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Have you ever noticed a symptom in your body that felt small enough to ignore?

Maybe you noticed tension, a sense that something felt a little off, or even changes in your bladder habits, but you were just too busy to listen.

Did you know that stress and pelvic floor health are often more connected than many women realize?

Today, I'm talking with Cate Arima, a board-certified nurse practitioner at Stanford Health Care, fellowship-trained in integrative medicine, and creator of Stanford's Yoga for Incontinence program.

In this conversation, we explore the connection between stress, the nervous system, pelvic floor health, and the subtle ways our bodies try to get our attention long before we stop long enough to listen.

What if stress has been showing up in your body in ways you didn't expect? I think you'll find this conversation both fascinating and reassuring.

Let's see what Cate has to say.

Guest Links:

LinkedIn: Catherine Arima MSN, FNP-C | LinkedIn

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/collectivelovingcompassion/

Yoga classes: NestYoga.com

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“Just because you can do something doesn’t mean you should.”

I found myself repeating that empowering quote 24 hours later hearing it, while navigating a small dilemma in my own life.

My guest, Dr. Stephanie Ganter, is a board-certified periodontist and implant surgeon who, in the middle of building a successful career, made a decision most people never saw coming: she went to law school.

She also says, “Achievement alone doesn’t create fulfillment.”

This conversation is about the identity shifts high-achieving women go through when the version of success they spent years chasing suddenly stops feeling like enough.

Stephanie shares such an honest perspective on ambition, fulfillment, and learning how to listen to yourself instead of constantly performing for the next achievement.

Something tells me this conversation is going to resonate with a lot of you the way it did with me.

Guest Links:

Instagram: @gantersr

Email: ganter.s@northeastern.edu

Article from Stephanie’s Linked In page, click here.

News Article about shaking: Tremor vs. trauma | News24

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“Your brain is giving you hints. We just need to quiet down and listen.”

When my guest, Karen Geiger, said that during our conversation, I thought, “She gets it.”

If you’ve been feeling mentally overloaded, emotionally stretched thin, or wondering why your brain suddenly feels foggy and scattered, this conversation is going to feel like a deep exhale.

Today, we’re talking about writing for mental clarity, and how writing can help reduce cognitive overload. Karen blends brain science and therapeutic writing to help people process stress, burnout, and major life transitions.

And this conversation reaches far beyond writing itself, from stressed medical students trying to keep up to women navigating midlife changes, brain fog, and shifting identity.

You may walk away thinking differently about writing, and maybe even differently about yourself.

Links for Karen Geiger:
Substack: https://karengeiger.substack.com/ and https://thewriteremedy.substack.com/about

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If you’ve ever wondered how to teach kids about money… but honestly weren’t quite sure where to start, you’re not alone.

Because most of us were never really taught this ourselves.
And now we’re trying to figure it out in real time…

We want to give them opportunities… without raising entitlement.
We want them to feel confident… but grounded in values.

So how do we actually do that?

Today’s conversation might shift the way you see all of it.

I’m joined by Dr. Michele Cho Dorado. She’s a pediatric gastroenterologist, real estate investor, children’s book author, and the founder of Prosperous Kids… where she helps families raise confident, capable kids through financial literacy.

But this isn’t just about money.
It’s about how our kids learn to think and make decisions.

And once you hear this… it’s hard to un-hear.

Links for Dr. Michele Cho Dorado:

Website: Prosperous Kids

Email: Michele@getprosperouskids.com

Instagram: @prosperouskids

LinkedIn: Michele C. | LinkedIn

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“Even if it’s 10 minutes, take it for yourself because you need it.”

That is a powerful statement, spoken by Dr. Farah Deshmukh in this episode. She is an obesity medicine physician, mom, and children’s book author who found an unexpected path out of burnout.

For many physician moms, life becomes all about taking care of everyone else. After a while, it can feel like the authentic version of yourself has been packed away in a box somewhere high on a shelf.

You think, I’ll come back to it someday when work slows down or the kids get older – when I have more time. But “someday” is a moving target.

In this inspiring conversation, Dr. Farah shares how writing children’s books became an unexpected form of self-care for a physician mom, and how creativity helped her feel more like herself again.

Amazon books by Farah Merchant:

https://www.amazon.com/stores/Farah-Merchant/author/B0GCRJ3462?

Instagram: @RethinkHealthMD

LinkedIn: Farah Deshmukh MD

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You walk in the door after a full day. You’re already tired and just as you set your bag down, your phone buzzes.

A message from a colleague.

It could be a question or a comment with a certain tone.

You feel that pull to respond and try to get it just right – clear, professional, not misinterpreted.

You reread it, adjust it, and wonder if you’re overthinking this.

You send it anyway.

And still… something feels off.

If you’ve ever noticed yourself caught in overthinking as a physician mom, you know exactly this feeling.

Later that night, it’s back in your mind. What you said. What they meant. What they might be thinking. Trying to get it exactly right. Trying to manage how it was received. Trying to control something that isn’t fully yours to control.

And it hits you: this isn’t working anymore.

Today I’m talking about that moment—and how to shift out of trying to control everything, and back into what’s actually yours to hold.

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Parenting as a doctor mom can feel surprisingly hard.

You spend your day calm and focused with patients… solving problems and helping people through some of the most vulnerable moments in their lives.

And then you walk through the door at home.

Suddenly the skills that serve you so well in medicine don’t always translate.

You’re tired, your kids need you, emotions are high, and instead of feeling steady and patient, you feel reactive and overwhelmed

Some days it feels like parenting as a doctor mom is harder than residency.

Today I’m joined by Dr. Juhi Raizada, a pediatrician, parent coach, and physician mom of two. With nearly two decades in pediatrics, she now helps parents navigate the space between being an excellent doctor and being the parent they want to be at home.

Medical training wires us to fix problems at work, not necessarily at home. Listen in for new, creative ways to move from reactivity to peace with your kids.

IG: https://www.instagram.com/doctorjuhi/

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If you’ve ever found yourself Googling “I’m worried about my child’s eating and weight,” this is for you.

Today I’m joined by Dr. Wendy Schofer, a board-certified pediatrician who practiced for years inside a system built on prescribing answers. But after watching families struggle with food fights, body image worries, and guilt, she noticed something. The advice sounded right, yet it wasn’t helping at home. And she felt that tension in her own life too.

What changed everything was a different question: What is actually working?

This episode is about shifting the focus from fixing your child to understanding the emotions underneath the worry. Because sometimes the most important person in the room isn’t the child on the exam table. It’s the parent sitting beside them.

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