Hey Doc!

Before you tell me you don't need a personal brand because you're not trying to become a social media doctor, hear me out.

You already have a personal brand. Whether you've intentionally built one or not.

And no, I'm not about to tell you to start making TikToks between patients. 😂

I'm talking about protecting your professional identity, documenting your accomplishments, and making sure you have options when your career takes an unexpected turn.

Because the days of working at the same hospital for 30 years straight out of residency are pretty much gone. You may change jobs, start doing locums, move into leadership, build a business, or decide you're done with clinical medicine altogether.

And when that happens, I don't want you scrambling to remember which hospital you worked at in 2018 or trying to reclaim a Google profile that's still attached to a practice you left three years ago.

In this episode, I'm sharing why every physician needs to take ownership of her personal brand, even if she has absolutely no interest in entrepreneurship or social media.

We're talking about:

• Protecting your online identity: Why claiming your Google profile and other physician listings matters, especially when leaving a job.
• Keeping your CV updated: How documenting your accomplishments regularly protects you from forgetting just how much you've done.
• Recognizing your transferable skills: Those protocols you developed, presentations you gave, and projects you were voluntold to lead? They count.
• Owning your accomplishments outside medicine: Your Etsy shop, creative projects, or other ventures may become valuable assets in ways you never anticipated.
• Creating career options: Why building and protecting your professional identity now gives you more flexibility when life changes.

I also share how one of my clients is benefiting from a platform she started building years before she transitioned out of clinical medicine.

You don't have to know exactly where your career is going to start preparing for what's next.

And you certainly don't need to become an influencer.

You're Dr. You Incorporated.

You've spent years building your expertise, reputation, and professional accomplishments. Make sure you're the one who owns and protects them.

🎧 Listen to this episode of Stethoscopes and Strollers and take the first step toward protecting your personal brand.

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Hey Doc!

I'm going to need you to start talking your shit.

Seriously. Because all that excellent work you're doing? The patients who love you, the charts you close, the problems you solve, the department you help keep running?

People are not paying nearly as much attention as you think they are.

And if you're waiting for someone to notice your contributions and reward you accordingly, you may be waiting a very long time.

In this episode, I'm talking about why bragging is one of the most important things you can do for your career, even if you have absolutely no desire to climb the leadership ladder.

I share a lesson from an unexpected place: my husband's work as a licensed HVAC contractor in our family business. Watching him downplay the expertise and effort it takes to solve problems that other contractors couldn't figure out reminded me of something I see physician moms do all the time.

We dismiss our accomplishments because they're just part of the job.

Except they're not just anything. That's your expertise. Your experience. Your value.

And when you don't communicate that value, you leave it up to other people to decide what you're worth. People who may be far more impressed by the colleague who never stops talking about himself. You know the one. 🙄

We're getting into why visibility matters for everything from compensation and job security to OR block time, administrative responsibilities, and getting the call schedule you actually want.

And we're talking about the particular danger of humility for women, especially Black women, who've been conditioned to believe that making themselves smaller is somehow admirable.

You don't have to want a promotion to deserve recognition. And you certainly don't have to be humble about being damn good at your job.

🎧 Listen to this episode of Stethoscopes and Strollers, then send it to five physician moms who need a reminder to talk their shit, too.

What did you think of the episode, doc? Let me know!

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Strategy Coaching Session with Dr. Toya

Hey Doc

We spend plenty of time talking about what motherhood costs us.

The mental load. Childcare. Career complications. The never-ending question of what these people are going to eat.

All valid.

But motherhood has also given me access to something incredibly valuable: community.

And recently, I realized I haven’t appreciated that enough.

I’m in multiple local mom groups. I can ask for childcare recommendations, swim schools, resources, advice, free stuff...and apparently get 10 different opinions on any topic I could possibly imagine.

I can also use these communities professionally. As I’ve become more intentional about growing my business locally, I realized I have access to thousands of women simply because I’m a mom.

That’s a privilege.

And I’m going to use it.

In this episode, I’m talking about the resources and relationships that become available to us through motherhood, why physician moms sometimes overlook them, and how we can stop trying to figure everything out alone.

Because your community doesn’t always have to understand every part of your life to be valuable.

And if the community you need doesn’t exist? You can create it.

You already have the kids, Doc. We might as well use some of the benefits that came with them. 😂

In this episode, I talk about:

• Why motherhood gives us access to powerful built-in communities
• Looking beyond physician mom spaces for support and resources
• Using local mom groups for everything from childcare to business connections
• Creating the community you wish existed
• Appreciating motherhood for something beyond how much we love our actual children
• Why asking other moms instead of figuring everything out yourself can make life a little easier

Motherhood asks a hell of a lot from us.

It’s okay to notice where it gives something back, too.

🎧 Listen to the full episode of Stethoscopes and Strollers.

What did you think of the episode, doc? Let me know!

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If you are going through a transition -- becoming a parent, leaving a job, figuring out how manage it all, schedule a strategy coaching session and get clarity and strategic next steps for the life and career you want.

Strategy Coaching Session with Dr. Toya