The Brave Enough Show for Women Physicians Dr. Sasha Shillcutt

In this episode of The Brave Enough Show, Dr. Sasha Shillcutt discusses: 

How to figure out your life mission 
How having a vision for your life helps you with difficult decisions 
Giving yourself permission to change  
What a personal “board of directors” looks like  
Quote:
“You cannot live your life’s mission and have immense joy without disappointing nice people.” – Dr. Sasha Shillcutt 
Episode Links: 
BE24 Conference
The Table
Between Grit and Grace
The Vision Driven Leader
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In this episode of The Brave Enough Show, Dr. Sasha Shillcutt and Dr. Harriet Hopf discuss:  

Financial decisions and how they impact our joy How to develop your professional identity How harmful mindsets about money can lead to burnout Choosing impact and peace over money in our careers How mentors can help you figure out what brings you joy 

Harriet W. Hopf, MD, is Professor of Anesthesiology and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Utah. She has held senior leadership roles at the medical school, university, and national level that positioned her for her current focus on nurturing career and leadership success in the next generation. As a three-sport college athlete she learned leadership, persistence, and how to get things done. Her husband Leo, who she met playing volleyball, is an expert in strategy and decision-making and a peerless peer mentor. Their offspring, McKinley, is a grad student busy reinventing the way history is told. Harriet is content never to have learned to say “No.” and thrilled to have been selected as one of 250 images on the Utah Women 2020 Mural, public art commemorating the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment. 
Quote:
“I am not good at doing things I do not enjoy, so I will choose impact and personal peace over tasks that make me money every time.” - Dr. Harriet Hopf 
Episode Links: 
BE24 Conference
The Scoop
Brave Boundaries
Getting to Yes
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In this episode of The Brave Enough Show, Dr. Sasha Shillcutt and Dr. Marcene McVay Gillam discuss: 
How to start to make the decision of a career transition How loyalty can hold women back How to process the guilt of leaving a role or a job How to reset your brain on failure Defining your own success 
Marcene is board certified in pediatric surgery and general surgery. She completed residency at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences followed by fellowship at Arkansas Children’s Hospital. She is an Air Force veteran, honorably discharged as a Lt Colonel after serving in San Antonio & Afghanistan. 

She is an Associate Professor of Surgery, serves as a consultant to the pediatric surgery board, and is active in committee leadership for the American Pediatric Surgical Association. She is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American Academy of Pediatrics, and was voted one of the “Best Women in Healthcare 2023” by AY Magazine. 

She is a native Arkansan, Razorback alumna (Chemical Engineering), baseball fan, farmer’s wife and beagle mom. 

Tenacious with a touch of OCD. Seeker of authenticity. Culture builder. Collaborative leader. 
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Quote:


“I finally found the courage to make the hard decision when I realized that my success does not have to be defined by other people.” Dr. Marcene McVay Gillam 
Episode Links: 
BE24 Conference
Coaching with Sasha
Invite Sasha to Speak
Season 13 Sponsor - Freed AI
Freed is an AI scribe that listens, transcribes, and writes medical documentation for you.
Freed is a solution that could alleviate the burden of overworked clinicians everywhere. It turns clinicians' patient conversations into accurate documentation - instantly. There's no training time no onboarding, and no extra mental burden. All the magic happens in just a few clicks, so clinicians can spend less energy on charting and more time doing what they do best. 
Today, more than 6,000 clinicians have fallen in love with Freed.
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NOTE: This episode contains conversations regarding mental health crises and suicide. Please listen with care. 
In this episode of The Brave Enough Show, Dr. Sasha Shillcutt and Dr. Janet West discuss: 
How evaluation and performance can be linked to our mental health 


How training in healthcare can push us to be perfectionistic 
How importance connection with others is critical to our wellbeing 
How to reach out to others who are struggling  
The neurobiology of stress and burnout and how to recognize it 



Janet West is a family physician, assistant professor, residency teaching faculty, hospital leader, and mother of three. She is also a military medical officer and flight surgeon and has been assigned to multiple operational units, including deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Horn of Africa. After completing certifications in physician wellbeing and leadership, her passion for physician wellness became more personal and emboldened after experiencing and recovering from her own mental health crisis. She now dedicates her time and energy to teaching medical students, residents, and fellow faculty about what wellness and resilience truly are, how our brains and the norms of our culture and profession can increase our risk of mental health challenges, and helping them build the self-awareness and connection we need to thrive as humans who happen to practice medicine. 

Quote:


“I truly found myself by losing myself.” - Dr. Janet West 

“We push ourselves so hard to manage any problem that presents itself and we expect to have all the answers and show no weakness. This is unobtainable and yet the expectation.” - Dr. Janet West 

Episode Links: 
BE24 Conference
Invite Sasha to Speak
Coaching with Sasha

Season 13 Sponsor - Freed AI
Freed is an AI scribe that listens, transcribes, and writes medical documentation for you.
Freed is a solution that could alleviate the burden of overworked clinicians everywhere. It turns clinicians' patient conversations into accurate documentation - instantly. There's no training time no onboarding, and no extra mental burden. All the magic happens in just a few clicks, so clinicians can spend less energy on charting and more time doing what they do best. 
Today, more than 6,000 clinicians have fallen in love with Freed.
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In this episode of The Brave Enough Show, Dr. Sasha Shillcutt has a conversation with Dr. Adaira Landry and Dr. Resa Lewiss.
Adaira Landry is an award-winning mentor, Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School, and Emergency Medicine physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and contributor at Forbes magazine. At age 16 she attended University of California, Berkeley to study Molecular Cell Biology. She then attended University of California, Los Angeles for medical school. She completed residency at New York University as a chief resident. She attended Harvard Graduate School of Education for a Masters in Education and earned a fellowship in ultrasound in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She has held various positions that foster career development: Assistant Residency Director for the Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine residency, Ultrasound Fellowship Director for Harvard Emergency Medicine fellows, and Society Advisor to Harvard Medical Students. She is the Co-Chair of her department's Diversity and Inclusion committee. She was previously a lead consultant for EchoNous, an AI-driven ultrasound start-up. 

Resa is a professor of emergency medicine, TEDMED speaker, TimesUp Healthcare founder, designer, entrepreneur, and award winning educator, mentor, and point-of-care ultrasound specialist. She studied at Brown University, the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, the NIH Howard Hughes Research Scholars Program, Harvard Emergency Medicine, and Mount Sinai St. Luke’s Roosevelt. As host and founder of the Visible Voices Podcast, she interviews subject matter experts in the healthcare, equity, and current trends spaces. Her writings are published in scientific journals and the popular press, such as Harvard Business Review, Slate, Nature, the Philadelphia Inquirer, and Fast Company. Her new book, MicroSkills: Small Actions, Big Impact is forthcoming from HarperCollins in 2024.  


Quote:


“Success does not require self-sacrifice. We do not subscribe to that.” Dr. Adaira Landry 

Episode Links: 
BE24 Conference
Brave Boundaries
The Scoop
MicroSkills: Small Actions, Big Impact

Season 13 Sponsor - Freed AI
Freed is an AI scribe that listens, transcribes, and writes medical documentation for you.
Freed is a solution that could alleviate the burden of overworked clinicians everywhere. It turns clinicians' patient conversations into accurate documentation - instantly. There's no training time no onboarding, and no extra mental burden. All the magic happens in just a few clicks, so clinicians can spend less energy on charting and more time doing what they do best. 
Today, more than 6,000 clinicians have fallen in love with Freed.
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In this episode of The Brave Enough Show, Dr. Sasha Shillcutt and Nicole Trick Steinbach discuss: 
The importance of clarity in becoming brave 
Knowing what you DON’T want just as much as what you DO want 
How collecting “data” of past decisions makes you braver 
Embracing the freedom that comes with failure 

Nicole Trick Steinbach is the Founder of Trick Steinbach 
LLC, the host of the Celebrate Brave podcast, and an 
International Bravery Coach. She helps women build their 
bravery and shows them how to stress and work less. 
After spending nearly 20 years working in tech, Nicole had 
become a Global Senior Director. She spent 13 years living 
in Germany, traveling the world, and leading global teams 
across all functional areas in over 25 different countries. In 
2008, even with all of her success, Nicole realized that she 
felt exhausted, unhappy, and alone. Through coaching, 
Nicole discovered how her relentless pursuit of an 
ever-changing definition of “success” was pushing away 
her support network, deflating her confidence, and driving 
her to burnout. Over the next ten years, Nicole was able to 
build her own unique, gorgeous, wonderfully fulfilling life, 
full of connection and appreciation, rest and joy, safety 
and wealth. The key was realizing that bravery is a skill 
that she could intentionally develop and practice. 
Now she teaches women all over the world to build their 
own brave. Nicole’s framework of clarity, momentum, and 
accountability helps her clients set goals and establish 
the mindset they need to sustain their success. Nicole 
coaches women to view all of their successes, mistakes, 
and even failures as equal stepping stones to building 
their brave life and career.

When Nicole isn’t serving her clients you can find her 
reading a new book, enjoying the outdoors with her two 
kiddos, and learning with others on her own podcast. 

 
Quote:


“Bravery is a skill anyone can build.” - Nichole Trick Steinbach 
Episode Links: 
BE24 Conference
Coaching with Sasha
BE24 Conference
 
Season 13 Sponsor - Freed AI
Freed is an AI scribe that listens, transcribes, and writes medical documentation for you.
Freed is a solution that could alleviate the burden of overworked clinicians everywhere. It turns clinicians' patient conversations into accurate documentation - instantly. There's no training time no onboarding, and no extra mental burden. All the magic happens in just a few clicks, so clinicians can spend less energy on charting and more time doing what they do best. 
Today, more than 6,000 clinicians have fallen in love with Freed.
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