is passionate about mentoring the next generation of physician scholars and is particularly vested in the training and development of minority scholars. 

She also works with organizations and small businesses, to improve employee health by incorporating healthy sleep as part of their wellness journey. She does this through seminars, workshops, and round table sessions. 

Dr. Brown is here to help families learn how to create the best versions of themselves without sacrificing their health and losing sleep!

For More from Dr. Brown:
https://www.restfulsleepmd.com

Dr.  Toya is a wife, mother, board-certified OB-GYN  and the founder and CEO of Buy Default, a directory that curates brands and professionals that cater to and celebrate the Black community.  Dr. Toya is originally from Trinidad and Tobago and earned her Bachelor’s and Medical Degrees from Howard University.  She is a diver, traveler, and Marvel movie connoisseur.  She currently lives with her family in Northern California.

For more from Dr. Toya:
Website:  http://buydefault.com
Instagram: https://instagram.com/buy_default?utm_medium=copy_link

Bronson Dant has been coaching and training people in health and fitness for almost 10 years. He started CrossFit around his 40th birthday and quickly fell in love with the variety, community, coaching, and results. It didn’t take long for him to realize that learning more about fitness and becoming a coach was the next path his life was taking.

Bronson opened his own CrossFit gym in 2014. As a gym owner, helping people with their overall health and fitness, Bronson developed several programs to improve his client’s quality of life and physical freedom consistently and sustainably.

In 2018 Bronson discovered the secret to extreme optimization of his metabolic health and performance. Since then, he has designed specific methods to use both nutrition and fitness to radically improve the lives of hundreds of people all over the world.

For more from Coach Bronson:

Apex Training System:
https://apxts.com/

YouTube:
https://youtube.com/c/GetFitwithCoachBronson

You must listen in to the inspiring story of my guest, Desireè Peterkin!  An avid cyclist, she started to develop symptoms  of an autoimmune disease that would alter the trajectory of her life.  Instead of giving up, she followed a path to wellness that was partially paved by the power of her community, medical team, and close friends and family.    With a profound sense of purpose and a ketogenic lifestyle, she now thrives to tell her compelling story of hope and healing.    There are so many lessons here!  You will want to take notes.  😊

For More on Desireé Peterkin:
"Desireé Peterkin: Support After Setbacks " (Zwift)
https://www.zwift.com/news/27376-desiree-peterkin

Major Taylor Journal:  My Cycling Comeback Story (VeloNews)
https://www.velonews.com/culture/major-taylor-journal-my-cycling-comeback-story/

Dr. Catherine Toomer is a Family Medicine & Community Health physician - founder and CEO of Health Wellness and Weight Loss Centers - a virtual coaching platform for optimizing health and wellness through weight loss, and maximizing weight loss through targeted health and wellness measures.  

Dr. Toomer created what became her 1:1 health, wellness, and weight loss program twenty years ago when she was obese, an insulin dependent diabetic, and diagnosed with congestive heart failure, but was told she was too high risk when seeking help to lose weight and control her diabetes.  Using the program she developed, she lost 60 pounds in 6 months, got off insulin, and survived her CHF when told she had a 50% chance of living 5 years. She has now converted her program to a new online group coaching course - Total Wellness + Weight Loss.

Dr. Toomer lives in South Carolina with her husband, 2 labradoodles, and an empty nest.

For More from Dr. Toomer:
Website: https://drtoomer.com
Course:  bitly.com/total-wellness-weightloss

Dr. Tamara Beckford is a board-certified emergency physician, speaker, host of the Docs Who Care podcast, and founder of the UR Caring Society. The UR Caring Society helps busy professional women take an active role in their health and wellness by putting themselves first for just two hours per month. During the pandemic, Dr. Beckford recognized that many professional women were constantly tired, eating poorly, missing sleep, not working out; therefore, she launched the UR Caring Society to support these women on their wellness journey. As a busy ER doctor in the middle of a pandemic, a wife, and a mother, I KNOW how hard it is to put myself first without feeling guilty.

For More from Dr. Beckford:
CEO of UR Caring Docs
Connect with me on LinkedIn
Host of the Docs Who Care Podcast
Find me on Social Media
You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/urcaringdocs