Success Versus Satisfaction; Dr. Denise Brown

Dr. Denise Brown is a transformative leader who helps women in business learn how to prioritize and avoid maternal overwhelm. With over three decades of experience in healthcare as a physician, CEO and Chief Strategy Officer, Denise S. Brown, MD is a thought leader in self-care activities for women. A graduate of The University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Medicine, with training at Stanford and Vanderbilt, she lives with Alex, her childhood sweetheart of 28 years, and their sons Will and Hank.

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Contact Info

• Website: www.TheFairyGodDoctor.com
• Book: The Fairy God Doctor's Guide to a Good Life: A Prescription for the Working Woman by Denise Brown

Most Influential Person

• My Husband

Effect on Emotions

• Mindfulness gives you the sense that this too will pass. Just like thoughts, emotions come, you acknowledge them and then you let them go. It's only heavy if you keep carrying it. 

Thoughts on Breathing

• My husband has helped me with the breathing. He is a big James Nestor fan. I like box breathing. In for four, hold for four, out for four, hold.
• I find it incredibly calming in all kinds of scenarios.

Suggested Resources

• Book: The Fairy God Doctor's Guide to a Good Life: A Prescription for the Working Woman by Denise Brown
• Book: Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor
• Book: Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice by Shunryu Suzuki
• App: Headspace

Bullying Story

• The mean girls in my neighborhood were bullying me, and I was in my '50s. You'd think it wouldn't bother me by that time, but it did.
• Mindfulness got me out of it. I felt almost shaky, which was not a thing for me. It was sitting and breathing that helped me.
• The concept of meditation and breathing really helped me calm down.