46. The Healing Doc with Dr. Jessica Shepherd
Mamaste with Tanika Ray
English - September 13, 2022 09:00 - 36 minutes - 49.7 MBSociety & Culture Health & Fitness motherhood kids raising kids moderndaymoms wellness selfcare parenting children parenthood mom Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Mamas, we are in a global reality check. It’s been proven—even though we thought we were for so long, we are not fine. The good news? There are people out there who have made it their mission to help clean up this giant mess we’ve found ourselves in.
Today, I’m sitting down with Dr. Jessica Shepherd. Jessica is a mama and OB/GYN dedicated to helping women broach taboo health topics. She is also the founder of Her Viewpoint, an online women's health forum, Chief Medical Officer of Verywell Health, and CEO and founder of Sanctum Med & Wellness, a social wellness club in Dallas.
Tune in and listen to episode 46 of Mamaste with Tanika Ray. Jessica is telling me all about her background in wellness, why it’s so hard to discipline ourselves, and why so many Americans are plagued by chronic illness. We’re also talking about how we have to acknowledge the ugly side of ourselves before we can get well and how we do (and don’t) approach the subject of gun violence in schools with our kids.
In This Episode, You Will Learn:
How Jessica encourages her clients to be proactive about their health (03:32)Why 80% of Black women in America suffer from uterine fibroids (09:22)The boundaries around work that Jessica sets with her family (12:57)Why Jessica believes that gun violence is a public health crisis (16:58)What it was like for Jessica growing up in a first generation Canadian household (21:55)How Jessica keeps herself centered and authentic while she’s in the public eye (25:34)Connect with Dr. Jessica Shepherd:
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