Kristi Angevine, MD, FACOG is a board certified Ob/Gyn and master certified life coach. She specializes in helping high achieving women change unhelpful habits into intentional ones. Whether it’s perfectionism, overthinking, people pleasing, feeling chronically preoccupied with a running mental to-do list, or always feeling like there is something to fix, she helps them unpack the root causes of their habits. She has a natural warmth that helps all of her clients feel at ease and have fun while they work on their mindset. In addition to master coach certification through The Life Coach School, she is also Internal Family Systems-informed and an Advanced Certified Deep Dive Coach. Coaching expertise includes: Habits, perfectionism, emotional processing, deep dive-internal family systems-informed coaching.
Sara Ayers, MD is a pediatrician and mom of 3. She has completed every program from Life Coaching for Women Physicians over the past 4.5 years. She has been a coach for Life Coaching for Women Physicians for the past year. Her areas of expertise focus around the principles of Transform and Society. Her expertise includes coaching in relationship with self and self-acceptance, relationship with significant other, relationship with children, work/life balance, and fitness.
Stephanie Byerly, MD is an academic anesthesiologist, Certified Life Coach, and published author. She helps women physicians take back control of their lives. Having worked in the medical profession for 30 years, she knows first-hand the burden that women face as they navigate the challenges of working in a demanding, competitive and patriarchal field. She wants them to rekindle their feelings of joy and fulfillment in both their personal and professional life so that they don’t have to leave medicine. She has experienced many challenges in her own life: childhood trauma, divorce, becoming a single parent, dealing with the addiction of a loved one, and physician burnout. Her coaching expertise includes: Leadership, burnout, trauma, feminist coaching, and addiction of a loved one.
Katie Jobbins, DO, MS, FACP is an Associate Program Director in the Internal Medicine Department and Assistant Professor at UMMS-Baystate in Springfield, MA. Dr. Jobbins received her undergraduate degree in Nutrition Science from Syracuse University and her Masters in Science from Case Western Reserve University in Nutrition and Metabolism. She attended Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine where she graduated in 2010. In her current role as Associate Program Director in the UMMS-Baystate Department of Internal Medicine, Dr. Jobbins serves as the director of the resident self-reflection, wellness, and ambulatory quality improvement curriculums, co-director of the humanities track, and director of the Chief Resident leadership curriculum for the health system. Dr. Jobbins is a certified Life Coach in the Mind Firm Method through the Coach Firm. Coaching expertise includes: Professional development, Academic career development, Early Career Physician Mentorship, fitness motivation, weight loss/diet, imposter syndrome, and disappointment/difficult decisions.
Jennifer Markoff: I am a mother, teacher, certified Life Coach and co-founder of The Coach Firm. Long, long ago I graduated from Brigham Young University in English and Secondary Education. I taught high school in the DC metro area for three years before deciding to focus on building our family’s business, Camp Calleva. For three decades we have worked to foster individual worth and confidence in kids and teens of all ages through outdoor education and experiences. In 2018, I certified as a Life Coach from the Life Coach School and have been going strong ever since. I am a people person and teacher at heart so coaching feels like second nature to me. I have a special affinity for coaching on relationships, self-confidence and deep-dive emotions work. In January 2021, I merged my passion for education and coaching by co-founding, The Coach Firm, where we specialize in certifying both new and seasoned life coaches in our signature program, The Mind Firm Method. This new venture has proved to be the best of both worlds and I absolutely love what I do. Most importantly, I am happily married to Nick and mom to Nicholas 26, Natalie 24, Mitchell 21, and Camille 19. They have been my true “life’s work” and are what bring me the gratitude, joy and satisfaction I strive to feel each day.
Daisy Ramírez-Estrada, MD. I am a family medicine physician and a life coach. I coach women physicians on how to find work-life balance and live their best life. I believe that everyone should have a life coach. Someone that is curious and questions your thoughts so you can figure out the life you want to be living. It is easy to find yourself living day by day and not question anything. Only you know what is right for you, and as a life coach I can guide you to help you figure this out. I encourage my clients to journal daily and use the thought model for self coaching. I have transformed my own life doing this. I have found work life balance, got out of burnout, worked on relationships, established boundaries, lost 44lbs by applying thought work and so much more. I believe in this work so much that I decided I wanted to help others through their journey. Coaching Expertise: Weight loss coaching, relationship coaching. Work-life balance. Can coach in Spanish. Certified at The Life Coach School.
Ashley Sandeen, DO is a Pediatric Intensivist, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, and Pediatric Residency Associate Program Director in South Dakota. She is a wife and mother to 2 wonderful boys. Outside of her clinical responsibilities she has a passion for quality improvement and physician wellness. She began her coaching journey with GOALS Society and Transform a few years ago with incredible results. She has developed a passion for coaching and received certification with Mind Firm Method. Coaching expertise: Developing a life that brings joy and fulfillment; learning how to identify thought distortions and emotions and using that knowledge to better manage thoughts and actions to achieve desired results, health/fitness motivation, relationships.
Joanne Sotelo MD, I am a Psychiatrist and a Life and High-Performance Coach, and my coaching focuses on Mental and Emotional Well-being. I help women physicians conquer their overwhelm and create defined steps towards their dreams to regain harmony, avoid burnout, and live a fulfilling and joyful life. I have a mission of bringing mental health awareness and prevention especially for female physicians and coaching has been a beautiful gift for myself and to promote health-seeking behaviors. I am a best-selling author, I enjoy cooking, reading, personal development and spending time with my two adorable teenager sons. I am from Puerto Rico which helps me understand the cultural differences and expectations, and best of all, I can coach you in Spanish. Coaching Expertise: Burnout prevention, mental and emotional well-being, confidence, and anxiety/mood/grief/trauma.
Matthea Rentea, MD is a board certified Internal Medicine and Obesity Medicine physician. Having gone through her own weight loss journey, she is passionate about helping others to overcome what feels impossible with lifestyle changes. With 10 years of experience, she blends her medical knowledge with simple coaching and lifestyle strategies. No matter how many times you feel you have failed before, you can succeed! She is the host of the highly ranked podcast The Obesity Guide with Matthea Rentea, MD and owner of the tele-health Rentea Metabolic Clinic. With over 100k+ followers on multiple social media platforms, she also frequently consults with other physicians in the weight loss community for how to authentically own their social media presence, as well.
Bridget Godwin, MD is a pediatric gastroenterologist and certified life coach with additional training in integrative medicine, nutrition, and contemplative studies. Bridget has taken Ali Novitsky’s nutrition training course and has used the principles personally during medically challenging times. Bridget is passionate about helping women find enjoyment in their lives and experience inevitable change in intentional and satisfying ways. She has personal experience with career change, clinical and non-clinical jobs, parenting through illness, and maintenance of body composition during chemotherapy and surgery recovery. She loves reading and writing in the early morning hours, taking super long walks with friends and family, cooking seasonally, dancing in the kitchen, and laughing with her husband and three kids