Oct. 9, 2025

139. From Survival to Celebration: Dr. Buchanan’s Wake-Up Call Part 2

139. From Survival to Celebration: Dr. Buchanan’s Wake-Up Call Part 2

What if community were the key to healing in medicine? In this follow-up episode, Dr. Pamela Buchanan shares how peer support, coaching, and her Melanated Medicine network help women physicians of color navigate racism, reclaim wellness, and find renewed purpose. Tune in to explore how safe spaces and collective care are changing the culture of medicine.


Key Takeaways To Listen For

  • Why Black women in medicine need safe spaces to process trauma, racism, and exhaustion
  • How the Melanated Medicine network provides healing, joy, and sisterhood
  • The importance of decolonizing success and redefining achievement on your own terms
  • Coaching and community as antidotes to isolation and burnout
  • The power of collective healing and rewriting the narrative for women physicians of color

 

Resources Mentioned In This Episode

About Dr. Pamela Buchanan
Dr. Pamela is a physician, TEDx speaker, and stress management expert helping high-achieving professionals beat burnout and lead with purpose. She offers coaching, consulting, and workshops on leadership, well-being, and resilience. As founder of Strong Medicine STL, she also provides telemedicine weight loss care, including GLP-1 medication management. Dr. Buchanan empowers individuals and organizations to thrive through mindset shifts, practical tools, and a deep reconnection to what matters most.


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Text STRONG to 55444 to join Dr. Pamela Buchanan’s supportive community for women physicians of color.


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