Healers with Hustles The doctor breaking medical moulds and helping other MDs rethink their influence: conversation with Dr Olivia Richman
What if health education didn’t have to come from a clinic? And what happens when we make quiet conversations LOUD?
In this episode, Caitlin chats with Dr. Olivia Richman, a board-certified family medicine physician, 2x TEDx speaker, and founder of Docfluencer MDO, about what it really looks like to get creative in healthcare.
Olivia shares her unconventional path to educate and advocate, one built on storytelling, social media, and speaking directly to the people who need it most.
From rewriting personal narratives to building a platform that helps other healthcare professionals use their voice on social media to change healthcare. Olivia’s journey is a powerful reminder that healing can happen in more ways than one!
If you’ve ever wondered what’s possible beyond the “white coat”—this one’s for you.
Tune in to learn:
- The childhood misunderstanding that led Dr. Olivia to chase a career she resented for years
- How a Youtube channel on sexual health became her middle ground between a career in Hollywood and medicine
- The life-changing internship that changed her entire view of health education
- The shocking gaps in physician education that pushed her to launch a hub for doctor-influencers
- How Dr. Olivia's superiors reacted to her starting a Youtube channel about sexual health
- The invisible limits we place on ourselves as adults
- Dr. Olivia's mission to making sexual health conversations less taboo
- Why the fear of being judged online is not about the viewers
- How creative expression can coexist with professional credibility
- The brutal reality of the American healthcare system
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