Your Heart Knows…
We are in the last leg of our summer trip - Vegas Baby!! I have to say, while I am ready to get back home… we are having a blast. Turns out, we loved Disneyland! It was so easy to manage and get around. We ate great food, had fabulous weather, and we went on most rides due to less of a crowd than the Florida location. We will be back for sure!!
This extended trip has given us the space and time we all needed to reconnect in more of a fun way. We definitely are relearning how to play. The extra space has also allowed me to reflect and be proud of the direction I have taken with my career.
I wanted to share this with you all because I know many of you may feel as though you are at a crossroads. Maybe you feel confused about the next best decision for you. Let me share.
I knew that I wanted to become a doctor as early as Kindergarten. I had my mom make me a doctor kit that I would carry around with me wherever I would go. I wanted to fix, heal, save. I wanted to be the person that others could lean on in the scariest moments. I had the goal and I just kept putting one foot in front of the other.
Medical school was amazing for me. I trained at Temple University, which is such a wonderful place to learn, where I met Mark. I really felt that I hit the ground running because of literally growing up in a doctor’s office. I chose pediatrics and then neonatology. I loved every second of my rigorous training at Jefferson/AI duPont Hospital for Children.
We got married in our 3rd year of residency and we put off starting our family until the end of my fellowship. These were great decisions for us. We somehow knew what we could handle at one given time.
But, when we had our kids… everything changed. And, quite honestly, I just let the story unfold. I didn’t know exactly what my heart’s desire held, but knew it was something different than what I was doing. A series of job changes led me to having weekends off, which allowed me to attend 1 retreat that would change everything. In 2017, I learned about life coaching. And, I became a coach for women physicians in 2018.
Another series of twists and turns plus success and set-backs allowed me to use my passion for nutrition and exercise to create my current space. The space where I help women physicians focus on mental, emotional, and physical health. I believe that being here is where I was meant to be.
So, wherever you are in your life, I want you to listen to your heart. It will never lead you down the wrong path. It will be uncomfortable, you will make mistakes, there will be uncertain times where you wake up in the morning with the anxiety meter at 10. But, keep listening and keep going. You already know what you want… so let it unfold. Let it unfold and allow it to grow beyond what you thought possible.
You can do anything you want. Now is your time to decide what that is. We find courage by allowing fear - not necessarily getting rid of it.
I believe in you and I am sending you so much love.
Xoxo
Ali
ANNOUNCEMENT:
1) Food For Thought: An Emotional Eating, Day-Long Event is coming July 30th!! You will want to keep your eyes peeled for this announcement because it is cost-free for women physicians. If you don’t already follow me on Instagram, you can follow me HERE. I will be announcing the event on my social media platforms.
2) Next Jump Start with Ali (12-CME) begins August 1st!! This is a 4-week program that includes group sessions which will allow you to:
Learn to Audit Your Nutrition.
Choose Intuitive Eating, Mindful Macros®, or Macro Based Eating for your nutrition strategy and begin implementation.
Learn the G.O.A.L.S. principles to help you heal the relationship with yourself, your food, and your body.
Understand your unique body type so you can choose strategies that will allow you to work with your strengths.
Identify your primary goal which could be Fat Loss, Muscle Gain, Improved Fitness, or Overcoming Emotional Eating.
Create an effective "work smarter, not harder" strategy to achieve your primary goal.
Learn strategic tools that will allow you to increase your total daily energy expenditure (TDEE) in a realistic way.
You can LEARN MORE HERE.
3) Our Year Long, ALL-Access LCWP Program will begin early enrollment July 25th, and will include and INCREDIBLE BONUS. This program includes ALL of the programs, we have to offer plus 1:1 coaching and our LCWP in-person retreat. It is our most comprehensive program to date. You can join the INTEREST LIST HERE.
Want to learn more about how my coaching programs help women physicians achieve optimal health? Click HERE for a private info call with our Concierge team!
About Ali Novitsky, MD
Dr. Novitsky is certified by the Life Coach School, Obesity Board Certified, a physician speaker, and fitness enthusiast. Ali helps women physicians achieve their optimal health with scientific, yet intuitive, principles that work.
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