Funding Your Healthcare Vision
183 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsWelcome to the Funding Your Healthcare Vision podcast, the only podcast focused on helping visionary leaders of health centers & practices to secure grants, contracts and other funding to strengthen, scale & sustain their vision, mission & impact to support under-resourced communities of color
I’m your host Dr. Omolara, 20 year pediatrician, CEO of my own multi-practice health network and fundraising expert, raising over 3 million to-date and counting. I definitely know firsthand the challenges that come with financially sustaining quality healthcare for marginalized communities.
In each episode, we'll bring you insights and advice from myself and other community health leaders who have successfully secured funding for their organizations
From navigating the grant application process to building relationships with funders, we'll help you elevate your funding strategy to bring more money to support your mission.
So if you're ready to take your health organization to the next level, welcome to your funding secret weapon.
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Episodes
Episode 32: It's Time To Pivot Into Our Purpose: What Black Women Can Do
June 10, 2020 10:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MBIn this week's episode of the Melanin, Medicine & Motherhood podcast, I discuss how we can overcome the many narratives that continue to devalue Black women, no matter what level of “success” we achieve. How we can tap into our greatness when we still are overlooked for the promotion, picked on for the smallest mistake and paid half of what your counterparts who are white or male make. After seeing the steady flow of stories of Black lives that were cut short, with little to no regard that t...
Episode 31: Turning Our Unimaginable Pain Into Extraordinary Power: Recovering after Racial Trauma"
June 03, 2020 07:04 - 44 minutes - 30.8 MBIn this week's episode of the Melanin, Medicine & Motherhood podcast, I unpack my recovery strategies for racial trauma in the aftermath of the brutal murder of George Floyd, as well as Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor. As a doctor, it is clear that police brutality is a public health crisis- and physicians once again have to come to the front lines. Yet, it is clear, that our country, our health institutions and our professional organizations have not unanimously recognized this virus of...
Episode 30: How This ER Doctor Uses Fitness Coaching To Empower Women To Regain Control of Their Lives
May 27, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 41.8 MBIn this episode of the Melanin, Medicine & Motherhood podcast, we speak with Dr. Dianah Lake about how she overcame multiple trials in her life to find her true genius- her unique gift of fitness coaching to transform women's bodies and their lives holistically. Dr. Dianah T. Lake (also known as Dr. Di) is an emergency medicine physician, best-selling author, speaker, fitness competitor, fitness & wellness coach, autism parent advocate and founder of Dr. Di Fit Life. She uses her clinical...
Episode 29: How Women of Color in Medicine Can Use Their Pain To Find Their Power
May 20, 2020 14:28 - 38 minutes - 26.8 MBYou'll want to really take some time to listen to this powerful episode. In this episode of the Melanin, Medicine & Motherhood podcast, I interview Michele Johnson, certified Family Medicine physician assistant, telemedicine provider, fibromyalgia survivor and author of the international best-selling book “Pain Free: How To Live A Full Life Despite Chronic Pain”. More than ever, during this pandemic, so many of us are dealing with pain- physically, mentally and emotionally. We often don’t...
Episode 28: The Journey of Creating Kits of Hope to Address Childhood Trauma with Dr. Hokehe Effiong
May 13, 2020 10:00 - 40 minutes - 27.7 MBOn this week's episode of the Melanin, Medicine & Motherhood podcast, we speak with Dr Hokehe Effiong is a board certified pediatrician also known as The Thrive strategist, wife and mother of three children, who is passionate about the care of children. She advocates for children in foster care and is the founder of Kits of Hope, 501 (c) 3 Organization, that shares love and hope by providing children going into foster care with bags filled with comfort and essential items. As the CEO of ...
Episode 27: Unleashing Our Power through Authenticity: The Challenge for Women Physicians of Color
May 06, 2020 10:00 - 16 minutes - 11.4 MBWelcome back! We are starting Season 2 and oh, how things have changed! In this episode, we discuss why we are elevating the voices of Black, Latinx and indigenous women physicians, why it is so important for us to walk into the power of being our most authentic self. I also discuss my experience with motherhood as a catalyst to stop the road to burnout and work on self-discovery and how I created MPOWERED, a personal development program to empower Black women physicians to identify their pu...
Episode 26: It’s time for a change: How working moms of color can ensure the big transitions of their life are successful!
February 17, 2020 11:31 - 37 minutes - 26 MBIt's the Season 1 finale episode! Welcome to episode 26, the last episode of season 1 of the Supermom Rehab Podcast. If you are feeling unfulfilled and ready for a big change- maybe a new job, starting a new business, getting coaching, writing a book- whatever it is how can you make sure that transition is as painless as possible. As for me, I am going through transition too! I am changing up the podcast for season 2 and came up with this show idea when I realized a few things that I need...
Episode 25: How coaching can transform your life as a working mom of color and the importance of making coaching accessible to all.
February 03, 2020 12:25 - 48 minutes - 33.5 MBIn this week’s episode of Supermom Rehab podcast, I had the pleasure to speak with Phoebe Jue. We spoke about the topic of coaching and how she runs a business that helps makes coaching accessible to everyone. We discuss both the direct and indirect benefits. Phoebe is a wife, mother of 3, an ACC certified coach with International Coaching Federation and Founder + CEO of Celebrate You Coaching. Before this, Phoebe graduated with a degree in Child and Adolescent Development and went on to ...
Episode 24: Why Investing In A Sister Circle is Non-negotiable for Black Moms
January 27, 2020 10:18 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MBIn this week's episode of Supermom Rehab podcast, I discuss the unique importance of cultivating community and the positive impact on the wellness of Black mothers. I speak about the lack of safe spaces for Black mothers to be vulnerable, share their challenges and strategies for navigating motherhood. I speak about 5 major benefits for mothers who take the steps to actively invest their time and energy (and sometimes money) jto participate regularly in a community with ambitious mothers ...
Episode 23: Staying healthy: Finding the time to integrate exercise and physical activity as a working mom of color
January 20, 2020 04:43 - 49 minutes - 33.8 MBIn this week’s episode of Supermom Rehab podcast, we speak about the topic of how challenging it can be for working moms to start and stay physically active. Often times, we push our exercise and physical health to the back burner and to the detriment of our well-being. So I had the pleasure to speak with Marisa Kellogg. Marisa is a physical and mental health advocate in her community. She is mom of two girls, Zoe and Yara, and works as a communications specialist, while preparing to complet...
Episode 22: Filling the gaps in education for kids of color: The unique importance of making homeschooling accessible for all moms of color
January 12, 2020 15:51 - 50 minutes - 34.5 MBIn this week’s episode of Supermom Rehab podcast, we speak about the topic of homeschooling and how as moms of color, we should all consider what are the limits of the formal educational system and how homeschooling can be an asset to our lives whether you are a stay at home mom or a mom who works 9 to 5 outside of the home! I had the pleasure to speak with Courtney Dunlap, a full-time homeschooler and for the better half of this decade, blogger at www.able2teach.com and a content writer ...
Episode 21: Stop Making Excuses: Strategies For Working Moms to Make Their Goals A Reality
January 05, 2020 13:00 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MBWe are in 2020. And if you know anything about New Year’s, everyone’s got a resolution. So in this week's episode of Supermom Rehab podcast, I wanted to speak on why our goals often don’t manifest into actual results and how to actually make our goals happen. In this episode, we will talk about the excuses we use for most things- not having one of the big three: time, energy or money, and then remain where we are. This is such a critical barrier for us a working moms. Time is limited. Our...
The Help Series- How Working Moms Can Stop "Being Busy" and Make Time for The Things You Value
December 29, 2019 15:04 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MBOn this week’s episode of Supermom Rehab podcast, we are finishing out December with “The Help Series”. December is a month that can be extremely stressful for many mothers and on top of it, many of us put pressure on ourselves to complete goals that we had for the year. So this week on the Help Series, I am bringing back an oldie but goodie- "The Dangers of Being Too Busy As a Mom and Finding More Time for The Things We Value". In this throwback episode this week, I focus on the action st...
Episode 20: The Help Series- The 5 tech tools that have changed my life as a working mom
December 22, 2019 16:34 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MBOn this week’s episode of Supermom Rehab podcast, we are finishing out December with “The Help Series”. December is a month that can be extremely stressful for many mothers and on top of it, many of us put pressure on ourselves to complete goals that we had for the year. And too often, we take this pressure and try to power through the end of the year without asking for help. Thus, the inspiration for “The Help Series”. So this week on the Help Series, I speak about the 5 tech tools that e...
Episode 19: Our Kitchens are Killing Us: Making Time for Healthy Eating as Working Moms without the Stress or Guilt
December 15, 2019 02:25 - 54 minutes - 37.2 MBIn this week’s episode of Supermom Rehab podcast, we speak about the how getting ourselves and our kids to eat healthy can be a significant source of stress for moms, especially when we have such busy lives. So, I get to speak with Dr. Dayna Parish Dennis, board-certified pediatrician for over 10 years, wife and mother of two girls. wife, and mother. She has dedicated her practice to helping busy moms learn how to feed their bodies and souls while creating a healthy family food culture - wit...
Episode 18: The Help Series- The Five Women That Every Mom of Color Needs In Her Life
December 08, 2019 17:52 - 23 minutes - 16.1 MBOn this week’s episode of Supermom Rehab podcast, we are finishing out December with “The Help Series”. December is a month that can be extremely stressful for many mothers and on top of it, many of us put pressure on ourselves to complete goals that we had for the year. And too often, we take this pressure and try to power through the end of the year without asking for help. Thus, the inspiration for “The Help Series”. So to start off the Help Series, we are going to speak about The 5 wom...
Episode 17: The Value of Having a Side-Hustle as a Working Mom of Color: Practical Tips for Being a Mom-preneur and Avoiding Burnout
December 01, 2019 13:55 - 45 minutes - 31.6 MBIn this week’s episode of Supermom Rehab podcast, I get to speak with Kevin-Marie Davis, a business coach who still maintains her 9 to 5 and specializes in teaching working moms how to master their side gig minus the guilt. Kevin-Marie is also author of the book, Full-Time Grind: A Mother's Guide to Managing Motherhood & Entrepreneurship Full-Time, where she shares her own story — along with plenty of practical advice for moms who work a 9-5, manage a side business and hold many hats. We s...
Episode 16: The Race Divide in Motherhood: Why White Moms Must Use Their White Privilege To Elevate, Center & Support Moms of Color
November 24, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 52.1 MBIn this week’s episode (Episode 16) of Supermom Rehab podcast, I get to speak with Sara Dean, creator and host of the Shameless Mom Academy podcast, about the divide that exist between black and white mothers and the historical legacy of mistrust that exists among many moms of color when they enter white mom spaces. There aren’t that many candid conversations between white and black moms that center specifically on race, and we speak on how moms of color can no longer give white moms a pass ...
Episode 15: How moms of color can advocate for safe spaces for our kids to be themselves: What we can learn from culturally-responsive education
November 17, 2019 14:22 - 2 hours - 89.6 MBHey everyone, On this week's episode of Supermom Rehab podcast I had the pleasure to speak with the Dr. Kisha Porcher, about how her as an educator and trainer of culturally-responsive education, has demonstrated the importance of teaching our kids to be unapologetically themselves in all spaces, especially in schools. And the best way to do this is to advocate for our kids and show them what it looks like to be ourselves. In this episode, we had a chance to discuss several things inclu...
Episode 14: The Power of Being Your Most Authentic Self in Motherhood: Lessons from my Daughter
November 10, 2019 12:00 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MBOn this week's episode of the Supermom Rehab Podcast, I get the chance to do what moms can't help to do- talk about their kids. My 5 year old daughter celebrates her birthday this week and in her short life she has taught me some key lessons about leaning in to being my most authentic self as a mother. I am excited to share these 4 lessons with you all and would urge you to see what lessons you can learn from your kids, who are usually some of the most authentic beings on this planet! For...
Episode 13: Tackling the Superwoman Epidemic among Moms of Color: What, Why and How.
November 03, 2019 11:00 - 40 minutes - 27.8 MBHi everyone! On this week's episode, I get to speak with the “No Superwoman” doc- Dr. C. Nicole Swiner, about why tackling the Superwoman epidemic among moms of color is so critical for our health and well-being and practical solutions we can use to stop it from showing up in our motherhood journeys. This interview quickly turned into a fabulous chat that spanned a bunch of topics including our connection as dance moms of two little girls and reigning in our “tiger mom” tendencies. We al...
Episode 12: The Dangers of Being Too Busy As A Mom and How to Find More Time For the Things You Value
October 27, 2019 11:00 - 37 minutes - 25.4 MBThis week is a solo episode! We focus on the action step of valuing your time and pushing back on the idea that we are the B-word. Busy. Too many of us are not valuing our time, so I break down why moms should NOT be proud of being busy and what we can do to get rid of the myth that being busy is something we should be proud of or that we should even claim. As many of you know, I have a group coaching program called Mama First for working moms of color experiencing stress or on the road to...
Episode 11: Helping Moms of Color Make Their Own Health A Priority and The Importance for Communities of Color
October 20, 2019 10:00 - 40 minutes - 27.8 MBThis week's episode is all about how moms of color need to make their own health a priority and how they can do it effectively. We also talk about the implications for communities of color. I get to speak to Dr. Kameelah is a Board Certified Obstetrician/Gynecologist and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) practicing in New York City. Dr. Phillips is a life long educator and aims to empower women with knowledge to help them make the best health decisions for their life...
Episode 10: 5 things moms of color can do to protect against racism in healthcare settings
October 13, 2019 14:26 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MBOn today’s episode, I talk about racism and bias in healthcare and why and how moms of color need to prepare to protect themselves against this in healthcare settings. We get into the pervasive way racism embeds itself in healthcare and examples from research and my own experiences dealing with this. I also touch on how healthcare systems are trying to address this. More importantly, we also get to talk about the 5 essential actions that moms of color can take to ensure that they and their c...
Episode 9: The impact of being a supermom on the mental health of moms of color
October 06, 2019 03:27 - 52 minutes - 35.8 MBOn this episode, we talk about the real impact of being a supermom on our mental health, the contributing factors and practical solutions so we don't end up sacrificing our health and well-being. I had the opportunity to sit down with Ms. Latricia Pitts, Licensed Professional Counselor, Master Addiction Counselor and single mom of three. She works in her own private practice, specializing in Anger, Addiction, Marriage/Family Therapy and Clinical Supervision. The cool thing about her work i...
Episode 8: The power of using restorative practices in motherhood to cultivate better relationships with our children
September 29, 2019 02:57 - 54 minutes - 37.3 MBIn today’s episode, I had the opportunity to interview Ms. Barbara Sherrod (@justtbarb), creator of Millennial Mocha Moms Blog (@millennialmochamoms) and restorative practices specialist. She is a mother of two, writer and Doctoral student at Morgan State University. In this episode, she teaches us about restorative practices, an approach to addressing and resolving conflict without producing harm, and how this can be applied to our mothering, to help us when we are experiencing conflict a...
Episode 7: How our kids can be our secret weapon to overcoming parenting stress
September 22, 2019 21:03 - 25 minutes - 17.2 MBOn today's episode, I discuss some of the origins of how we get caught in the Supermom trap and the parenting stress that goes along with this. Many times we look at our kids as the source of the stress that we often face. However, today I flip the script to share how my kids have actually been the way towards overcoming parenting stress. In this episode we talk about: Stereotype threat The importance of Play for Adults. Great synopsis of the research on this by Dr. Stuart Brown. Cli...
Episode 6: Why being a supermom is killing us and what we can do about it
September 15, 2019 12:48 - 58 minutes - 40 MBToday’s episode , I share some of the information about maternal mortality and what is contributing to this as well as get to interview. Ms Shantel Pipkin, otherwise known as “The Womb Sister”, who is a certified birthing educator, doula and placenta specialist. In this episode, we get a chance to speak on why doulas are such effective support systems for black women and what we can learn from their approach in supporting each other even outside of pregnancy. We also talk about how fear of t...
Episode 5: No! Being stressed all of the time is not normal
August 25, 2019 17:50 - 19 minutes - 13.5 MBToday’s episode is a solo episode where I talk about the 4 principles that have been transformative in reducing my stress during transitional times in motherhood, using the example of “Back to School”- since it is that time of year. I leave you with homework for you all to try and see how “stress-less” they make you. For show notes and links to the resources mentioned in the podcast go to: www.omolaramd.com/podcast
Episode 4: Navigating motherhood challenges and building resilience as a mom of color
August 18, 2019 16:03 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MBSo on this episode, we talk with Stepha Lafond, transition coach and mama mentor about how to navigate the many transitions in motherhood and still maintain your sanity. We abolish the myth that you can achieve balance- but instead propose methods of how to build your resilience for the many unexpected challenges and gifts the universe can throw at you on your motherhood journey. We talk about: - Stepha's motherhood journey and accepting that the best planning is not going to necessari...
Episode 3: How being a "Strong Black Woman" may be hurting us as moms
August 11, 2019 16:33 - 24 minutes - 16.5 MBToday, we talk about how my childhood really impacted my behavior of trying to be "A strong Black woman" and how I attempted to take that into my mothering journey We also talk about lessons we can learn from the legendary Toni Morrison, mama of 2 sons. We also delve a bit into the differences between shame parenting and guilt parenting and why we lean on one more than other as black mothers.
Episode 2: Why Moms of Color Need Supermom Rehab and What I have learned in my motherhood journey
August 09, 2019 00:42 - 8 minutes - 5.8 MBWelcome to the No Supermoms Allowed Podcast. I ramble about my journey towards making this podcast- a space where it’s not about the doom and gloom of Black motherhood, what we have overcome and our trials and tribulations. Instead it is a space where we try to get closer to capturing freedom, unity and ultimately the joy of being a Black mom.
Episode 1: Sharing our truth about breastfeeding, moms of color need help too (National Breastfeeding Week)
August 06, 2019 02:34 - 39 minutes - 27.2 MBIt's World Breastfeeding Week and what better way to celebrate than to get all of those burning breastfeeding questioned answered. Especially since black mothers have the lowest rates (only 25%) of any breastfeeding during the first 6 months of their baby's life. Since breastfeeding is associated with decreased rates of pneumonia, obesity, diarrhea, ear infections, colds , sudden infant death syndrome, allergy, asthma and eczema- it is so important that we support moms to attempt to breast...