Your Spirit Knows...Discussing all Things Burnout and Creating the Life you Deserve with Dr. Varnado [Dr. V] MD

I sat down with Dr. Varnado, MD, commonly known as Dr. V to her patients. She's an OB/GYN turned lifestyle medicine physician. After feeling burned out, losing her spark, asking for help, she changed her own narrative. She took her skills from bedside/OR to coaching, connecting with patients to get to the root of the problem as 80% of disease is caused by lifestyle, and her own podcast, Office Visits with Dr. V!

As Dr. V said, “I started to lose my spark.” She was tired, but of course she was tired from delivering babies….but we also know the following:

• It is hard [medicine], we’re used to medicine being hard

• Once we empower ourselves to do something, we’ll be better.

• Advocate for yourself.

• The government and admin will not change things.

• We are literally dealing with life and death. Take care of yourself!

• Your spirit knows!

• If you don’t like where you are, change your narrative. Your family will reflect the difference.

• We don’t have to have the life we were told we have to have. It can look like what you want it to look like.

• You are worthy of the life you deserve it.

• Ask for help!

Go to  https://officevisitswithdrv.com/ to get in touch with Dr. V, listen to her podcast, or hit her up for coaching!

Bio for Dr. V

Dr. Varnado left her traditional career of almost 20 years in Obstetrics and Gynecology in 2021 to

address the broken healthcare system, which currently puts the most resources in treating

symptoms, when it really needs to address the root cause of diseases. Through her years of

practice, she has realized that many know what it takes to be healthy but outside of a support

system their efforts rarely yield the desired outcome because their environments often reinforce

poor habits. Her focus now is to help others achieve optimal mental and physical health by

focusing on lifestyle based treatment, which she believes, could prevent and manage most

ailments. This shift was born from starting her podcast in November 2020, Office Visits with Dr.

V, where she not only educates women about their gynecologic health and how their bodies

function but also about their overall health and wellness.

Dr. V