120 Mothering As a High Achieving Black Woman in Academia - With Dr. Tamorah Lewis

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English - August 01, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 42.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 141 ratings
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This episode is all about the intersection of motherhood and ambition, particularly for high-achieving Black women!

We are so excited to welcome Dr. Tamorah Lewis to the podcast! Dr. Lewis is a physician-scientist (MD PhD), Division Head for Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology at SickKids in Toronto, Canada and is a proud mother of three children, Quinton (13), Lydia (10), and Elijah (6).

Listen in as Kemi and Tamorah discuss the intricacies of balancing ambition and motherhood. They emphasize the importance of nurturing emotional intelligence, self-worth, and character in their children while recognizing the value of building a supportive village to help them thrive.

Highlights from this episode:

Redefining success as a working motherChallenges and triumphs of motherhoodThe power of representing Black cultureThe evolving parent-child relationshipRejecting the "Either/Or" narrative and embracing multidimensional roles as working mothers

If you enjoyed this conversation with Tamorah as much as we do, head over to Twitter @TamorahLewisMD and show her some love!

And if you'd like to learn more foundational career navigation concepts for women of color in academic medicine and public health, sign up for our KD Coaching Foundations Series: www.kemidoll.com/foundations.