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You are listening to Anza Woman episode 100, how it started.

Today I'm talking about my journey in medicine, how I started this podcast, and answering some of your top questions.

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Hi friends, oh my gosh, the podcast has made it to 100 episodes and I'm starting this out by saying thank you.

This episode is being released on Valentine's Day and that couldn't be more perfect because I love you all so much.

I can't even begin to express what you, the collective you, the people who listen to this, who send me comments about how my episodes,

educated you or empowered you or made you think or made you make a choice.

How much that means to me and what joy that brings to my life.

We are approaching one million downloads which is mind blowing to me that one million times people have sat there and listened to my voice.

Maybe while driving or walking or cleaning or working or whatever, that's so, so special to me and what a gift.

Thank you guys so much for giving me the best Valentine's gift.

This episode is about where it started.

I have talked about my journey and medicine on the blog, on Instagram, and in a variety of other episodes, but I get asked questions about it all the time.

So I figured to celebrate 100, I would speak more to my journey, lessons I've learned along the way, why I started the podcast and then answering some of your top questions.

I gave a talk a few weeks ago to a group of medical students at UTMB, so that was my medical school.

And it was really impactful to me one because I'm so old, but two, it was brought up at the end that all the things I'm doing are a little overwhelming to them.

The thought of having kids and having a job and owning a practice and having an Instagram and a YouTube and a podcast.

It was just a lot. And what I told them, and I really meant it, when I was at your stage, I didn't do any of these things.

I barely got enough sleep. I mean, I didn't. I ate terribly. I didn't work out.

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