Episode 175: Rejecting Resilience

The Broad Experience

Careers, Society & Culture, Business

5.0 • 592 Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2021

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

In this show we consider the idea that resilience is overrated. When Omolara Thomas Uwemedimo attended medical school she learned to be stoic and to power through. But during her career as a pediatrician and professor, she powered through so much that her body turned on her. She says too many Black women are supporting their workplaces - and everyone else - to the detriment of their health. She wants to change that.

Therapist Camesha Jones was a student when she experienced a mental health crisis. Today she's bringing mental healthcare to women in Chicago whose needs have too often not been met. Mental health, she says, "is the gateway to having the life that you want."

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0:00.0	Better Help Online Therapy bought this 30 second ad to remind you right now, wherever you are, to unclench your jaw.
0:10.8	Relax your shoulders. Take a deep breath in and out.
0:20.3	Feels better, right?
0:21.9	That's 15 seconds of self-care.
0:24.9	Imagine what you could do with more.
0:27.4	Visit betterhelp.com forward slash random pod
0:30.5	for 10% off your first month of therapy.
0:33.8	No pressure.
0:35.0	Just help.
0:35.9	But for now, just relax.
0:37.8	Welcome to the broad experience, the show about women, the workplace, and success.
0:55.4	I'm Ashley Milne Tite.
1:00.3	This time, rejecting resilience at work.
1:04.3	You're supposed to be the person who has all the answers.
1:12.2	Like, I was doing a very radical thing in terms of being a physician and sharing with the world that I don't have it all together.
1:17.9	And someone who's dedicated her young career to helping black women with their mental health.
1:24.9	There are some clients that are after a session, they're like, man, like, I've never been able to talk about this, but just like, thank you for being with me every week.
1:29.9	Thank you for listening to me, validating me.
1:33.7	Coming up on the broad experience.
1:51.2	Today, Dr. Omalara Thomas Uwamedimo runs her own business, melanin, and medicine.
1:58.3	She is also a board-certified pediatrician who has worked all over the world, from New York City and Boston to Cuba, Malawi, Kenya, and South Africa.
2:04.5	Omalara grew up in Queens, the daughter of Nigerian immigrants. Her mom was a visiting
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