About the Episode
In this interview, Dr. Shelly Bhowmik shares with me about her journey to becoming a lifelong learner, a sharp contrast to her youth of striving for achievement and perfection. She recounts her steps to recovery after experiencing burnout so bad it motivated her to launch Platform Wellness, a practice dedicated to helping other people heal from burnout. Her practice is based on the idea that mindset is medicine, a belief she came to after finding herself with dark thoughts at the edge of a subway platform.
Dr. Bhowmik’s search for perfection began as a way to overcome the messages she received from a society tainted by colorism. I found her reflection about how colorism shaped her self-image and the high-achieving perfectionist she became so relatable. She had to unlearn the message that she wasn’t enough. But when you are raised inside of an oppressive ideal like that, how do you get the perspective to even know you have something to unlearn? The key to your freedom is likely inside of someone else’s story. There is power taking in more perspective, in relating to someone else’s struggle.
Check out this episode to learn how Shelly found the perspective and support she needed to get on the path to burnout recovery.
About Dr. Shelly Bhowmik
Shelly Bhowmik, MD MPH is the founder of Platform Wellness, a practice dedicated to helping people heal from burnout. Her practice is based on the belief that mindset is medicine, a belief she came to realize through her own journey that began at the edge of a subway platform.
Dr. Bhowmik is a double board-certified physician specializing in Preventive Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine. She earned her medical degree from the George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, and completed her residency at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Her previous roles include being a design thinking strategist at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles and serving as medical director of digital health for an executive health firm in New York City. As the founder Platform Wellness her mission is to help people, especially women of color, excel personally and professionally without having to sacrifice their health and wellbeing.
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ABOUT KIESHA GARRISON
Kiesha Garrison is a professional emcee and public speaker whose work focuses on personal discovery and courageous conversations that connect us to our true selves and community.
