Mindful Living with Dr Sogol

join the waitlist for  CPR of the SOUL, Revive your spirit live virtual CEREMONY for midlife female physicians  https://www.drsogol.com/soul “We are slowed down sound and light waves, a walking bundle of frequencies tuned into the cosmos. We are souls dressed up in sacred biochemical garments and our bodies are the instruments through which our souls play their music” Einstein How is it that your...

join the waitlist for: CPR of the SOUL Revive your spirit  live virtual CEREMONY for midlife female physicians  https://www.drsogol.com/soul Dr Melissa Hankins, a Harvard trained psychiatrist, found herself frozen in her own body. Her perfectionism and overachieving led her to a massive panic attack that left her paralyzed and immobile. Listen to learn how she overcame burnout and now strives to l...

join the waitlist for CPR of the SOUL, Revive your spirit  live virtual CEREMONY for midlife female physicians:  https://www.drsogol.com/soul “Do you have to be struck by lightning to step back?” A fair I have repeatedly asked myself.  How would you answer back?  AT the age of 36, Dr Aveen Banish, a full time ophthalmologist, wife of a surgeon, mother of 4, including a premature,high risk infant f...

join the waitlist for CPR of the SOUL, Revive your spirit live virtual CEREMONY for midlife female physicians: https://www.drsogol.com/soul Second half of life is all about undoing the first half! WHAT!  YUP all those years of striving and working, well you get to unlearn all of it when you find yourself in midlife. Feeling stuck. Feeling unfulfilled. At a crossroad in your life where you don&apos...

join the wait list for CPR of the SOUL, Revive your spirit live virtual CEREMONY for midlife female physicians : https://www.drsogol.com/soul D r Cisneros dream was always to care and heal humanity, but little did she know that she had to care and heal herSELF first.  At the age of 28, she found herself in deep grief, despair, and panic.  She lost her beloved father at the same time that she lost...

JOIN THE WAIT LIST FOR CPR FOR THE SOUL  CEREMONY: https://www.drsogol.com/soul set up a 1:1 consult with DR SOGOL https://www.drsogol.com/ Do you ever feel alone?  Do you ever feel you don't belong?  Do you ever feel isolated?  Do you ever feel you are not enough? Do you ever feel that you haven't done enough?  Do you ever feel that you don't FIT In your life , in your family, in y...

CPR for the SOUL , REVIVE your true spirit WAIT LIST link: http://www.drsogol.com Imagine leaving your native land at the age of 31 when you have already completed a rigorous medical school and training . Living temporary on another continent for 3 years without any language fluency. Then again immigrating to another foreign land and successfully completing your residency and fellowship at the age...

Board certified Emergency Medicine Physician, Afghanistan combat veteran, Covid frontline hero, Can you imagine the level of stress?  Her body was drowning in a pool of cortisol and her nervous system was in constant fight & flight fearing her safety and her security We don't have to be veterans and heroes to resonate with Dr. Koenig’s story. We just have to be human. The reality of livin...

Stillness - absence of movement or sound.  Do you have any stillness in your day?  Not the kind of stillness when you collapse on your bed at night exhausted and fall into a deep sleep. Stillness not in the physical sense but the MENTAL sense.  Is your mind still?   Are your thoughts still?  Nothing in my life was still. I ran at 200 mph all day, chasing the kids- work- money- career- husband- fam...

Do you see yourself sleepwalking through life? Wake up- kids- work- food- sleep. Repeat.  Feeling disconnected?  Spiraling in your MIND - following evidence based protocols, brainstorming strategies, outlining treatment plans?  Do you ever wonder WHO AM I?   Who do I hang with?   What do I love to do ?   Where do I love to be?   Have you ever paused and wondered if you are living a life in integri...

Dr. Lida Fatemi, DO MPH, is a Physician Faculty as an Academic Hospitalist at a major University program in the Southwest. She and her immediate family immigrated from Iran to the US when she was 14 years old. She received her undergraduate degree in Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology from Emory University, Atlanta, with an interest in neuroplasticity. She received her Masters from Rollins School...

31 years old, a young mother, a compassionate physician, a driven pulmonary fellow, Cancer does not discriminate.  Dr. Ni-Cheng-Liang’s life came to an abrupt halt at the age of 31 with the diagnosis of cancer. She recognized that things had to change. She could no longer go 200mph and self sacrifice. Her cancer journey was the catalyst for her to prioritize self-care.  Dr. Ni-Cheng Liang is a mot...

18 month old grabs the broom and starts sweeping the kitchen floor.  3 year old yells : “BITCH leave me alone” when doctor is removing his stitches.  7 year old screams at her little sibling when she spills her milk at the dinner table.  Modeling: children learn behavior by observing them. What behavior are you modeling for your child? What behavior was modeled to YOU as a child?  Join me on SoMe...

As we navigate through the pandemic we are all feeling more anxious and are emotionally exhausted. Some of us are also suffering from insomnia as a result. Dr Jennifer Reid, a board certified psychiatrist, discusses how she started implementing mindfulness and meditation into her traditional psychiatric practice to help her patients overcome anxiety, insomnia, and panic attacks. https://www.theref...

How do you respond to compliments? Are you receiving and open and appreciative?  I am NOT.  I love your hair today. ME: “oh it's a mess- i barely got time to brush it this morning”  You look great in that dress. ME: “ well you know it's not really me it's all that spandex i am wearing.”  Cool shoes, so stylish. ME: “ ah you should see my feet. They are way too wide and I just squeez...

1 ambulance ride. 2 emergency room visits. 1 admission. 1 surgery. NO palpitations. NO tackycardia. NO insomnia. NO anxiety. NO panic. NO stress.  Just ease n calm. IMPOSSIBLE right? Dr sogol shares her story of how she stayed calm, grounded, and present as she navigated one of the most difficult time in her life.  Set up a 1:1 Complimentary consult session with drSogol: http://www.drsogol.com Joi...

Did you know even ski instructors have mantras? Who knew!  I just came back from our annual spring break ski vacay. Who knew that skiing has so much resemblances to life  I learned 4 important lessons on this ski trip Two of them were from my teenage daughter-  she is 12!  Yes i have said it before and will say it again  OUR CHILDREN are our GREATEST teachers. They hold infinite wisdom. The proble...

Dr. Jessie Mahoney is a certified life coach, a yoga and mindfulness instructor, a physician wellness leader, and a Board Certified Pediatrician.   She is the founder of Pause and Presence, LLC.  She specializes in mindful coaching for relationship challenges, parenting struggles, career transitions and frustrations, and mindful entrepreneurship.  She is a co-host of the Mindful Healers Podcast an...

Boundaries protect YOU.  Values protect YOU from your toddler brain.  What do values have to do with boundaries?  Values remind you of why you chose to set a particular boundary. Values are a tool your parent brain can use to find evidence why your toddler brain is a liar.  Listen and learn how Dr Sogol chose her values to protect HER and help her live in calm and ease instead of anger, resentment...

Values.  What are values? Why do we need values? Why are values important?  My values all revolved around my success in my career and family.  ACHIEVEMENT PERSEVERANCE COMMITMENT  SERVING COMPASSION CONTRIBUTION  Sounds amazing right, what a great strong well rounded global citizen.  Yeah until I found mySELF lost- void- empty- submerged in fatigue and resentment. Listen to this episode to see how...

24 full hours in the day.  How many of those hours do you spend on you? How many of those hours do you spend on job, kids, partner, house?   We all lack personal boundaries.  We carry the weight of the world. We continue to sacrifice yourself. We are fixers. We are martyrs. We are controllers.  Well perhaps we  can change that dynamic. That narrative.  That role so we can protect our time.  How yo...

Did you know that no one can make you feel a certain way? Did you know that you can’t make anyone feel a certain way either?  Have you ever had these thoughts? I don't feel loved in my marriage.  My kids make me so angry. I don’t feel valued at work . My boss makes me feel incompetent.  What if YOU had full control of your feelings? Not THEM? What would your life look like if YOU got to choos...

This episode is for everyone. All of us have a hard time setting boundaries. Why?  Because we were given the message that self sacrifice is a privilege.  Self sacrifice is what you do as a mother, its just part of the job.  Self sacrifice is what good leaders do.  Self sacrifice is a sign of unconditional love.  I am here to challenge that narrative.  Listen to learn 4 simple steps on how to set b...

D o you believe in magic? I do. Each human is born into this life for a purpose. We each hold a magic within us. We are all miracles. The problem is from the moment we are birthed we are engulfed by society’s conditioning. We are told what is wrong, what is right. what is reality, what is fantasy. What is possible, what is impossible. What if what we are trained to believe is only limiting us and...

What is the one word that comes to mind when i say COVID?I think all of us agree its ANXIETY! In this episode we talk to Dr. Jill Wener about how tapping otherwise known as EFT (emotional freedom technique) can help with calming your anxiety. If you got anxiety, which we all do, you don't want to miss this episode. A nationally-renowned expert in physician wellness, Dr. Jill Wener has publish...