Thriving While Golden

Dr. Eno Nsima Obot, also known as Dr. Eno, shares her personal journey with breast cancer and her decision to format her podcast, Thriving While Golden, to highlight everyday women who are thriving in their 50s and beyond. She emphasizes the importance of being present in the now and redefining one's identity during life transitions. Dr. Eno also discusses the challenges of conventional medici...

Hello there It has been awhile since I published a podcast. It's been almost two years! As you may imagine there is a reason why! LIFE has happened to me as I'm sure it has happened to a lot of us. So sit back and grab your favorite beverage and let's get re-acquainted. Hope you like the new show jingle. It was created by my child - Emem Obot. For more information about my practice log...

Hello there and welcome back to yet another episode of "THRIVING WHILE GOLDEN". I know I've been doing this podcast in spurts of on-again, off-again. So what's so new this time? The GREAT NEWS I have to share is that I am finally home in Chicagoland and no longer on the road for work. So what does that mean for you my loyal listeners and 'listeners- to-be"?  Consistency. I'm getting back into...

When you saw the title of this episode did you do an eye-roll? Well I really can relate, because if my daughter had not shared her experiences from a water drive over a hot and humid summer weekend, I too would have done an eye roll.  However, we need to realize that water plays a critical role in our overall health and wellbeing. So this episode of Wellbeing Wednesdays goes back to the basic...

Has this ever happened to you? You put on your fitness watch and you go out for a walk. You're out for say an hour, but when you get home, alas you find out that you only did 5 minutes of exercise? Well, that happened to me a few days back when I took my rambunctious MalteseYorkie Jake on his daily walk. So is there a difference between movement and exercise? In this episode, I explore that questi...

Welcome to Wellbeing Wednesdays which are mini-episodes that focus on some aspect of wellbeing.  We change as we get older and so should our friendships. And yet many of us hold onto friendships that may not necessarily support our personal growth or who we have become. In today's episode, I address the topic of friendship and why I think it is important to develop new friendships as we advan...

This episode dedicated to the memory of Dr. Susan Moore who died of complications related to COVID19 infection after what can only be described as an unfortunate interaction with a white doctor - Dr. Bannen- who did not feel that it was appropriate to administer a course of the anti-viral remdesevir nor treat her pain.   Dr. Moore took to Facebook live video to share her concern. She was disc...

Hello there and HAPPY NEW YEAR! I can't believe we are just at the end of the first week of 2021 and so much has transpired. I had to make a hard decision to address the trauma I witnessed the US Capitol being invaded by rioters and insurrectionists. Because I know that many others may be feeling the same way also.  In this episode, I go over some tips on what we need to do as a community to...

Hello there, It is so good to be back. I literally lost my voice. Has that ever happened to you? Well, it did to me. But it's never too late to press the reset button and course correct and so that is what this episode is all about. Welcome to season 2.  Listen in as I share updates about our new website, upcoming courses, our free resources on the website, and also the launch of our new memb...

It's early June as I record this podcast and with the killing of yet another unarmed Black man at the knee of a police officer and the ensuing civil unrest and protests in the shadow of a pandemic that has taken the lives of over 110,000 Americans it literally feels like many of us have been hit by a truck. The trauma is real. And so in this episode I share my feelings around the events. I also of...

Hello and welcome back to yet another episode of Thriving While Golden. In this episode, I speak share how the COVID-19 pandemic has placed me at a crossroads. Like most of the population in the United States, I recently had my hospital shifts canceled. Listen in as I share how I have made a conscious intention to take a deep breath for the first time in almost ten years and focus on 'delicious se...

It's March 30 and it's Doctor's Day. But it's a rather somber day for all of us in the healthcare field as we continue to face the ravages of the global pandemic of covid19. And so I am just using this medium to reflect and share some of my thoughts and feelings. It is my prayer that this episode will help someone else out there. I have had to face my mortality on more than one occasion in my life...

With the current pandemic in its second week and rising death rates globally, I cannot but admit that I have been feeling a little overwhelmed and sad.  Working as a hospital-based physician only serves to heighten my anxiety. So I had to make a decision. Rather than sit transfixed in disbelief watching press conference after press conference,  I am doing what I know to do best which is...

Yesterday, the WHO formally declared the coronavirus a pandemic. This means that most of the world has been impacted by this viral spread. Last night, the President of the United States took an unprecedented move and placed a hold on all flights coming in from Europe for the next 30 days starting tomorrow (Friday, March 13 2020 at midnight).  Now we can go back and forth and debate whether th...

Hello, and welcome back to another episode of "Thriving While Golden". This is a podcast designed especially for today's 21st Century Black Woman -fifty and wiser who is seeking ways to enhance her health and wellbeing so that she can thrive well into her golden years. Our relationships are an integral part of who we are. Who and how we choose to associate with molds us in different ways. In fact...

Hello and Welcome back to "Thriving While Golden". You may have heard of the term biohacking . It's a term popularized by Dave Asprey who was one of the first people to create this movement. Dave defines it as “The art and science of changing the environment around you and inside you, so you have more control over your own biology,” In this episode, I start with some simple tools we can use to bio...

Welcome back! This episode is the debut of monthly highlights of everyday women I find as prime examples of  'Thriving while Golden'. In this debut episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Ms. Colleen Emmanuel. She is a nurse administrator at a large health system in the greater Chicagoland area. Ms. Emmanuel has over 30 years of experience in nursing including transitioning to a leadershi...

Not to sound too morbid here, but planning for the end of life should be just as much a part of living as dying. In this episode, Doctor Eno shares the importance of making the end of life decisions. These can be fluid and may vary in different situations. Tied closely to your 'code status' the decision may vary in different situations. For instance, the decision you may make to be resuscitated if...

Hello and welcome back to Thriving while Golden- a podcast for women over fifty seeking to THRIVE into their golden years. Today I 'pull aside the curtain' and share with you a lesson that was recently reinforced from an incident that occurred in my personal life and why it is important to set personal standards. As women, we may have found ourselves having to settle in the past. In this episode,...

It's that time of the year where we make new year resolutions. For those of us with health and wellness goals, we may begin to focus on which diet works best to help us reach those goals. In this episode, Dr. Eno shares why she feels the concept of dieting should be changed. Grab a pen and paper as she introduces the concept of functional nutrition and how we can all use food as medicine. By the e...

In this episode, Dr. Eno shares her personal experience with supporting her wellbeing and how she found this to be important.  Too often we tend to only supporting our health and wellness goals. But our wellbeing is just as important. So grab some paper and join Dr Eno as she shares how to create what she describes as a wellbeing toolkit.  For more information about Dr, Eno log onto www....

I recall several years ago when I was in private practice, I had a vision of creating a wellness-based practice that empowered people to optimize their overall health and wellness. One afternoon in 2006, whilst getting my car serviced at the Volvo dealership,  I received what I can only describe as a spiritual download of a program I named 'the integrative lifestyle modification program'...

Join Dr. Eno in part 1 of 2 of the final podcast for the decade as she invites listeners to reflect over the past decade. In her usual conversational tone, she invites you to reflect over the not only the past year but the decade  What were your wins?  Acknowledge your losses look at the areas in your life in which you have grown  Review areas in your life or things you wish you had...

This is the second part of the final podcast for the decade.  We are on the verge of a new decade. Trust you are as excited as Dr. Eno is. You may be familiar with .how to create SMART goals. It's an acronym that stands for : S-Specific  M-Measurable A-Achievable  R- Results in T- Time  SMART goals are a great place to start. However, Dr. Eno invites listeners to consider stepp...