What Am I Modeling with Dr. Tricia Pingel NMD

"I'm fine." Two words. If I had a dollar for every time I said this while my world was falling apart, I could retire tomorrow. But here's what I didn't realize - those two words weren't just hurting me. They were teaching everyone around me to suffer in silence too.

In this episode, I share the moment my hip hop dance teacher helped me realize that "I'm fine" isn't professional armor - it's emotional prison. And when you model that prison for others, you're not protecting them - you're teaching them to lock themselves up too.

What You'll Learn:
✨ Why "I'm fine" creates distance in your closest relationships
✨ The neuroscience behind emotional modeling (mirror neurons!)
✨ How authentic vulnerability builds trust instead of weakening it
✨ Practical alternatives to "I'm fine" that create deeper connection
✨ Why people who admit struggles have stronger relationships, not weaker ones
✨ How one moment of truth can transform any relationship forever

At the end, I'm sharing something deeply personal - footage of me dancing through my grief when I lost my mom. It's raw, it's painful, and it shows what happens when we finally stop saying "I'm fine" and start feeling what's true.

If you're tired of creating distance in your relationships, if you're ready to model emotional authenticity for your kids, your partner, your friends, this episode is for you.

Drop a comment below if you can relate. And tag someone who needs permission to not be fine today

🎯 **About Dr. Tricia:** Former fashion model turned naturopathic physician helping high achievers transform pressure into sustainable success. Learn more at drpingel.com

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What am I modeling? This one question changed everything for me - and it will change everything for you too.

I'm Dr. Tricia Pingel, and I spent years as both a naturopathic physician treating burnout AND a fashion model living by everyone else's expectations. Here's the uncomfortable truth I had to face: even while helping high achievers recover from stress, I was secretly modeling the exact behaviors that create burnout.

The wake-up call came when my mom was dying of cancer and my body literally wouldn't let me "power through" anymore. That's when I realized you're teaching something through your behavior whether you realize it or not - and your stress response is your leadership signature.

In this foundation episode, you'll discover:

• Why your unconscious modeling is more powerful than your conscious messaging
• How mirror neurons make your team copy your stress patterns
• The difference between modeling survival vs. modeling sustainable success
• A simple audit to become conscious of what you're actually teaching
• Why changing what you model changes everything around you

This isn't about perfection - it's about giving yourself permission to stop performing your life and start actually living it. Because the people watching you need to see what authentic success really looks like.

Your challenge this week: Ask three people what they think you're modeling about handling pressure. The answers might surprise you.

About Dr. Tricia Pingel: Naturopathic physician, stress expert, and former fashion model who learned that relinquishing control isn't weakness - it's permission to be human. After experiencing stage 2 adrenal fatigue while treating others for the same condition, she discovered that authentic success requires modeling what you actually want to create, not what you think others expect.

Ready to stop modeling burnout and start choosing joy?

Connect with Dr. Tricia:

• Instagram: @drpingel
• YouTube: @WhatAmIModeling
• LinkedIn: Dr. Tricia Pingel
• Website: drpingel.com

If this episode gave you permission to think differently about leadership, please leave a 5-star review and share with someone who's ready to transform their relationship with pressure.

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The irony that changed everything: I spent my days treating executives for burnout while secretly falling apart from stage 2 adrenal fatigue myself.

As a naturopathic physician AND former fashion model, I thought I had "sustainable success" figured out. I was wrong. Totally wrong.

In this raw, unfiltered episode, I share my complete transformation story - the messy truth about what it really takes to stop performing your life and start actually living it.

You'll discover:

• How I accidentally modeled burnout for years while looking perfect on the outside
• The identity crisis every high achiever faces: "Who am I when I'm not performing?"
• Why my mom's cancer diagnosis became the wake-up call that saved my life
• How hip hop dance became my path back to authentic self-expression
• The specific behavior changes that transformed my team, patients, and family
• What I model NOW for sustainable success that doesn't cost your soul

This isn't just my story - it's a blueprint for any leader ready to stop surviving with style and start thriving with authenticity.

Whether you're a CEO burning out in silence, a working mom losing yourself in the chaos, or a high achiever who looks successful but feels empty inside - this episode will show you there's another way.

About Dr. Tricia Pingel: Naturopathic physician and former fashion model who learned that living for everyone else's approval was slowly killing her. After hitting rock bottom during her mother's cancer battle, she discovered that relinquishing control isn't weakness - it's permission to be human.

Ready to stop modeling burnout and start choosing joy?

Subscribe to 'What Am I Modeling': Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and all major podcast platforms

Connect with Dr. Tricia:

• Instagram: @drpingel
• YouTube: @WhatAmIModeling
• LinkedIn: Dr. Tricia Pingel
• Website: drpingel.com

If this episode gave you permission to stop performing and start living authentically, please leave a 5-star review and share with someone who's ready to transform their relationship with success.

What if the problem isn't mental health itself, but how we're measuring it?

In this groundbreaking conversation, I sit down with Dr. Steven Rondeau, a neuroscientist who's analyzed over 30,000 brain scans and is revolutionizing how we understand mental health. While most of us are familiar with perfectionism as a double-edged sword, Dr. Rondeau reveals the hidden neurological patterns behind why some people thrive under pressure while others crumble.

In this eye-opening episode, you'll discover:

• Why perfectionism might actually be a survival mechanism gone wrong
• The shocking reality about suicide rates and what brain scans reveal
• How gratitude literally rewires your brain for resilience
• Why social media is creating a mental health crisis in our youth
• The neuroscience behind why some people model stress differently
• Revolutionary approaches to mental health that focus on individual brain patterns

This isn't just another mental health conversation - it's a complete reframe of how we understand human behavior, stress responses, and what it really takes to create supportive environments where people thrive.

Whether you're a parent worried about your child's mental health, a leader trying to understand your team's stress patterns, or someone who's struggled with perfectionism yourself, this episode offers hope and practical insights backed by real neuroscience.

About Dr. Steven Rondeau: Dr. Steven Rondeau, BCN-EEG, QEEG-DL, is transforming mental health care through objective, neuroscience-based data. With over 30,000-40,000 brain scans analyzed, he helps practitioners move beyond subjective diagnostic criteria toward measurable, personalized care by utilizing quantitative EEG (qEEG) and functional neurophysiology.

Ready to stop modeling burnout and start choosing joy?

Subscribe to 'What Am I Modeling': Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and all major podcast platforms

Connect with Dr. Tricia:

• Instagram: @drpingel
• YouTube: @WhatAmIModeling
• LinkedIn: Dr. Tricia Pingel
• Website: drpingel.com

Connect with Dr. Steven Rondeau:

• Website: axoneegsolutions.com

New episodes every Tuesday. If this episode shifted how you think about mental health and stress patterns, please leave a 5-star review and share with someone who needs this perspective.

You're modeling something through your behavior every single day, whether you realize it or not. The question that will change everything: What am I modeling?

I'm Dr. Tricia Pingel, and I was raised in the modeling industry from nine months old - cameras, stages, constant evaluation. I learned my worth from other people's opinions and became an expert at being what everyone else needed me to be. But I had no idea who I actually was.

Even as a successful naturopathic physician treating burnout, I was secretly falling apart from stage 2 adrenal fatigue myself. The losses kept coming - my dad's stroke, close family friends, my grandmothers - and through it all, I had to be the strong one. The one who could handle anything.

When my mom died after a 9-month cancer battle, I realized something terrifying: my boys had been watching me their entire lives, learning what success looked like by watching ME. I was accidentally teaching them that pushing through no matter what was the only way to live.

That's when I found my way back to myself through hip hop dance - something I'd abandoned because "successful people don't have time for joy." For the first time in decades, I wasn't performing for anyone. I was just... me.

This podcast explores the uncomfortable question every leader needs to ask: What am I modeling? To my children, my team, my community, myself?

Whether you're tired of looking successful on the outside while feeling like you're barely holding it together on the inside, or you're ready to stop accidentally teaching the people you love that grinding is the price of happiness - this show is your permission slip to stop performing your life and start actually living it.

About Dr. Tricia Pingel: Naturopathic physician, stress expert, and former fashion model who learned that relinquishing control isn't weakness - it's permission to be human. After experiencing profound loss and her own breakdown, she discovered that when you heal yourself, you heal the people watching you.

Ready to stop modeling burnout and start choosing joy?

Subscribe to 'What Am I Modeling': Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and all major podcast platforms

Connect with Dr. Tricia:

• Instagram: @drpingel
• YouTube: @WhatAmIModeling
• LinkedIn: Dr. Tricia Pingel
• Website: drpingel.com

New episodes every Tuesday. When you follow me on social media, say hello - I genuinely love meeting new people and hearing your stories of what you're choosing to model differently.