In this episode of The Recalibrated Vision Show™, Neonatologist Dr. Noredia Alile shares the personal experiences and professional insights that led her to build My Native Doctor, a practice supporting children who have graduated from the NICU and the mothers raising them. Born prematurely at just 964 grams, Dr. Alile spent nearly three months in the NICU herself.

Years later, as a neonatologist, she recognized a gap in care for families after discharge. That realization helped shape her vision for a practice that looks beyond medical diagnoses to consider the psychological, social, and emotional factors that influence the well-being of children and their mothers.

Her journey offers valuable lessons for healthcare visionaries building the future of whole-person care.

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Connect with Dr. Noredia Allie

Website: https://www.mynativedoctor.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/noredia-alile/

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Connect with Bianca Ariel, MBA

Website: www.recalibratedvision.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/biancaarielmba/

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Summary

Dr. Britton Ashley Arey founded South Coast Psychiatry, a concierge practice built around the bio-psycho-social-spiritual model, rejecting the standard ten-minute medication check for real, sustained relationships with patients. She also breaks down why concierge psychiatry isn't just for the wealthy, and shares findings from the 70-year Harvard Grant Study on what actually predicts happiness. If you've ever assumed personalized, whole-person care was out of reach, this one's for you.

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About Dr. Britton Arey:

Dr. Britton Arey is the Founder of South Coast Psychiatry, a Concierge Group Practice in Orange County, CA.

Website: southcoastpsychiatry.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/areymd/

Instagram: @southcoastpsychiatry

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About: Bianca Ariel, MBA

Founder, Recalibrated Vision, a global strategic advisory and media production agency for whole-person care entrepreneurs.

Website: http://recalibratedvision.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/biancaarielmba/

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Summary

Dr. Zola Chao, a Yale-trained, dual board-certified physician, built Harmony Family Psychiatry around one belief: care should be integrative, not fragmented, and it shouldn't exclude the patients who need it most. In this episode, she also opens up about surviving an assault in college and what it taught her about self-advocacy and finding her voice. If you've ever felt like you had to shrink yourself to fit someone else's box, this one's for you.

Note: this episode includes a candid discussion of sexual assault. Listener discretion advised.

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Connect with Zola Quao, MD

https://www.harmonyfamilypsych.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zola-c-992955260/

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Summary Dr. Mary Leung was working roughly 70 hours a week for a nominally 40-hour job before she healed her burnout, without leaving medicine, changing jobs, or reducing her patient load. She now coaches other physicians through the same process at Shining with Gratitude. If you've ever assumed the only fix for burnout is walking away, this one's for you.

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Contact: Mary Leung, MD

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-leung-md-9b52331b4/

Website: https://www.shiningwithgratitudemd.com

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Contact: Bianca Ariel, MBA

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/biancaarielmba/

Website: http://recalibratedvision.com

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Summary

Dr. Bob Uslander spent 38 years in emergency medicine before founding Empowered Palliative Care, built entirely outside the insurance model so patients get real presence instead of rationed time. His biggest career pivot came a day after a moment of sudden clarity, when a chance conversation at a festival he almost skipped became his entry point into palliative care.

If you've ever needed proof that clarity and chance can work together when you stay open, this one's for you.

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Connect with Dr. Bob Uslander

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobuslander/

Website: https://empoweredendings.com

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Summary

Dr. Nina Joy Mena, "Dr. Enjoy," lost both grandmothers, her father, a pregnancy, and her first-ever patient within about eighteen months. She's built her entire practice, podcast, and books around one idea: joy is a choice you make in the middle of hardship, not a reward that shows up after it ends. If you've ever needed permission to hold grief and joy at the same time, this one's for you.

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Find Dr. NJoy

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nina-joy-mena-md-453556276/

Website: https://www.drnjoylife.com

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Find Bianca Ariel, MBA

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/biancaarielmba/

Website: http://recalibratedvision.com

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Summary

Dr. Kalpana Sundar spent over 20 years as an ENT surgeon before closing her practice during COVID. The venture she pivoted to next failed as well. She rebuilt her entire identity, and eventually her business, around a single concept: vitality, the life force she says money and titles never actually gave her. If you've ever needed permission to stop chasing more and start creating space instead, this one's for you.

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Contact Kalpana Sundar, MD

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drkalpanasundar/

Website: https://www.drkalpanasundar.com/

Skool Community: https://www.skool.com/life-mastery-2022/about

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Summary

Dr. Eva Altobelli didn't set out to become a psychiatrist. A fine arts degree and a decade in New York film production came first. She now runs an integrative psychiatric practice offering ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, treating the mind, body, spirit, and soul as equally worth addressing. If you've ever assumed your unconventional background disqualifies you from where you're headed next, this one's for you.

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Dr. Eva Altobelli, MD | Integrative Psychiatrist Founder, Home-LA

Website: https://home-la.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eva-altobelli-md-210b878/

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Summary

Dr. Camille Upchurch paid off $98,000 in debt in seven months, after fifteen years of financial advisors telling her not to worry about it. She now helps other physicians build the same kind of debt freedom and generational wealth, without the shame most of us carry in silence. If you've ever assumed you were the only one struggling with money while looking like you had it all together, this one's for you.

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Camille Upchurch, MD

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/camille-upchurch-md-78570296/

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Summary

Dr. Xunda Gibson spent 11 years building and running her own independent practice before closing it in 2018. She found real freedom somewhere she didn't expect, travel medicine, and now teaches other physicians how to make the same transition.

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If you've ever treated a hard ending as a failure instead of an evolution, this one's for you.

Xunda Gibson, MD

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/xunda-gibson-md-8123639/

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Summary

Dr. Kelly Elmore called herself "doctor" at six years old and never wavered from it. Twenty-six years in the Navy later, she'd become a board-certified OB/GYN and hospital COO, and built an executive coaching program to help other healthcare leaders close the mentor, advocate, and sponsor gap she once had to close alone. If you've ever needed proof that a clear vision, held long enough, actually gets built, this one's for you.

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Kelly Elmore, MD LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drkellyomd/

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Summary

Charlene Johnson spent 30 years in nursing leadership, absorbing racism at work in silence, until 2020 made staying quiet impossible. She's now an author, podcast host, and speaker helping other healthcare leaders find and use their own voice. If you've ever stayed quiet to protect your job, your peace, or your position, this one's for you.

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Charlene Johnson, RN

https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlene-johnson-b80bb31a4/

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Summary

Dr. Yolanda Bogart practiced nephrology for over two decades while raising a son on the autism spectrum and managing her own multiple sclerosis diagnosis. She now builds community for medical moms living the same reality, helping them reclaim their time, energy, and emotional wellness. If you've ever believed you had to sacrifice yourself completely to show up for everyone else, this one's for you.

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Connect with Dr. Yolanda Bogaert:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yolandabogaert/

Facebook Community: Medical Moms with ASD Kids

Website: https://yolandabogaertmd.com

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Dr. Lailah Kara-Newton developed preeclampsia during her own pregnancy and wasn't told for eight days. Four years later, she co-founded Aster, an AI-powered EHR platform built specifically for women's health, so the same information never falls through the cracks for someone else. If you've ever turned your own hardest moment into the reason you built something, this one's for you.

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Lailah Kara-Newton, MD

https://www.astercare.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lailahkaranewton/

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Summary

Dr. Farah was laid off three times, each time after delivering real results, before deciding loyalty to an employer wasn't worth the cost. She built a personal brand instead, and when a mentor told her a nursing conference was impossible on a ten-week timeline, she built it anyway.

If you've ever needed proof that clarity comes from doing the work, not before it, this one's for you.

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Dr. Farah Laurent

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nursefarah/

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Bianca Ariel, MBA

https://www.linkedin.com/in/biancaarielmba/

www.recalibratedvision.com

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Summary

After 26 years in emergency medicine, Dr. Cari Croghan walked away during the pandemic, choosing her sanity and her family over a career that was quietly costing her both. She now runs a telehealth care coordination practice and hosts a podcast built on total candor, refusing to shrink herself back into the box "physician" is supposed to fit in. If you've ever felt like your career only wants one small piece of who you are, this one's for you.

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Find Dr. Cari Croghan:

https://www.drcariffs.com

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Disclaimer: The views and experiences shared in this episode are personal and do not constitute medical, legal, or mental health advice. This conversation is for educational and informational purposes only. Please consult a qualified professional for guidance related to your specific situation. Listener discretion is advised, as sensitive topics such as trauma, burnout, and sexuality are discussed.

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Dr. Patrice survived COVID three separate times, each one making her wonder if it would be her legacy. Instead of going back to business as usual, she left the hospital system and founded New Empowerment Health, a physician-led lifestyle medicine practice built on six pillars: nutrition, movement, stress, sleep, substance use, and social connection.

If you've had a vision sitting quietly for years, waiting for the moment you finally trust it, this one's for you.

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Find Dr. Patrice High: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drpatricehigh/

Disclaimer: The views and experiences shared in this episode are personal and do not constitute medical, legal, or mental health advice. This conversation is for educational and informational purposes only. Please consult a qualified professional for guidance related to your specific situation. Listener discretion is advised, as sensitive topics such as trauma, burnout, and sexuality are discussed.

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Summary

Dr. Oyewole spent years being told 15 minutes was enough time to treat a whole person. It wasn't. So she fired her insurance, built her own direct primary care practice, and never looked back. In this episode, we get into exactly how she did it, from the moment she admitted "I wanted something that was my own" to the membership model that's letting her practice medicine the way she always meant to.

If you've ever felt the walls of your own career closing in, this one's for you.

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Contact:

Adesola Oyewole, DO

https://www.lilyprimarycare.com

https://www.tiktok.com/@draddydo

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Contact:

Bianca Ariel, MBA

https://www.linkedin.com/in/biancaarielmba/

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Summary

Dr. Miiko Rowley was diagnosed with MS three weeks before starting medical school. Instead of stopping, she used it, building a functional medicine practice rooted in root-cause care instead of a pill for every ill. In this episode, we get into how a former financial analyst became a physician who's kept her own MS symptom-free for 17 years using the same integrative approach she now offers her patients.

If you've ever needed proof that a setback can become the reason, not the roadblock, this one's for you.

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Connect with Dr. Miiko Rowley, Functional Medicine Physician

Website: https://kalemd.com/

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Disclaimer: This episode is for entertainment and informational purposes only. Although Dr. Miiko Rowley is a licensed physician, this discussion does not constitute medical advice. Always consult with a qualified healthcare professional before making any medical decisions.