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Caption: If influencer means educator - I’m here for it I started a professional Instagram account in 2017 to share my self published book on miscarriage and recurrent p… more If influencer means educator - I’m here for it I started a professional Instagram account in 2017 to share my self published book on miscarriage and recurrent pregnancy loss, Not Broken. A guide to help people advocate for their care on confusing and heartbreaking pregnancy loss. Posted my first tiktok in October 2019 and danced my way through educating on fertility, IVF, and reproductive health. I find short form content can be creative and fun but I wanted to teach more and explain in depth so I started my YouTube channel in 2020. Started my podcast now Brave and Curious in January 2022 (which just reached 1 million downloads last weekend) to engage in meaningful conversations with experts in the field and people with powerful stories that don’t have their own platforms to share the incredible work they are doing. Every step of the way I’ve received criticism “It’s not professional for a doctor to be on social media’ ‘You shouldn’t spend you time making silly videos’ ‘Aren’t you embarrassed putting yourself out there like that’ I am glad I didn’t listen Personally I enjoy the creativity and take pride in educating - I remember how lost I felt as an infertile fertility doctor in the early 2000s and realized if I felt this confused and alone - other people must feel that way too. More people get their medical information from social media than any other resources. Unfortunately many people take advantage of that and post fear oriented content in order to sell people a solution. Frankly if medical professionals are not on social media - the influencers selling ‘solutions’ fill the gap. This doesn’t mean every doctor or medical professional needs a social media presence but support the ones that are taking time to educate (and have a little fun) Tag your favorite ‘doctor or medical professional influencer’ here👇 less
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