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Thriving After Illness with Dr. Susan Lovelle Yuliana Kim-Grant's Phoenix Tales
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Thriving After Illness with Dr. Susan Lovelle
Functional medicine practitioner, Dr. Susan Lovelle, joins Yuliana today for a truly fascinating conversation. Currently the Founder and CEO of Premiere Wellness, Dr. Susan spent 14 years as a professional ballet dancer after which she became a physician specializing in plastic surgery. In her current role with Premiere Wellness, she is thrilled to now be supporting women to heal from the inside out. In this week’s episode, she shares her tale of how she made life changes and regained control of her health after landing in the hospital multiple times, and how these events propelled her into finding a new purpose in helping others and making a difference in their lives.
Dr. Susan begins by recounting the event that redirected the course of her life - an illness that landed her in the intensive care unit three times. She then talks about her experience as the only plastic surgeon for miles and miles where she lived, how this took a toll on her health, and her subsequent commitment to make dietary changes and practice yoga. Dr. Susan also delves into the health disparity found in African American communities and how she started a functional medicine practice to help others achieve wellness in a holistic manner. The episode rounds off with her advice regarding how to make changes in your life - listen, let go, and live. As Dr. Susan states, the song “I am not Finished” resonates with her life, a fact that is made abundantly clear through her courageous and inspiring phoenix tale here today.
Episode Highlights:
The challenging event that redirected the course of Dr. Susan’s lifeDr. Susan’s experience as a plastic surgeonFinding herself in intensive careMaking changes after a relapseTransitioning from plastic surgery to functional medicineExploring the health disparity in the African American communityStarting a functional medicine practiceSteps to mastering your energy at any ageHow to go about making a change in your lifeThe one song that resonates with Dr, Susan’s life
Quotes:
“I pushed myself to where I ended up in the intensive care unit three times in the space of one year.”
“It's time to stop believing that I can do everything and be everything to everyone. It was time to start taking care of myself.”
“When I first decided I wanted to go into medicine, it was because I wanted to make a difference in people's lives, and I just realized that, you know, I can make a better difference long term by doing functional medicine.”
“Food is a very important part of the culture of African Americans.”
“Listen, let go, and live.”
“Sometimes … you realize that this is not right for you at this particular point, that you might need to let go a little so that you can then reach out for something that's better. ”
“Whatever it is that floats your boat, that makes and brings joy into your life, is what you need to be doing, especially at this stage in life.”
Links:
Phoenix Tales Homepage
Phoenix Tales on Instagram
Phoenix Tales on Spotify
Phoenix Tales on Facebook
Premiere Wellness Homepage
Thriving After Illness with Dr. Susan Lovelle
Functional medicine practitioner, Dr. Susan Lovelle, joins Yuliana today for a truly fascinating conversation. Currently the Founder and CEO of Premiere Wellness, Dr. Susan spent 14 years as a professional ballet dancer after which she became a physician specializing in plastic surgery. In her current role with Premiere Wellness, she is thrilled to now be supporting women to heal from the inside out. In this week’s episode, she shares her tale of how she made life changes and regained control of her health after landing in the hospital multiple times, and how these events propelled her into finding a new purpose in helping others and making a difference in their lives.
Dr. Susan begins by recounting the event that redirected the course of her life - an illness that landed her in the intensive care unit three times. She then talks about her experience as the only plastic surgeon for miles and miles where she lived, how this took a toll on her health, and her subsequent commitment to make dietary changes and practice yoga. Dr. Susan also delves into the health disparity found in African American communities and how she started a functional medicine practice to help others achieve wellness in a holistic manner. The episode rounds off with her advice regarding how to make changes in your life - listen, let go, and live. As Dr. Susan states, the song “I am not Finished” resonates with her life, a fact that is made abundantly clear through her courageous and inspiring phoenix tale here today.
Episode Highlights:
The challenging event that redirected the course of Dr. Susan’s lifeDr. Susan’s experience as a plastic surgeonFinding herself in intensive careMaking changes after a relapseTransitioning from plastic surgery to functional medicineExploring the health disparity in the African American communityStarting a functional medicine practiceSteps to mastering your energy at any ageHow to go about making a change in your lifeThe one song that resonates with Dr, Susan’s life
Quotes:
“I pushed myself to where I ended up in the intensive care unit three times in the space of one year.”
“It's time to stop believing that I can do everything and be everything to everyone. It was time to start taking care of myself.”
“When I first decided I wanted to go into medicine, it was because I wanted to make a difference in people's lives, and I just realized that, you know, I can make a better difference long term by doing functional medicine.”
“Food is a very important part of the culture of African Americans.”
“Listen, let go, and live.”
“Sometimes … you realize that this is not right for you at this particular point, that you might need to let go a little so that you can then reach out for something that's better. ”
“Whatever it is that floats your boat, that makes and brings joy into your life, is what you need to be doing, especially at this stage in life.”
Links:
Phoenix Tales Homepage
Phoenix Tales on Instagram
Phoenix Tales on Spotify
Phoenix Tales on Facebook
Premiere Wellness Homepage
33 min