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Inspired Mom MDs is hosted by Cindy Van Praag, MD, wellness advocate for physician moms and proud mom of two teenagers. Episodes will cover how to identify and take back autonomy at work and home to find time for activities that invigorate you.

Podcast · By Cindy Van Praag, MD · American English · Official site

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Sep 22, 2026
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Jul 7, 2026

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  1. Episode · Sep 22, 2026

    106: Doctor Mom, How to Let Go and Stop Overcommitting (opens the original)

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    Find the full transcript and more resources for physician moms at inspiredmommds.com/106. She missed dinner again. Not for an emergency, or a last minute add-on patient. For a spreadsheet, at a desk she'd meant to leave an hour ago. That's a client of mine, four months into a contract job that was supposed to be extra. Not because she was careless. Because every reason she said yes to was a good one, until they added up to missing dinner and staying long after everyone else had gone home, tel...

  2. Episode · Sep 8, 2026

    105: You're Not Turning Them In, You're Helping Them: Kristin Waite-Labott (opens the original)

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    Find the full transcript at InspiredMomMDs.com/105. People trained to save lives are often the last ones to ask for help saving their own. When one of us is struggling with addiction or mental health, it touches our patients, our teams, and our organizations too. Today I'm joined by Kristin Waite-Labott, a registered nurse, recovery coach, and founder of the Wisconsin Peer Alliance for Nurses. Kristin has lived through addiction and recovery herself, and built her career around helping ...

  3. Episode · Aug 18, 2026

    104: When a Defining Chapter Closes, Doctor Moms Begin Again (opens the original)

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    Find the full transcript and bonus resources for physician moms at inspiredmommds.com/104. Last summer it was one kid leaving for college. This summer, it's both — in the same week. Every morning I get my dog food and water in this one corner by my back door, where the shoes pile up every day without me even noticing. Mine. My daughter's. My son's, dirty from running outside. By next week, only mine will be there. I've done goodbye before. I've never had an empty house. Maybe yours isn't a co...

  4. Episode · Aug 4, 2026

    103: What Your Mouth Knows Before You Do with Dr. Rana Al-Rasheed (opens the original)

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    Find the full transcript and bonus resources for physician moms at inspiredmommds.com/103. Can stress actually cause gum disease? Today I'm joined by Dr. Rana Al-Rasheed, an integrative dentist, UCLA School of Dentistry professor, and founder of Heal the Healer, a program for burned-out healthcare professionals. Before she built that program, she needed it herself. Rana looked healthy on paper: happy marriage, healthy kids, a career she'd worked hard for. Then her own body sent he...

  5. Episode · Jul 21, 2026

    102: The Physician Mom Journey She Never Expected | Dr. Elissa Gartenberg (opens the original)

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    Find the full transcript and more resources for physician moms at inspiredmommds.com/102. Dr. Elissa Gartenberg trained at Mayo Clinic. Now, the resume line everyone expects to hear next: insurance-based practice, packed schedule, burnout by forty. Rather than build the career she was handed, she built a concierge practice around the medicine she actually believes in. Bold. Or maybe just honest. Then motherhood didn't go the way she'd planned. You know that feeling, when the life you pictured...

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