Join me as I sit down with Dr. Carolyn Roy-Bornstein as we discuss her journey through nursing into a career as a pediatrician, the practice of restorative writing she discovered after a tragic accident and the impact she is having using restorative writing to combat burnout in healthcare.

Join me as I sit down with Dr. Trina Gipson-Jones, an associate professor of health science at Stockton, nurse by training and advocate for health equity and racial justice as we discuss her journey, passion for addressing maternal health challenges and her recent public service award from the March of Dimes.

Join me as I sit down with Dr. Ruth Shim, a professor in cultural psychiatry at UC Davis, leader, health equity advocate and scholar as we discuss her journey in academic medicine, the reality of structural racism in healthcare, the concepts of retrenchment and anticipatory obedience and her passion for educating others around these important topics.

Join me as I sit down Dr. Malissa Wood a renowned cardiologist, researcher, hospital executive, advocate for women's health and women in healthcare as we discuss her journey through academic medicine, the obstacles she faced throughout her career and her passion in for building a better future for women in medicine as the chief medical officer for Women as One.

Join me as I sit down with Dr. Paula Ferrada an accomplished trauma surgeon, chair of surgery at Inova Fairfax, health system leader and the President-elect of the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma as we discuss her journey from Cali, Columbia to Miami, Boston, Maryland and Virginia, the resilience she cultivated and instilled in others and lessons about leadership learned along the way.

Join me as I sit down with Dr. Stephanie Zarus who began her career as a pharmacist and evolved into an educator, administrator, entrepreneur and philanthropist as we discuss her passion for strategy, performance improvement and helping others achieve incredible things!

Join me as I sit down with Dr. Autum Shingler-Nace, Chief Nursing Officer at Cooper University Health Care to discuss her professional journey, the importance of trust in leadership, challenges facing the nursing workforce, the power of mentorship and so much more.

Join me as the tables are turned and I sit down with the mixer/producer of this podcast who also happens to be my husband, Rod Coon. We discuss how season one unfolded, the amazing guests, lessons learned and what is in store next for season two of Prognosis Ikigai....Happy New Year!