S8 E5: We Are Bio Individuals with Dr. LaFarra Young

 “Give yourself some grace and self-care, luxurious self-care.” – Dr. LaFarra Young

During Season 8 Episode 5 of WinHers United the podcast Dr. LaFarra Young, CEO of LaFarra & Co., talks to us about paying attention to ourselves, and the things we put in and on our bodies. She also shares insight on using our transferable skills when moving from one area to the next, learning more about ourselves from the challenges we face, and decreasing long term stress so we can live a healthy life.

Episode Highlights

(3:03) Dr. LaFarra tells us more about LaFarra & Co., and why she started her company

(6:24) Dr. LaFarra talks about creating a business based on the problems we face

(7:44) Dr. LaFarra discusses the products she created for LaFarra & Co., and the intentionality that went along with her creations

(10:33) Dr. LaFarra shares how her background as a Pediatric Pathologist has helped in her entrepreneurial journey

(15:48) Dr. LaFarra talks about how she faces challenges and offers advice for anyone struggling in this area

(20:46) Dr. LaFarra shares her insight on getting to know ourselves, and embracing our strengths and weaknesses

(22:51) Dr. LaFarra discusses self-acceptance, self-love, and not comparing ourselves to others

(30:23) Dr. LaFarra enlightens us on how we can use food as medicine, and gives us a general idea of how food can benefit and hurt our bodies

(37:43) Dr. LaFarra gives us advice on the one change we can make to live a more fulfilled life

(42:07) Dr. LaFarra tells us about her latest win and why it is important to her

(46:13) Dr. LaFarra gives us her definition of a WinHer

(47:03) Dr. LaFarra offers her parting words of wisdom

Dr. LaFarra’s Bio

Dr.  LaFarra Young is a triple-boarded Pediatric Pathologist, best-selling author, and founder of LaFarra & Co. wellness and beauty. She is on a mission to educate and empower busy women about the role of self-care and healthy lifestyle choices to prevent and reverse disease with clean products they can trust, speaking, and her best-selling book "Chews to be Healthy." 

Dr. LaFarra graduated Summa Cum Laude from Tougaloo College, received a degree with honors in medicine from Boston University School of Medicine and completed residency at University of Mississippi Medical Center. She was co-chief resident, and was a developmental and pediatric pathology fellow at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Dr. LaFarra practices primarily in the field of Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, including Laboratory Management.

Dr. LaFarra's interest in holistic medicine developed after decades of living with an autoimmune disease and later gaining additional training to become a health coach where she learned more about the body's ability to heal itself through lifestyle choices. She began to make changes with what she put in, on, and around her and used this approach with clients to improve health sometimes eliminating the need for prescribed medications.

Dr. LaFarra currently is the founder and CEO of LaFarra & Co. wellness and beauty, is a national speaker, and a best-selling author who does virtual and in person events where she provides highly informative and engaging presentations about the role of lifestyle changes to prevent and reverse disease.

She is the immediate past president of the Young Physician's Section of the Mississippi State Medical Association, a member of the American Society for Clinical Pathology, and member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.

Dr. LaFarra lives in Jackson, MS with her three children.

You can find Dr. LaFarra on all social media platforms @drlafarramd

Check out Dr. LaFarra’s websites http://drlafarramd.com, http://lafarra.co, and http://lashes.lafarra.co.

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