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Your Unapologetic Career® Podcast — 247 episodes

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237 3 Tools to Help You Receive Negative Feedback

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236 The Red Flag To Watch For When Leaving Academic Medicine

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235 Mothers, Wounds, and High Achievers

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234 The Step Past Asking for Help

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233 {BONUS} This Womb, This Woman: Inspired by A Terrible Strength

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232 Book Tour Reflections - Audiences, Surprises, and the Problematic Tour Narrative

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231 {ENCORE} How to Use Procrastination Effectively

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230 Preparing for the Season You Say You Want: Dr. Kemi Doll on Academic Writing Amplified

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229 {ENCORE} How Hypervigilance Can Ruin Your Career

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228 Doctor to Doctor: A Black OBGYN Reacts to A Terrible Strength with The Lady Parts Doctor

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227 {ENCORE} Nonsense Disguised as Early Career Advice

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226 Womb Wisdom: Your Excellence Is Not Enough: Dr. Kemi Doll on Madame Speaker Says

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225 {ENCORE} The Consequences of Aligning Your Career with your Value

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224 Womb Wisdom: A TERRIBLE STRENGTH IS HERE

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222 Womb Wisdom: Journey to A Terrible Strength Part 1

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221 {ENCORE} Reclaiming Career Control Today

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220 {ENCORE} 4 Career Dynamics: Builders, Travelers, Maintainers, Adapters

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219 Womb Wisdom: Cycle Syncing

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218 Submit and Pray is Not a Strategy

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217 Womb Wisdom: Cervical Cancer Awareness with Myleik Teele

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216 Writing Woes - Quality Thought Partners

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215 Womb Wisdom: You can't hack your way out of menopause

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214 Stop Pivoting Yourself Out of Relevance

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213 Womb Wisdom: The Black Women’s Study No One Told You About

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212 Why You Didn’t Get Funded (It’s Not Just the System)

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211 {BONUS} Womb Wisdom: Fertility & Choice with Dr. Jamie Knopman

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210 Womb Wisdom: Physicians vs. Brands

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209 How Do You Know If You're a Good Writer?

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208 AI + Grant Writing: My Prediction

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207 Womb Wisdom: Why Am I Like This?

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206 What 2026 Will Bring

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205 My Top 5 Lessons of 2025

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204 Trust Yourself Anyway

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203 Beyond the OR: Dignity, Justice, and Healing with Dr. Caitlin Collins

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202 Receipts! $80M+ in Grant Funding

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201 The Purpose Is for You with Dr. Nina Zhao

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200 When Opportunity Isn’t Enough with Dr. Nadia Abuelezam

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199 The Freedom in Structure with Dr. Francesca Duncan

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198 Facing the Fire PT 4: Rethinking Imposter Syndrome in Academia

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197 Facing the Fire PT 3: The 4 Non-Negotiable Skills for the New Academic Gig Economy

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196 {BONUS} The Plagiarism Podcast That Wasn't (Allegedly)

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195 Facing the Fire PT 2: Academia as the New Gig Economy

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194 Facing the Fire PT 1: What Does Job Security Really Mean in Academia?

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193 Small Acts of Resistance with Dr. Neelima Navuluri

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192 Fighting Career Apathy PT 2: Society Crumbles When Scientists Give Up

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191 Fighting Career Apathy PT 1: When the World is Burning

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190 What Book Covers Reminded Me about Leading While Learning

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189 Recess Recommendations!

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188 WOC Leaders: Promise & Pitfalls

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187 Informational Interviews - An Underutilized Tool

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186 Academic Culture is Kryptonite for Boundaries

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185 How to Get Non-NIH Funding (ie How I Built My Career)

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{BONUS} Kemi's Challenge - A Running Jump

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184 GTG® Alumni Spotlight: Adesuwa Akhetuamhen, MD

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{BONUS} Time Scarcity and Overload

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183 GTG®️ Coaching Client Spotlight: Allison Wu MD, MPH

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182 {ENCORE} Are You Coasting, Ghosting, or Growing?

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181 {ENCORE} EP. 120 Mothering As a High Achieving Black Woman in Academia - With Dr. Tamorah Lewis, MD, PhD

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180 Disturbing Relationship Patterns Among High-Achieving Women, with Dr. Shirlene Obuobi, MD

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179 Federal Funding Threats: Self-Care Strategies Deep-Dive (Part 3)

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178 Coaching Client Spotlight: Mia Yang, MD

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{BONUS} Federal Funding Threats: Institutional Cowardice

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177 Federal Funding Threats: How to Help (Part 2)

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{BONUS} Coaching Client Spotlight: Sharon Onguti, MD, MPH

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176 Federal Funding Threats: Next Steps for Researchers (Part 1)

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{BONUS} Coaching Client Spotlight: Kashica Webber-Ritchey, MHA, PhD, RN

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175 Building a Life You Can Fall Apart In

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{BONUS} Top 10 Episodes Of 2024

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174 Career Dynamics Series FAQ

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{BONUS MINI} Surviving Fall 2024 (Part 3)

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173 Coaching Client Spotlight: Sarah Peitzmeier, Ph.D., MSPH

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{BONUS MINI} Surviving Fall 2024 (Part 2)

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172 Coaching Client Spotlight: Jovita Murillo, DrPH, MPH, MA

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{BONUS MINI} Surviving Fall 2024 (Part 1)

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171 Adaptors - The Execution GOATs (Career Dynamics Series Part 5)

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170 Maintainers- 5 Steps Ahead of the Chaos (Career Dynamics Series Part 4)

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169 Travelers (Career Dynamics Series Part 3)

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168 Builders Builders Builders (Career Dynamics Series Part 2)

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167 Coaching Client Spotlight: Deepika Slawek, M.D., M.S.

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166 Introducing the Career Dynamics Series - A Deeper Dive

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165 The Talent Trap Revisited (Listener Letter)

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164 How To Approach Poor Performance

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163 The Three Ps of Your Career - PEACE

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162 {BONUS} Redefining Career Paths through Coaching with Dr. Kiara Alvarez

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161 The Three Ps of Your Career - PACE

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160 {BONUS} Dr. Jessica Chen and the Long Game of Coaching

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159 The Three Ps of Your Career - PURPOSE

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158 GTG Alumni Spotlight: Teni Brown, MD

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157 Adjusting to New Norms Without Self-Sabatoge

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156 Getting Through Tough Times

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155 MICROSKILLS with Dr. Resa E. Lewiss and Dr. Adaira Landry

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154 Discerning Quality Input Through Career Transitions

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153 From Hyper-independence to Building Community Out Loud

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152 How to Use Procrastination Effectively

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151 Upgrading the Mentor-Leader Relationship

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150 Toxicity, Authorship, and a Trip Through My Inboxes

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149 Coaching Client Spotlight: Lori-Ann Edwards, M.B.B.S.

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148 Four Lessons From A Season Of Challenge

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147 {ENCORE} EP. 96 How To Survive Being A Different Kind of "First"

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146 Should You Have An Exit Strategy?

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145 Coaching Client Spotlight: Lisa Carter-Bawa, PhD, MPH, APRN, ANP-C, FAAN

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144 Guilt vs Preparation

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143 4 Career Dynamics: Builders, Travelers, Maintainers, Adapters

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142 Setting Yourself Apart - The Superpower Of Academics

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141 Bringing Wisdom into 2024

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140 Top 10 Episodes Of 2023

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139 Creating Lucrative Careers Alongside Academic Medicine with Dr. Shirlene Obuobi

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138 Using Your Conversations Wisely - with Monique R. Shields

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137 How To Save The Day When Sh*T Hits The Fan

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136 Quit These 3 Jobs ASAP

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135 Sacrificing For Growth

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134 Coaching Client Spotlight: Camille Edwards, MD

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133 Discerning Your True Desires

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132 Building Self-Trust

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131 How Skill Gaps Create Toxicity

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130 Patching The Leaks In Your Career

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129 Coaching Client Spotlight: Karlene Cunningham, PhD

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128 The PI's Journey - Challenging Seasons

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127 The PI's Journey - Project Phases and Pitfalls

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126 Assessing The Fantasy Of Support From Mentors And Institutions

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125 Do More By Choosing Less

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124 Coaching Client Spotlight: Sheila Rajagopal M.D., M.P.H., M.Sc.

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123 Ensuring Progress Amidst Unexpected Challenges

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122 Ending Toxic Mentor Relationships Part 2

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121 Creating Effective Mentor Relationships Part 1

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120 Mothering As a High Achieving Black Woman in Academia - With Dr. Tamorah Lewis

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119 Structuring Your Excellence

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118 Revisiting Your CEO, Scientist, and Worker Bee

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117 Decoupling Success From Suffering

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116 Coaching Client Spotlight: Deanna Wilson, MD, MPH

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115 The Secret Sauce To Effective Boundaries

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114 How To Ask For Help

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113 Coaching Client Spotlight: Natasha Crooks, PhD, RN

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112 Choosing Fundable Ideas

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111 Conscious Collaborations With Dr. Whitney Robinson

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110 Learning In Public - Again.

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109 Coaching Client Spotlight: Leslie Coker Appiah, M.D.

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108 The Financial ROI From Career Coaching

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107 Steps To Support Betting On Yourself

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106 Academia vs. Corporate: Which Is Better For WOC? With Executive Coach Monique Shields

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105 Coaching Client Spotlight: Dr. Sukeshi Arora, M.D.

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104 How Hypervigilance Can Ruin Your Career

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103 Dear Mentors

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102 Normalizing Transition From Clinical Work

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101 Unapologetically Vulnerable: Kemi's Interview Part 2

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100 Unapologetically Vulnerable: Kemi's Interview Part 1

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99 Creating Quality Work Amidst Chaos

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98 {ENCORE} Learning How To Quit

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97 What's Missing In Academic Leadership

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96 How To Survive Being A Different Kind Of "First"

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95 Client Spotlight: Dr. Tia N. Barnes, PhD

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94 Finding Your Career Spark In 2023

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93 Are You Taking Action Or Waiting On A Miracle?

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{ENCORE} EP. 29 4 Ways To Stop Saying Yes When You Really Mean No

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92 Engineering Change In Your Career Experience

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91 Reclaiming Your Sense of SELF In Your Career

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90 Top 10 Episodes Of 2022

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89 Coaching Client Spotlight: Michelle Ogunwole, MD, PhD

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88 Taking Steps Out Of Overwhelm

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87 Coaching Client Spotlight: Mya Roberson MSPH, Ph.D.

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86 Introducing The Get That Grant Program Coaches!

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85 Learning From 20 Years Of Journals

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84 Flipping The Power Of Academic Culture

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83 Career Skills Development: From Learning To Mastery

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82 Stop Adapting To Survive

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81 Breaking Cycles Of Disappointment

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80 Coaching Client Spotlight: Toyosi Onwuemene, M.D. MS.

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79 How High Achievers Can Flip The Script

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78 Discerning True Supporters From Frenemy Energy

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77 The Academic Bait And Switch

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76 Coaching Client Spotlight: Nneka Ufere, M.D.

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75 Why You Should Be Skeptical Of Coaching!

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74 Excellence vs. Perfection

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73 Coaching Client Spotlight: Lachelle Weeks , M.D., Ph.D.

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72 Supporting Us In Our Academic Careers

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71 How Shadow Tasks Sabotage Your Productivity

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70 Transitions Done Well - Step By Step

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69 Coaching Client Spotlight: LaPrincess Brewer, M.D., M.P.H.

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68 The Two Suspects That Cloud Our Judgment

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67 Making A Way Out Of No Way In Your Career

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66 The Talent Trap Of High Achievers

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65 Reacting vs. Responding In 3 Steps

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64 Stealing Ideas

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63 Your Faculty Title vs. What You Actually Do

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62 The Myth Of The Magical Coach

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61 Coaching Client Spotlight: Melisa Wong, MD, MAS

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60 Nonsense Disguised as Early Career Advice

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59 Protecting Yourself From A Distorted Career Experience

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58 Coaching Client Spotlight: Autumn Ivy MD, PhD

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57 Biting Off More Than You Can Chew - Tips for Overwhelm

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56 Conference Strategies To Preserve Your Sanity

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55 Reflections on When I Missed My Own Value

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54 Coaching Client Spotlight: Jin Kim-Mozeleski, PhD

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53 Is Academic Medicine Worth It For Black Women? (Listener Letter #4)

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52 Finding Your Faculty Identity

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51 Holding The Vision

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50 3 Non-negotiable Self Leadership Skills

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49 Coaching Client Spotlight: Eugenia C. South, MD MS

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48 Betrayal, Certainty, and the 'BIPOC Perspective'

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47 Taboo Topics: Mentors & Money

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46 3 Things I (Re)learned Today

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45 Coaching Client Spotlight: Bertha Hidalgo, PhD

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44 Navigating New Motherhood in Academic Medicine (Listener Letter #3)

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43 Reclaiming Career Control Today

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42 Skills You Don't Learn in Grant Workshops

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41 Coaching Client Spotlight: Tiffany Green PhD

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40 Your Formula For A Fantastic Year

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39 The Only 3 Steps that Matter

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38 Are You Coasting, Ghosting, or Growing?

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37 Confidence, Focus, Discipline, & Boundaries

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36 How To Take Responsibility For Your Dreams

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35 Making Growth Comfortable

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34 What Really is a 'Safe Space' for Career Development?

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33 Career Stumbling Blocks and Making Mistakes

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32 Coaching Client Spotlight: Marjory Charlot MD, MPH, MSc

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31 The Consequences of Aligning Your Career with your Value

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30 Learning How To Quit

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29 4 Ways to Stop Saying Yes When You Really Mean No

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28 Managing the Clinical Creep (Listener Letter #2)

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27 Coaching Client Spotlight: Jessica Chen PhD

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26 Leaving When You're Post-Tenure/Promotion (Listener Letter #1)

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25 Do You Have an Early Career Mindset?

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24 From Career Chandeliering To Informed Believers

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23 Coaching Client Spotlight: Carrie Francis MD

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22 Is It Time to Leave Your Institution?

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21 Career Advice Audit (Part 2)

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20 Career Advice Audit (Part 1)

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19 Coaching Client Spotlight: Kiara Alvarez PhD

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18 Staying Focused Amid Career Distractions

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17 Breaking the Cycle of Self-Sabotage with Your Productivity

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16 Creating Effective Boundaries in Your Career

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15 Coaching Client Spotlight: Shekinah Elmore MD, MPH

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14 How to Raise Your Standards and Find Your People

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13 You Do Not Have To Settle For Average - You Get To Be GREAT

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12 Constant Vigilance

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11 Elevating Your Self-Concept

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10 My Primary Advice for Coaching: Process Over Personality

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09 Reactivity vs. Strategy in the Grant Game

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08 Getting "Unstuck" in Your Career

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07 The Wrong Way to Deal With Failure

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06 The Key To Making Better Career Decisions

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05 How to Delegate

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04 Recalibrating After Failure (Being and Doing)

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03 The Foundations of Productivity

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02 The CEO, Scientist, and Worker Bee

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01 Ten Lies of Academic Medicine

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00 Welcome to the Your Unapologetic Career Podcast