Stethoscopes and Strollers
Welcome to Stethoscopes & Strollers! I'm Dr. Toya, mom of two, OBGYN, and coach for physician moms. Here, we go beyond the hospital halls, into the messy, magical early years of parenting—think diapers, sleepless nights, and figuring out how to deal with all those unexpected twists and turns.
Every episode, I dive into topics like mental health, the ins and outs of postpartum sex, sorting out childcare, and how having little ones changes your marriage. We’ll talk about getting back to work after baby, the real deal with mom guilt thanks to those tough doctor schedules, what pumping at work is really like, and how to keep all the balls in the air without dropping any. We’re here to get real about the hard choices, like deciding to stop breastfeeding, and so much more. This is a space for focusing on taking care of you, because managing scrubs and swaddles takes a village.
You'll figure out how to ask for and actually accept help, because let’s be honest, getting support is crucial for thriving as both a mom and a doctor.
Just a quick heads-up: while we're all about sharing and supporting, remember this isn’t medical advice. We’re here to connect, share experiences, and grow—together, without the medical jargon.
So, grab your coffee or tea, and get ready to dive into those parts of being a physician mom that don't get talked about enough. You're not riding this roller coaster alone, and you definitely deserve all the support you can get.
Tune in to Stethoscopes & Strollers for some real, honest insights and practical tips to make momming a bit easier. It’s time to get the conversation started!
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Stethoscopes and Strollers
To My Husband: Thank You for Doing the Work With Me
Hey doc,
This one’s personal.
In honor of Father’s Day (even though we don’t “do” the holiday), I wanted to take a moment to honor the man who made this podcast possible, my husband, Adé.
Not because he edits the episodes or runs the backend (he doesn’t). But because of the stories I share here and the tools I teach, they come from real work, and a real partnership that wasn’t always this way.
This is my thank you to him.
For being willing.
For doing the work.
For loving me enough to grow with me.
And for letting his story be part of this movement to help physician moms build marriages that actually work.
In this special episode you’ll hear:
- Why none of this would be possible without him
- The personal rule I follow before ever sharing our story
- How his growth made room for mine
- And why healing together is the only kind I believe in
To Adé, thank you.
And to every partner doing the work quietly in the background, this one’s for you too.
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Hey Doc, I want you to. Lend me your air for a second while I pay homage to my husband. This is my Father's Day message for my main man, Mr. Ade Samson, and we don't celebrate Father's Day, as you may know, you know, we don't really do these commercialized holidays steeped in capitalism, however. Because all of this month, I am doing episodes dedicated to husbands and fathers.
I wanted to give a special thank you to my husband for one, letting me talk about all this stuff. And I say Let's very intentionally, because I don't take for granted the sacrifice that he has to make to have all his business out on the internet and over the airwaves. And I don't talk about anything on this podcast that relates to him without talking to him about it first, because my respect for him is at the highest level and I wanna make sure that he's always comfortable with whatever I discuss, and it is very generous of him to be on board and to know that it is serving a greater purpose. Me using all of our stories and all of our growth, but more than that, I want to thank him for.
The growth and the work that he has done. That enables me to speak about this in the past tense because I could have definitely been talking about all of these things and given all this advice and coaching in this way, I having never healed, having never created this beautiful, all in partnership that we had because he was interested in doing the work, but that's not the case.
He was very interested. He has always been interested in personal growth and he's interested in me 'cause he loves me and that has enabled. Us to get to this place where I have all of this experience and I have all of these tools to be able to pass on to you and to all of my clients. So I really want to thank him for that, for doing the work and continuing to do the work with me so that we can continue to grow together and achieve our elite communication, because I couldn't be the coach that I am, I couldn't have this podcast be as helpful and real and as raw as it is.
Him and without his effort.
So babe, I want to thank you
for being an amazing husband,
an amazing father to our children,
and I wanna thank you
on behalf of the listeners.
I'll take the liberty of thanking you
for being so generous
with our personal lives
and allowing them to grow
from everything that we have experienced.
I really appreciate it.
We really appreciate it.
Thank you so much and Happy Father's Day.
. I'll see you on the next episode of Stethoscopes and Strollers.
