Are you tired of chasing goal after goal, only to feel empty once you get there? Do you appear successful on the outside but feel unfulfilled on the inside? Or are you wondering how to even begin your journey to success?
Welcome to Success Reimagined with Amna Shabbir, MD—the podcast that challenges traditional definitions of success and explores what it truly means to thrive at the intersection of ambition and well-being.
Hosted by Dr. Amna Shabbir, MD, NBC-HWC, CPC—Founder and CEO, Dual Board-Certified Physician, and a fierce advocate for mental health. With advanced training in Integrative Well-being, Performance, Behavior Change, and Leadership Development, Dr. Shabbir brings deep expertise to every conversation. She’s also a sought-after Professional Speaker and proud Super Mom to two young girls. Drawing from her multifaceted roles, she offers a fresh, honest perspective on the realities of ambition, success, and sustainable well-being.
Each episode delivers practical, evidence-based strategies to help you break free from burnout, perfectionism, and the endless chase for external validation. You’ll walk away inspired and empowered to build a life that aligns achievement with deep personal fulfillment.
If you're ready to reimagine success with intention and courage, hit subscribe, rate, and review the show—and start your journey to a more joyful, aligned life today.
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Ep 70. Sleep 101, Myth Busting, Entrepreneurship and Parenting with Celebrity Physician Expert Dr. Sujay Kansagra ("That Sleep Doc")
Episode 70
Sunday, June 21, 2026 • Duration 40:27
Dr. Sujay Kansagra, MD is a professor at Duke University and the director of Duke University's Pediatric Neurology Sleep Medicine Program. Known on social media as That Sleep Doc, he has built a community of over 700,000 followers who turn to him for evidence-based, refreshingly humorous sleep wisdom.
He is the inventor of the Lullabee Smart Crib Mattress, a science-backed innovation designed to help infants become confident, independent sleepers. Dr. Kansagra is also the author of numerous peer-reviewed publications and five books, including My Child Won't Sleep: A Quick Step-by-Step Guide to Fixing Common Sleep Issues in Children of All Ages.
A self-described "accidental entrepreneur," Dr. Kansagra blends rigorous science, clinical experience, and genuine warmth to make better sleep accessible to families and high achievers everywhere.
Episode Takeaways:
Rapid-fire myth-busting: melatonin, magnesium glycinate, screen time, co-sleeping, sleep training, alcohol, weighted blankets, mouth taping, and wearables
Why "orthosomnia", anxiety driven by sleep trackers may be hurting more than helping
The three most common reasons young children aren't sleeping (and why it's almost never the supplement)
The eight-year journey behind the Lullabee Smart Crib Mattress and the heartbreaking cases that propelled Dr. Kansagra to invent it
Why your sleep need is genetically determined, and the comparison game with "short sleepers" is rigged
The truth about chronotypes: morning bird, night owl, or somewhere in between
How to assess your true sleep need and build a realistic sleep window
The link between perfectionism and insomnia, and the radical permission to let sleep be imperfect
About the guest:
Dr. Sujay Kansagra, MD is a professor at Duke and the director of Duke University’s Pediatric Neurology Sleep Medicine Program. He’s popularly known as @ThatSleepDoc on social media where he has over 700,000 followers. He’s also the inventor of the Lullabee Smart Crib Mattress. He specializes in treating a variety of sleep disorders, including sleep apnea, insomnia, narcolepsy and parasomnias. His prior research involves sleep pathology in rare conditions such as alternating hemiplegia of childhood and infantile Pompe disease. Dr. Kansagra is the author of numerous peer-reviewed research publications and 5 books, including the book “My Child Won’t Sleep”, a high-yield, step-by-step guide to fixing common sleep issues in children of all ages, infants through adolescence.
✨ What Type of Perfectionism is Sabotaging Your Success? Take the FREE 3-minute quiz and discover your predominant perfectionism pattern (Self-Critic? Frustrated Fixer? Performer? Sustainable High-Achiever?). You'll get a personalized podcast episode designed for YOUR type + a complete resource guide with tools for boundaries, impostorism, nervous system regulation, and more.
About the Host Dr. Amna Shabbir, MD, NBC-HWC, CPC is a Dual Board-Certified Physician and TEDx Speaker with advanced training in Integrative Well-being, Performance, and Leadership Development. She speaks, coaches, and consults on Perfectionism, Sustainable Success, and the well-being of High Achievers.
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Ep 69. From Dermatologist to Disruptor with Dr. Manju Dawkins on Building Thimble Health
Episode 69
Sunday, June 14, 2026 • Duration 37:51
What if the fear you've always been told to "get over" is actually a signal worth listening to?
Dr. Manju Dawkins is a board-certified dermatologist, founder and CEO of Thimble Health, the first over-the-counter needle care platform designed to take the pain and fear out of needles. When her newborn daughter looked up at her during a vaccine appointment, something shifted. That one moment became the seed of an entire company.
In this conversation, Dr. Dawkins shares her journey from full-time dermatologist to healthcare disruptor, what it costs to self-censor as a woman of color entrepreneur, and why perfectionism nearly kept her playing it safe. She also opens up about motherhood, the NBA Foundation All-Star Pitch Competition, and the quiet hug from her daughter that meant more than any prize.
Episode Takeaways:
Why 63% of adults experience needle fear and why we rarely talk about it
The moment that sparked the creation of Thimble Health
How the Prepare Patch and Recover Patch work and why post-procedure pain matters
Why medical training can work against the entrepreneurial mindset
The real cost of perfectionism in medicine and beyond
What self-censoring looks like for women of color in leadership
Why dreaming matters more than mapping out five-year plans
How collaboration beats competition every time
One piece of advice for anyone sitting on an idea: write it down and take one step
About the guest: Dr. Manju Chacko Dawkins is a board-certified dermatologist, founder and CEO of Thimble, keynote speaker, and mother of two. After watching her young daughter's reaction during her first vaccinations, she turned a deeply human moment into a mission — creating Thimble, the first over-the-counter needle care platform designed to take the pain and fear out of shots and blood draws. Thimble's two-part system includes Prepare, a topical lidocaine patch that numbs skin before injections, and Recover, a turmeric and arnica patch that soothes soreness afterward. She holds a B.A. from Columbia University and her M.D. from the University of Maryland, completed her dermatology residency and served as Chief Resident at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and was twice named Teacher of the Year as an Assistant Professor at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Most recently, Thimble was featured in Forbes as a leading micro-innovation in healthcare, and Dr. Dawkins was a finalist in the NBA Foundation's All-Star 2026 Pitch Competition in Los Angeles, where Thimble won a $25,000 prize.
Ep 68. How Imposter Syndrome Differs in Perfectionists and How to Create Confidence
Episode 68
Sunday, June 7, 2026 • Duration 11:27
Have you ever landed a major accomplishment and immediately thought, that was just luck? Or received praise and felt your stomach drop, terrified someone will finally realize you're not as competent as they think?
That's imposterism, and if you're a perfectionist, you're not just experiencing it. You're experiencing it on steroids.
In this solo episode, Dr. Amna Shabbir breaks down why imposterism isn't a syndrome or a character flaw, but a pattern. She explains exactly why perfectionists are uniquely wired to feel it more intensely, and shares one simple, evidence-based tool you can use the next time these feelings creep in.
Episode Takeaways
Why feeling like a fraud is actually evidence of self-awareness, empathy, and humility — 70% of people experience imposterism, including the most successful people in the room
How deficit thinking makes perfectionism and imposterism deeply intertwined, keeping perfectionists stuck in a cycle of achieving and dismissing
External attribution bias and why perfectionists give luck the credit while keeping themselves the blame
The Evidence Log: one practical tool to interrupt imposter feelings with objective data the next time self-doubt creeps in
How identity, culture, marginalization, and lived experience shape the unique flavor of imposterism you carry
About the Host
Dr. Amna Shabbir, MD, NBC-HWC, CPC is a Dual Board-Certified Physician and TEDx Speaker with advanced training in Integrative Well-being, Performance, and Leadership Development. She speaks, coaches, and consults on Perfectionism, Sustainable Success, and the well-being of High Achievers.
Ep 67. Eating Disorders, Perfectionism, and Military Mindset: Dr. Jillian Rigert on Healing and High Performance
Episode 67
Sunday, May 31, 2026 • Duration 39:46
Dr. Jillian Rigert didn't just survive perfectionism. She nearly died from it. And now, she's turning that pain into a lifeline for others.
A Martha Beck Wayfinder Master Coach, Air Force veteran, oral surgeon, and physician, Jillian has walked one of the most demanding paths imaginable, only to discover that the very drive that carried her there almost destroyed her. In this raw, courageous, and deeply moving conversation, Jillian opens up about how perfectionism spiraled into suicidal ideation, anorexia, and a medical discharge from the military, and how finding her voice became the first step toward reclaiming her life.
This is a conversation about what happens when high achievement stops serving you, and what it truly means to start over with compassion, authenticity, and purpose.
⚠️ Trigger Warning This conversation explores trauma and strong mental health themes including suicidal ideation, eating disorders, and perfectionism.
Episode Takeaways:
How perfectionism starts as a badge of honor and how it quietly becomes a cage
The moment Jillian realized achievement wouldn't fill the emptiness and what happened next
The intersection of perfectionism, shame, and suicidal ideation in high-achieving environments
How anorexia became a coping mechanism and what it truly represents beneath the surface
Why eating disorders are so widely misunderstood, even within medicine
The one attending who modeled her humanity and saved Jillian's life
What helpers get wrong and what actually supports someone who is struggling
How shame heals in relationship, not in silence
What success looks and feels like when you finally strip away perfectionist
About the guest: Jillian Rigert, DMD, MD, ACC, TIPC is a Martha Beck Wayfinder Master Coach and Trauma-Informed Professional Coach who partners with high achievers navigating life and career transitions. She has had an expansive career, holding degrees in dentistry and medicine with a specialty in oral medicine and head and neck cancer. She is also an Air Force veteran.
Ep 66. Coming Off Mute: How Dr. Rita Renee Turned Trauma Into a Mission to Free Women's Voices
Episode 66
Sunday, May 24, 2026 • Duration 31:43
Dr. Rita Renee didn't just survive silence, she turned it into a framework that's helping women around the world finally speak.
From childhood abuse and a dangerous marriage to the TEDx stage and international keynote platforms, Dr. Rita Renee's story is one of radical healing, hard-won clarity, and a fierce refusal to let pain have the final word.
In this raw, deeply moving conversation, Dr. Rita walks us through what it truly costs women to stay silent, why perfectionism is not a pursuit of excellence but a form of bondage, and what it means to stop waiting for a moment of readiness that never comes. This is the episode for every woman who's been sitting on her story, shrinking in rooms she was built to lead, or waiting until she feels "ready enough" to begin.
⚠️Sensitive Content warning:
This episode discusses childhood sexual abuse, trauma, and its psychological impact. Please listen with care.
Episode Takeaways:
Silence is not passive, it actively costs you your identity, opportunities, and self-worth every single time you choose not to speak.
You cannot confront what you refuse to name, so healing only begins when you stop protecting the silence that is keeping you bound.
Post-traumatic growth is a decision, stop asking why this happened to me and start asking what will I do with what I've lived through.
Perfectionism is not excellence, it is fear in disguise, one leads to growth, the other leads to paralysis.
Readiness is not the absence of fear, because clarity comes through movement and confidence is built through repetition, not theory.
About the guest:
Dr. Rita Renee is a TEDx speaker, author, international keynote speaker, healthcare leader, and executive coach who helps women come off mute, step into authority, and lead with clarity and conviction. With over 30 years of experience in healthcare leadership and organizational development, she bridges faith, leadership, and lived experience to support high-achieving women navigating transitions, reclaiming their voice, and leading without shrinking or performing. Dr. Rita is the founder of Ultimate PowerHouse Coach and the creator of the UNMUTE™ framework, empowering women to move from silence to strategic impact in life, leadership, and purpose.
Ep 65. The Fight to Protect Healthcare Workers: Licensing, Stigma, and the Law That's Saving Lives with J. Corey Feist
Episode 65
Sunday, May 17, 2026 • Duration 43:52
When emergency room physician Dr. Lorna Breen died by suicide in April 2020 after working the front lines of COVID-19, her family including brother-in-law, J. Corey Feist faced an impossible choice, grieve in silence or speak out. He spoke out. What followed was thousands of healthcare workers saying: this is happening to me too. That flood of voices became the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes Foundation and ultimately the first federal law in America dedicated to protecting healthcare worker mental health, delivering over $110 million in funding and safeguarding more than 3 million clinicians from invasive licensing questions that once kept them from seeking care.
In this conversation, Corey and Dr. Shabbir, get personal about the hidden cost of perfectionism in medicine, the systemic barriers that force healers to choose between their mental health and their careers, and what every person, clinician or not, can do right now to be part of the solution.
Episode Takeaways:
How licensing, credentialing, and insurance questions have long forced healthcare workers to hide mental health struggles, and the free solution that can fix it in as little as 48 hours
Why Dr. Lorna Breen's story is not unique, and what thousands of similar stories reveal about a broken system, not broken individuals
The dangerous intersection of perfectionism and medicine, and why this culture is costing lives
Why the Dr. Lorna Breen Act's five-year extension means nothing without funding, and how you can contact Congress in under two minutes
What patients, leaders, and colleagues can do today to make healthcare workers feel seen, supported, and safe enough to ask for help
About the guest:
J. Corey Feist, JD, MBA is a healthcare executive, co-founder and CEO of the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes' Foundation, and one of the most powerful voices in the fight for healthcare worker mental health in America. The Foundation is named after his sister-in-law, Dr. Lorna Breen — an emergency room physician on the front lines of COVID-19 who died by suicide in April 2020. What began as a personal loss became a national movement. Corey's advocacy led directly to the passage of the first federal law focused on healthcare worker wellbeing — the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act — which has delivered over $110 million in funding to hospitals and healthcare systems nationwide and was recently extended by Congress for five more years.
Ep 64. The Perfectionism Mind-Body Disconnect in High Performers — Bonus Perfectionism Body Scan ™ Exercise
Episode 64
Sunday, May 10, 2026 • Duration 14:47
You've optimized your schedule, your goals, and your output. But when did you last check in with the body carrying all of it?
In this solo bonus episode, Dr. Amna Shabbir speaks directly to high achievers and perfectionists who are living almost entirely in their heads, constantly thinking, planning, evaluating, and pushing, while quietly ignoring the physical signals their bodies are sending. Drawing from her own personal journey as a physician who once pushed through fractures, pain, and mental health struggles in the relentless pursuit of achievement, Dr. Shabbir offers a grounding reminder: healing is not only a mindset shift. It is also a body experience.
This episode is both an invitation and a practice, closing with a guided Perfectionism Body Scan™ exercise designed specifically for high performers ready to reconnect.
Episode Takeaways
Why high achievers and perfectionists are uniquely prone to body disconnection
The physical toll of perfectionism: tension, insomnia, jaw clenching, ignored symptoms, and more
Dr. Shabbir's personal story of ignoring her body's signals despite being a physician and wellbeing expert
What the research says about body scans, from cortisol reduction to improved sleep and pain relief
The Perfectionism Body Scan™: a guided exercise curated through the lens of perfectionism
How reconnecting with your body begins to shift the inner narrative of "not enoughness"
Why somatic awareness is a missing piece in lasting high-performance well-being
Guided Exercise in This Episode
This episode includes Dr. Shabbir's original Perfectionism Body Scan™, a mindfulness-based body scan tailored for perfectionists, walking through the scalp, forehead, eyes, jaw, neck, shoulders, chest, stomach, hips, legs, and feet. Each area is explored with the specific language of perfectionism: the vigilance, the weight of expectations, the pressure to succeed, and the exhaustion of always pushing forward.
You can return to this episode anytime you need a reset.
What Type of Perfectionism Is Sabotaging Your Success? - Special Announcement
Wednesday, May 6, 2026 • Duration 04:18
A short, exciting announcement from Dr. Amna Shabbir.
After hearing your questions and feedback, she’s created a free 3-minute quiz to help you identify your unique perfectionism pattern—and what to do about it.
🔑 What Type of Perfectionism Is Sabotaging Your Success?
Ep 63. Boundaries 101 and Assertiveness with Dr. Amna Shabbir MD
Episode 63
Sunday, May 3, 2026 • Duration 19:42
In this rich solo episode, Dr. Amna Shabbir cuts straight to the core of why boundary setting breaks down for even the most accomplished high achievers. It's not a lack of willpower or strategy. It's a deeper issue of self-abandonment disguised as professionalism, reliability, and people-pleasing.
Drawing from her clinical work, her own entrepreneurial journey, and research on assertiveness, Dr. Shabbir walks you through a practical three-step framework to move from avoidance to assertiveness and start protecting your energy without guilt.
Episode Takeaways
Why taking yourself seriously is the foundation of every boundary you'll ever set
The hidden cost of avoidance and why it's really a form of self-abandonment
How perfectionism can dress up self-neglect as excellence or being a "team player"
What assertiveness actually is and why it's a learnable skill, not a personality trait
Research-backed reasons assertiveness reduces stress, anxiety, and depression
Warren Buffett on why saying no is a strategic decision, not a personal failure
The 3-Step Boundary Framework:
Step 1: Name the drain: identify and write down what's causing resentment or energy loss
Step 2: Check in with your body: notice your physical response and take it seriously
Step 3: Communicate the boundary: simple, clear language scripts for teams, loved ones, and peers
Why the first steps of boundary setting always happen between you and yourself
The closing reflection: Where are you taking your output seriously, but not yourself?
About the Host
Dr. Amna Shabbir, MD, NBC-HWC, CPC is a Dual Board-Certified Physician and TEDx Speaker with advanced training in Integrative Well-being, Performance, and Leadership Development. She speaks, coaches, and consults on Perfectionism, Sustainable Success, and the well-being of High Achievers.
Ep 62. Your Body Knows Before Your Mind Does: Trauma, The Nervous System, Perfectionism and a Path to Healing with Harvard Trained Psychiatrist Dr. Melissa Hankins
Episode 62
Sunday, April 26, 2026 • Duration 41:20
I have been wanting to have this conversation for a very long time and I am so glad it is finally here. In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Melissa Hankins, a Harvard-trained psychiatrist, certified executive coach, and trauma-informed EFT practitioner, for one of the most honest and illuminating conversations I have had on this show.
We go deep into the intersection of trauma and perfectionism, and Dr. Hankins reframes everything. Perfectionism is not a personality flaw or a character trait. It is a state of being, a protective strategy your nervous system developed to keep you safe in environments where love, belonging, and worth felt conditional. And when you understand that, everything starts to make sense.
Dr. Hankins generously shares her own story, growing up biracial in a predominantly white environment, losing her mother at 16, and navigating the racial and emotional complexity that quietly shaped her drive to achieve above and beyond. Her vulnerability in this conversation moved me deeply, and I found myself holding space while also recognizing so much of my own journey as a South Asian woman in medicine.
We also explore EFT tapping, the mind-body tool that Dr. Hankins introduced me to personally and that I can say from experience is genuinely powerful. She walks us through how it works, why it works, and how you can begin using it to regulate your nervous system right now.
If you have ever felt like you cannot slow down, cannot stop achieving, cannot let people see the real you, this episode is for you.
Key Takeaways
Perfectionism is a protective strategy, not a flaw. Your nervous system developed it to keep you safe in environments where love and belonging felt conditional.
Trauma is more than big T moments. Anything that was too much too soon, or too little for too long, can shape how we show up as adults.
Perfectionism has many faces. Control, people pleasing, analysis paralysis, overworking, invisibility, these are all expressions of the same nervous system response.
✨ What Type of Perfectionism is Sabotaging Your Success?
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About the Host Dr. Amna Shabbir, MD, NBC-HWC, CPC is a Dual Board-Certified Physician and TEDx Speaker with advanced training in Integrative Well-being, Performance, and Leadership Development. She speaks, coaches, and consults on Perfectionism, Sustainable Success, and the well-being of High Achievers.
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Jillian is currently completing a master's degree in marriage and family therapy with focus in trauma and is an advocate for approaching holistic wellbeing through a systemic, biopsychosocial and spiritual lens.
About the Host Dr. Amna Shabbir, MD, NBC-HWC, CPC is a Dual Board-Certified Physician and TEDx Speaker with advanced training in Integrative Well-being, Performance, and Leadership Development. She speaks, coaches, and consults on Perfectionism, Sustainable Success, and the well-being of High Achievers.
Connect with Dr. Shabbir 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.amnashabbir/
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About the Host Dr. Amna Shabbir, MD, NBC-HWC, CPC is a Dual Board-Certified Physician and TEDx Speaker with advanced training in Integrative Well-being, Performance, and Leadership Development. She speaks, coaches, and consults on Perfectionism, Sustainable Success, and the well-being of High Achievers.
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National Sexual Assault Hotline (RAINN) 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) Online chat: https://www.rainn.org 24/7 confidential support, trauma-informed crisis counselors
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline Call or text 988 https://988lifeline.org For emotional distress, trauma crises, or suicidal thoughts
Today, the Foundation's programs reach over 2 million health workers, and as of early 2026, 70 state licensure boards and over 3,000 care facilities have removed invasive mental health questions from their licensing and credentialing applications — making it safer for more than 3 million health workers to seek mental health care without fear of professional repercussions.
In 2023, Corey and his wife Jennifer were awarded the Surgeon General's Medallion for Health — the highest civilian honor the U.S. Surgeon General can bestow. He holds a JD from Penn State Dickinson School of Law and an MBA from the UVA Darden School of Business.
Dr. Amna Shabbir, MD, NBC-HWC, CPC is a Dual Board-Certified Physician and TEDx Speaker with advanced training in Integrative Well-being, Performance, and Leadership Development. She speaks, coaches, and consults on Perfectionism, Sustainable Success, and the well-being of High Achievers.
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Your body is keeping score. Jaw clenching, headaches, chest tightness, GI issues and sleep disturbances can all be signs that your nervous system is dysregulated.
EFT tapping meets you where you are. Whether you are connected to a sensation, an emotion, or just a thought, tapping can gently regulate the nervous system without force.
Perfectionism and excellence are not the same thing. Perfectionism is fear-driven. Excellence is values-driven. You can absolutely let go of one and keep the other.
About the guest:
Melissa Hankins, MD, CPC is the CEO and Founder of Melissa Hankins Coaching, a coaching and consulting firm that is committed to helping physicians and leaders overcome burnout, and helping organizations create and maintain psychologically safe work environments and sustainable well-being for their employees. Dr Hankins is a certified executive coach, Harvard-trained psychiatrist, and trauma-informed Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT or "tapping") practitioner. In addition to leading her own organization, Dr Hankins also serves as faculty for The Academy of Creative Coaching, an ICF-accredited coach training organization.
Dr Hankins has taught and spoken extensively about trauma-informed coaching and creating trauma-informed workplaces at several healthcare and coaching organizations and corporations, including Harvard Institute of Coaching, University of California-Davis Health, Weill-Cornell Medical, Stanford University, California Counties Foundation, and Coaching.com's World Business and Executive Coaching Summit. Dr Hankins has appeared on numerous podcasts, and her writing has been featured in KevinMD, MedPageToday, Medium.com, and Physician Outlook magazine. She is also a contributing author in the physician anthology, "Thriving After Burnout: A Compilation of Real Stories by Female Physicians."
Dr Hankins provides individual and group coaching, as well as interactive trainings and workshops, and is available for organizational retreats and speaking engagements.
About the Host Dr. Amna Shabbir, MD, NBC-HWC, CPC is a Dual Board-Certified Physician and TEDx Speaker with advanced training in Integrative Well-being, Performance, and Leadership Development. She speaks, coaches, and consults on Perfectionism, Sustainable Success, and the well-being of High Achievers.
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