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On this episode of Monetize the Mic, Jess was thrilled to speak with Interview Connections client Alexandra Stockwell about uncompromising intimacy. Alexandra Stockwell, MD is a Luxury Love and Intimacy Mentor, known as “The Intimacy Doctor.” She specializes in showing couples how to build beautiful, long-lasting, passionate relationships. She is the bestselling author of Uncompromising Intimacy and host of the highly acclaimed The Marriage Podcast.  A wife of 25 years and mother of 4, Alexandra believes the key to passion and fulfillment, intimacy, and success, isn't compromise--it's being unwilling to compromise--because when both people feel free to be themselves, and know-how to love and be loved for exactly who they are, the relationship is juicy, nourishing, and deeply satisfying. Jess first asks, “How did you go from being a medical doctor to a relationship coach?” Alexandra explains that whenever we make important transitions or evolutions, we can tell different stories about it and they're all true. Alexandra has a few different perspectives on her own story. When she was in her mid-30s she owned a small holistic medical practice. Alexandra worked really hard to get where she was in life. All her ambitions that had propelled her forward had all come true. She was married, she had three kids, she had paid off medical school loans, and yet she didn't have the feeling of having arrived. Alexandra wasn't satisfied; she didn't feel enthusiastic to live that same way for another three or four decades. People ask her, “Were you burnt out?” Alexandra feels that she wasn't experiencing burnout, but she just knew that she would end up burnt out. She was able to take a sabbatical and gave herself room to do things for no good reason. Alexandra did things because they felt good, not to achieve a particular goal. This experience was radical for her.  Alexandra was still running her household with 3 children, so it wasn't as if she was sitting around doing nothing. But she was still able to do things like taking a dance class and just sitting by the creek. She didn't need a reason to do things! This made space for other aspects of her soul to emerge which eventually led her down the path of becoming a relationship and intimacy expert. That's one story about Alexandra's journey. Another story about her journey is that her daughter had just turned nine. She saw that her daughter was so vibrant, so full of joy, and so happy. On the one hand, Alexandra had felt so grateful to have mothered her in a way where she could just feel so wonderful. On the other hand, on the inside, Alexandra was freaking out. When she was that age, Alexandra's parents were getting divorced. Looking at her nine-year-old, Alexandra saw that she had disconnected from her own joy.  She had disconnected from an aspect of herself that she really wanted to reconnect with. She also felt a motivation to change because if Alexandra didn't figure this out for herself, her daughter would also dial down her own vibrancy to match Alexandra's. She had a personal wake-up call and a professional wake-up call that she needed more. This took her down a path to where she is now! Jess sees a lot of service providers and coaches come to their businesses after having a personal breakthrough. Jess asks Alexandra, “How did you start finding your clients?” Alexandra knows that in the entrepreneurial world and in the world of coaching, mindset is really important. She explains that her unconscious mindset really helped her get clients. Alexandra ended up in a training on sensuality and sexuality, and she enrolled because she wanted to have more gratifying sex and intimacy in her marriage. She was motivated by her own growth. However, this training also doubled as a coach training.  Alexandra didn't know what the coaching aspect was all about but she had a student's mindset. She thought, “Well let me just go to the teaching lab and see what they're covering. And what is a coach anyway?”  She went to this lab and absolutely loved it. Alexandra felt like she had come home. So much of what she loved about medicine would be possible for her as a sex, intimacy, and relationship coach. She started to meet classmates and people just organically started asking her to coach them. These people didn't know any of the details of her life; they didn't know her expertise. People responded to who she was without having tangible information about her. There wasn't any push or any effort at all. People asked her, and she coached them. There was so much ease in the whole process. When Alexandra started coaching, it felt fun and engaging. She didn't have any specific financial goals at the time. Her joy was in expanding her skills, finding out what people needed, and doing her best to be able to give it to them. Alexandra built her coaching to low multiple 6 figures before she even had a website! By illustrating her care and skill, she built her business solely on word-of-mouth referrals. If her expertise were in website design and you met her at a party, and you connected, you wouldn't have any idea what her website design skills are. But in Alexandra's niche and area of expertise, it's about connecting and building trust. Her expertise is relevant in that initial conversation she has with people. If people like that initial conversation they have a lot more information about what Alexandra does. She has a skill that is so apparent during conversation, which makes Alexandra an amazing person to utilize the podcast guesting strategy! Jess asks, “How does your medical training come up when you're doing intimacy coaching?” Alexandra answers that her medical experience is both a benefit and a hindrance. The benefit is that she is used to having intimate conversations with people. No client of Alexandra's will ever say something that shocks her to a level of discomfort where she can't be there with them. As a doctor, she has such a wide spectrum of experience and an authority that comes from years of clinical practice. On the other hand, as a physician, when she listens to someone speaking, Alexandra is, in a way, discarding everything that doesn't feel relevant. She is focusing on what she needs to, in order to make a diagnosis and have a plan for treatment. When she started relationship coaching and focusing on intimacy she felt a real limitation and restriction at first. Her sessions with clients were focused on an incredibly emotional area. Initially, Alexandra would be too directive and too mentally engaged. She really needed to learn to be present and a lot less controlling in the conversation. For Alexandra, this was both very challenging and also very healing. You can connect with Alexandra at her website, alexandrastockwell.com, and download a free chapter from Uncompromising Intimacy!

On today's episode, Actor Alexandra Park shares her story of coping with the mental health challenges that come with a diabetes diagnosis. When Alexandra was first diagnosed with diabetes, she was also learning how to navigate Hollywood, and the pressure that comes with both. She truthfully shares her experience today of how she overcame the emotional struggles associated with TP1 Diabetes, and how to support a loved one struggling with this as well.     Be sure to grab a copy of our guest's brand new book: http://bit.ly/SugarHighBook   ======   Alexandra Park is an Australian actor, producer and writer. Her credits include the critically-acclaimed feature film, Ben is Back, directed by Peter Hedges, a leading role in Lionsgate's hit TV series, The Royals, and the independent TV series Everyone is Doing Great, which was produced by Park and distributed worldwide. Balancing the ongoing demands of her career, while simultaneously juggling the ever-changing circumstances of type 1 diabetes, Sugar High is Alexandra's memoir and literary debut. Park currently resides in Los Angeles with her fiancé and a rambunctious miniature Australian shepherd, Billie.   https://www.hulu.com/series/everyone-is-doing-great-767db83a-268b-499c-8a1a-3282f7df91a1 https://www.amazon.com/The-Royals-Season-1/dp/B00UJ5MRWK   Make sure to subscribe so you don't miss future episodes! Please leave us a review to ensure that the Mastering Diabetes message reaches as many people living with diabetes as possible. Connect with us on Instagram and Facebook

Would you love to work with social media influencers and bloggers but are unsure where to start? The influencer world provides a unique opportunity to promote and sell products. If you think it may be a good fit for your particular product—what’s holding you back? Alexandra Jimenez joins Kevin in this episode of Maximizing Ecommerce to talk about the intersection of Amazon and influencers. Alexandra started as a blogger and influencer and has built up a following of 1 million unique visitors to her blog monthly. She then launched an Amazon business she promotes on her site—and is making a 7-figure income. To hear about her impressive accomplishments, don’t miss this episode!  Outline of This Episode [5:15] Kevin introduces Travel Fashion Girl, Alexandra Jimenez.  [9:20] How did Alexandra get started? [12:15] Why she launched her site [16:50] Utilizing the Amazon Affiliate model [20:00] Partnership Proposal gone awry [25:00] Driving traffic to Amazon with a blog [29:00] Two reasons’ Alexandra sells on Amazon [30:40] Launching a physical product [36:55] International shipping [41:15] How to reach out to an influencer [47:15] Where do you get started? [53:45] Who is ranking on Google for topics/products? [56:00] Ads on Google and Pinterest [1:01:10] Connect with Alexandra Why Alexandra created the Travel Fashion Girl blog Alexandra had the opportunity to work for an SEO agency alongside a web-developer and a social media manager. She learned the ins-and-outs of keyword research and how to drive traffic organically to a website. Alexandra launched her website as she was learning industry tactics to drive traffic to a blog, and it’s part of why it’s been so successful.  It was optimized from day one.  At the time, she had been an avid long-term backpacker for almost 5 years. She was traveling the world and struggling with properly packing her luggage. No one wants to constantly deal with overweight or hard to manage bags while traveling. Her goal was to enable women to travel light while packing everything they needed—for short trips or year-long journey’s. Now, seven years later, she’s built a sustainable business. The Amazon Associate world and affiliate marketing When Alexandra started blogging, she linked to products on her site as an Amazon Associate. If someone clicked the affiliate link on her site and purchased the product on Amazon she would receive a 4-8% commission on the sale. It was a consistent revenue stream that allowed her to track data. She knew what people liked, what purchases were being made, and even what colors were chosen most often.  Her website was a goldmine of information. She also had a unique advantage: people came to her site to shop. What if she could leverage the data she had gathered and begin selling a product? She had dreamt for years of selling her own packing cubes and luggage—could she make it happen? Keep listening as Kevin and Alexandra chat about the Amazon Affiliate program, driving traffic to Amazon, and why she chose Amazon over other platforms.  Launching a physical product Alexandra only recently started selling physical products. She struggled with the process because she had no real experience in the manufacturing industry. She spent time feeling out the market and desperately trying to find someone to partner with her, with no success. So she made a bold move. She went live on Facebook and told her audience that regardless of how well it sold, she was going to launch her products. During a two week pre-sale, she sold 660 packing cube sets. She didn’t make a profit on any of those sales, but what she learned was invaluable. She realized that shipping products herself was not an easy task, and was in fact quite costly. It gave her unique insight into quality control and customer service. She quickly realized that using Amazon’s platform would streamline the process for her and allow her to focus where she was needed.  How to reach out to social media influencers According to Alexandra, reaching out to influencers through social media is like approaching a random person on the street to come mow your lawn. There’s no established relationship, yet you’re asking someone to carry out something very personal. Alexandra has developed a system that she suggests you use: When reaching out, use the person’s name—not just “blogger”. It’s more personal and isn’t immediately rejected as spam. Point out the Unique Selling Proposition (USP) and why they are the perfect fit for your product. Be very specific and detailed and provide all relevant information Tell them exactly where your product(s) are sold and how potential customers can access it.  Ask to send them a product, free of charge, with no strings attached.  Be genuine and don’t come across as shady. She points out that you can’t assume that someone will want to work with you. They may also charge a fee for reviewing your product, so be sure to be prepared to ask what they charge—not everyone wants to work for free product.  Kevin and Alexandra round out the podcast covering what level of influencer to reach out to, how to find the right influencer for your product, and the topic of Google and Pinterest ads.  Resources & People Mentioned Become an Amazon Associate International Checklist Connect with Alexandra Jimenez Travel Fashion Girl  Compass Rose Travel Accessories Pinterest YouTube Facebook Instagram Twitter Connect With Kevin Sanderson www.YouTube.com/maximizingecommerce www.Facebook.com/maximizingecommerce www.Twitter.com/maxecom Subscribe to Maximizing Ecommerce onApple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, PlayerFM

Calling all parents, teachers, and anyone passionate about making an impact in the life of children! Today on the podcast I'm sitting down with Alexandra Eidens, co-founder and CEO of Big Life Journal, an incredible company that teaches resilience and growth mindset to kids.  When Alexandra was 8 months pregnant with her son Mikey, she and her husband Scott began the journey of turning their passion for personal development and a growth mindset into a reality. What started with a failed Kickstarter campaign and one product (literally while Alexandra was giving birth to her son) and a passion to help children, has now grown into a company with tremendous success around the world with the community of over half a million parents and teachers! Tune in to hear their inspiring story of success as well as  The difference between a growth mindset and a fixed mindset and why it's so important to teach it to our kids Work-life balance The power of Resiliency and Failing Forward  Risking and hat it takes to chase your dream Follow Alexandra here on Instagram @alexandra.blj And check out all things Big Life Journal here https://biglifejournal.com/collections/all Book and research mentioned: Mindset: The New Psychology Of Success by Carol Dweck  https://amzn.to/2C4qvyg - Be sure to check out my new FREE Video Series: Secrets to Unshakeable Confidence In Your Calling: bitly.com/unshakeableconfidence Join the Make Your Passion Pay You Community here https://www.facebook.com/groups/makeyourpassionpayyou/  

Session 40 Dr. Alexandra Sowa is a private practice Internal Medicine physician who specializes in Obesity Medicine. She talks about the specialty with us in the podcast. This is a specialty that is relatively new but very important, In the United States and around the world, obesity is becoming more of a problem. But here in the U.S., obesity and being overweight affect two-thirds of our population. Our guest today is trying to change that as an Obesity Medicine specialist. For more stories, tips, and strategies you can learn as a premed or nontrad or you’re preparing for the MCAT, check out all our other podcasts on MedEd Media. [01:17] Interest in Obesity Medicine Not having any idea what it was, Dr. Sowa first got interested in it when she was sixteen years old. It wasn't a specialty then but she was part of one of those scholar med invitationals in Washington, D.C. A speaker named Dr. Pamela Peeke gave an amazing speech about prevention and the role it plays in good medicine. She remembers walking away from that event wanting to go into public health. She knew it was she was meant to do. She wanted to prevent the disease. So in college where she went to John Hopkins and took a double major in public health and writing. But she struggled with the idea of doing traditional public health on a mass scale or the med school. Until she decided she wanted to get into medical school and do prevention. But it wasn't a thing when she was applying but it was always something that she carried with her. So when she finally found Obesity Medicine in the middle of her internal medicine residency, that was it! She wants to manage disease and prevent it from progressing to the main diseases we think of in internal medicine like hypertension, diabetes, sleep apnea, and osteoarthritis, cholesterol problems. She wanted to get to the cause of it. [03:17] Traits that Lead to Becoming a Good Obesity Medicine Doc Alexandra cites compassion and openness as important traits to becoming a good obesity medicine doctor. There is an intense amount of stigma around treating, managing, being a person who carries excess weight. "You need to be aware of how difficult it can be to be a patient who is overweight." She uses the word obese and she's proud to proclaim that she's an obesity medicine doctor. You need to know that comes with many years of beating yourself up with how much you weigh and people treating you differently. Doctors, even a lot of times, are vocal about hating that population of people. So again, you have to be compassionate and be willing to be open to understanding that it is a disease. It's multi-factorial. It's not a lack of will power that leads someone to have excess weight. Additionally since it's not a well-established field, you have to be cowboy. It wasn't until 2011 that The American Board of Obesity Medicine was formed and formalized. And it got streamlined under a board process. So there aren't many specialists You have to be risk-taker. Think outside the box. Carve your own path in that regard. Another foundation to any specialty is just being really good at your primary training. Alexandra is an internist and she believes you still need to be a really good generalist to be a good specialist. "You still need to be a really good generalist to be a good specialist." Meanwhile as Alexandra was still going through her training, another specialty that was pulling her was Endocrinology. She thought she was going to be an endocrinologist. She thought managing obesity and the diseases comes along with it. And the only pathway is endocrine. Sometimes she would wish to have a little more training in it so she won't have to refer to an endocrinologist. But she's still happy she did her formal training. [06:07] Types of Patients and Running a Private Practice Alexandra sees a lot of patients with diabetes. Most doctors don't know there is a way to manage most people who are Type II diabetics with diet. She also sees people with fatty liver or joint pains and sleep apnea. All these problems are related to excess weight. She see overweight people to morbid obesity. She also sees people with normal weight but have metabolic abnormalities like really low HDL's and high LDL's. They are pre-diabetics and they just want to know what they can do to prevent the progression of the disease. Alexandra decided to run private practice since she likes the idea of ownership of her practice and her patients. She likes the autonomy and being able to create her own schedule. She's able to create the relationships with patients she wants. And she felt that in her previous practice, there was just that focus on the bottom line. She had to see a lot of patients per hour.  "In obesity medicine, you just can't do it effectively in a 20-minute slot. So you sacrifice what you're offering to patients." There are five FDA-approved medications for long-term use in weight loss. And if you offer a 20-minute slot, you can write a prescription in 20 minutes. But you can't do much of the really important work and the counseling. You can't have a personalized discussion about diet and exercise. You can't talk about all of the things that go into how and why you're eating a certain way. Or what their goals are. You can't do that effectively, kindly, and compassionately in twenty minutes. So she decided to go on her own and practice medicine the way she wanted it. And the only way to do it is to do your own practice. [09:20] Gaining Knowledge of Nutrition One of the biggest complaints about physicians is they don't know enough about nutrition and diet. Alexandra says this wasn't taught enough in medicine. In residency, you're taught to check the BMI and tell them to eat less and exercise more. There was one clinic that was focusing on nutrition and it was within the bariatrics clinic. And this was the only exposure she got. But when she had found this field, she sought out board certified experts. She was lucky enough to get to rotate with a well-renowned doctor, the godfather of the field. He started doing research back 25 years ago and has been a pioneer in making the field. So it was an eye-opening experience for her being able to work with him and being exposed to his clinic. That's when she started to realize that it can be in the form of the diet or pharmacology. The diet piece came in more after residency and as she was working toward her board-certification. She just started reading. And she was reading outside of the traditional textbooks given to her in her internal medicine residency. She attended conferences and made connections with people doing diet modification in ways that blew her mind. Down at Duke, Alexandra says they have an amazing multi-disciplinary group that does diet in different ways. They have low calorie diet or ketogenic diet (low carbohydrate diet). They also have meal replacement diets. So they tailor-make the plan just for the patient and what works for them. Because of this, she has become much more in control of the diet plans she creates for patients. She doesn't use nutritionists nearly as much as she did when she started out. She feels like it's something she needed to teach herself so she could have that great relationship with patients. And it's working out really well. [12:15] A Typical Day Alexandra believes you have to think about what you want your life to be like. She has made a conscious decision to split some of her time up into boxes. She's a mom of two so two of her days are spent at home. This means some of her office work is done in the mornings. But MWF, she's in the office and comes in at around 8:30AM. She starts seeing patients at 9AM. And in her new practice, she's dedicating 40-60 minutes with each patient that comes in. So she's no longer seeing 20 patients a day. Aside from seeing patients, she does admin work. She's doing a lot of meal plans and a lot of virtual correspondence with patients. She does coaching along the way. Every two weeks, she would check in with the patient if they're doing well or they're dieting or exercising. It's a nice reminder to patients so they feel that their doctor is invested in this with them. She's also building up a new practice so there's a lot of learning a new skill set. She's a small business owner now too so there's accounting and lawyers. She has to deal with insurance and stuff. These take up a little bit more of her time now since she's at the start of her business. Nevertheless, she thinks it's a good balance. [14:48] Talk About Insurance Reimbursement, Taking Calls, and Work-Life Balance Alexandra admits insurance companies don't reimburse very well. So she has decided to step out of the insurance model so as not to compromise her care for patients right now. But she hopes that as more data come out and as more companies realize that it does make a big difference in ten to twenty years. That if they're able to take 10% body weight off an obese person, they're preventing a slew of diseases. So a lot of money is saved. And maybe they would realize to focus on a specialty. But as of the moment, it's not so great. "I have made a conscious decision to step outside of the insurance model, just so I don't have to compromise my care." In terms of taking calls, Alexandra has a partner as an internist and obesity medicine doc, and they're doing 50/50 call. But in obesity medicine, there aren't a lot of emergencies. She does use medications and it's rare that someone has a reaction. Sometimes too, when they're dealing with a specific bariatric population where they just had surgery, that might warrant some urgent follow-up. But it's not something with a very out-of-office hours burden As to having that perfect balance, Alexandra still doesn't know the answer. But she has a made a few big decisions on prioritizing her family. She also thinks men and women shouldn't be afraid to talk about this. Doctors train for a very long time and females are going to have a baby somewhere along the way. Alexandra had her baby at the end of her third year of internal medicine residency. While being pregnant that year, she decided not to apply for fellowship and to pursue this path. So the first decision she made was to step outside of training to have a little more control of her hours. She chose a job right out of residency where she didn't have to work five days a week. Her second son is now one year old. So Alexandra made her own hours and decided and when and how much or when to work. "On one hand, you've got to work a lot owning a business but it's working for myself and that makes me feel it's all worth it." [18:44] Training for Obesity Medicine Alexandra stresses the importance of obesity medicine being that two-thirds of our country make up obese people. This is a huge underserved population. That said, Obesity Medicine covers the whole umbrella of anyone treating anybody with excess weight to lose and doing it in a thoughtful and trained manner. The field of Obesity Medicine includes a variety of specialties including surgeons, pediatricians, internists, family medicine, and OB GYN. So it's not just limited to Internal Medicine. You can actually sit for the boards with any specialty. To give you a better understanding, Alexandra explains the American Board of Obesity Medicine was founded in 2011. They created a track out of training which means you have to be board-certified in a primary specialty. Then you have to accrue a certain amount of credits and attend conferences over about a two-year period. Another option is the fellowship. When Alexandra was looking to be certified a few years ago, there were not many fellowships. But the field is now exploding. In New York City for example, the number of fellowships has grown from zero to four. So in order to get into Obesity Medicine, the first path doesn't require doing a fellowship and the other is to have a fellowship. But she believes a fellowship would be great. It gives you the opportunity to have access to learning from more seasoned mentors. "The test is pretty hard so you really have to put all of your effort into being a self-learner." Nevertheless, The Obesity Society and the Obesity Medicine Association have fantastic, ongoing lectures and conferences. You get to have access to new content. They're also creating their own journals. Alexandra recommends learning and soaking everything you can so you just grow with the field as it grows. [22:30] Working with Primary Care and Other Specialties and Special Opportunities When asked what she would have wished for primary care physicians to know about the obese and overweight population is that it's not a lack of willpower. She says this is the number one misconception that makes patients so disappointed in the healthcare system. They've been told what to do traditionally, but it isn't working for them and their bodies. She explains that obesity, excess weight, or metabolic disease is multi-factorial and it goes all the way back to how much your mom gained during pregnancy, the kind of birth you had, etc. It's not just calories in and calories out. And so she encourages the doctors and medical students out there. "It's not as simple as this traditional model that we've always learned. It's complex and there are new ways of tackling it." Alexandra adds that you should try not to be close-minded. She believes words like diet doctor, medication, or diet has gotten a bad rap or connotation. People roll their eyes and think it's a fast fix and not true. She adds everyone is different and everyone should be treated in a different manner. Other specialties she works the closest with include Endocrine and Bariatric Surgeons. Also, in her field outside of Obesity Medicine, because of her interest in training in nutrition, other specialties include gastroenterology. She sees and treats patients who have IBD and help them to manage bowel disease with specific diets and ways of eating and looking food as medicine. In terms of special opportunities outside of clinical medicine, Alexandra sees this as a great area to write for education. Not every person has to go see an obesity medicine doctor. A lot of people can make some of the changes of the tools they have on their own. So anyone interested in writing or doing Facebook live video. She sees a huge opportunity for people to connect with the public at large with the information that the specialty provides people with. [26:27] What She Wished She Knew About Obesity Medicine and the Most and Least Liked about the Field Alexandra wished she had been more aggressive in creating research content within the field and connecting with mentors. It actually took her a while to find other people who were in the field. She realized out of her training now that people are happy to connect and they're happy to help you, especially in this field because they're so passionate about it and they want to see it continue to grow at the rate it has. "People are happy to connect and people are happy to help you." What she likes most about her specialty is the ability to change other people's lives. She has helped people who for years, have not been able to take off a single pound or worse. Or she has helped those who have gained and gained weight when nutritional medical system has failed them. They come to her and they start losing weight for the first time in their lives. They've taken off their medications and they cry for joy when they come back to see her. It's the first time someone treated their obesity as a disease. Treating that way, they're able to co-manage all their other diseases and reverse some. This is something very profound. In fact, her patient sent her a valentine's day card saying it was the best valentine's day present one can have. That year, she lost 50 pounds. Conversely, what she likes the least is you can't fix everyone. So it's hard work. It takes time. And it's emotional and complex. Alexandra's dad is a hand surgeon. When he takes someone for surgery, he knows he's going to be able to fix them. If not, he manages expectations. But this is not the same with obesity medicine. You can't guarantee what everyone would become when they come to you. "We're just here to make you a little bit healthier, and the weight that comes off is bonus." This is how she approaches every patient. But she knows some people can still be disappointed. It's tough. There is no fast fix. It's hard work on all fronts. And this can be disappointing. [29:24] Major Changes in the Field and Some Final Words of Wisdom In terms of major changes she sees coming in the field, we're going to see novel treatments. This field of understanding that gut microbiome is really going to change obesity medicine. So there's a lot of fascinating basic research that is going to translate quickly into clinical medicine. She hopes that in her career it goes from five medications to a hundred. And that they can really target them into each individual patient. If she had to do it all over again, she would still do it.. Lastly, she leaves some medical students with some pieces of advice. Listen to that little voice inside of your head that led you into medicine in the first place. She didn't even know this existed but there was something in her since she was sixteen that said she wanted to prevent disease. Her greatest motivator was to prevent disease and her getting to this now is fulfilling. Follow your guts and think outside of the box. It's easy to become so inundated by the routine and all the years of schooling you need to do. Although important, it can be exhausting. You don't get to use the other side of your brain. So think outside of the box. There are opportunities outside of the traditional academia. You can carve out a little niche and patients will be so thankful. "When the right patients find you, they're so thankful that you were there because you'll be offering something different." [33:16] Last Thoughts Check out Dr. Alexandra Sowa's website www.alexandrasowamd.com. Hopefully, this episode has helped you. Maybe this opened up your eyes to the specialty that you've probably never heard of before. This is the very goal of this podcast. If you know someone who can come to this podcast, just shoot me an email at ryan@medicalschoolhq.net Links: MedEd Media The American Board of Obesity Medicine The Obesity Society Obesity Medicine Association

I get a great pleasure in introducing this amazing, loving, and passionate couple. When Alexandra and Madhavan met, they were strangers in a strange land.  Maybe that’s why they connected as they supported each other making Madhavan’s transition in America a ride such that very few get to experience. Yes, they met in college and […]

“Nathaniel Demerest” is a djinn, or evil genie, who deviously uses semantics to turn peoples deepest wishes into deadly nightmares. When Alexandra, an auctioneer-slash-gym coach, unwittingly releases Nathaniel from his gemstone prison, she finds herself the target of his grievous generosity. Armed with a sharp mind, and a shitload of textbook research, Alexandra matches wits with Nathaniel in an effort to save herself (and the entire world). TortureVision Rating: BADGood features were better than expected. Bad features were awful, yet still enjoyable. Abortions were utter torment to sit through.Right-Click "Save As" to download .MP3!