How to Find Your Purpose When the Path You Planned Stops Working | Dr. Nseyo, OB-GYN

Dr. Nseyo spent years fighting to become the doctor she always dreamed of being. Then she got there, and she burned out. Ono Nseyo is an OB-GYN, women's health advocate, and podcast host who grew up watching her Nigerian immigrant father change lives in his community. Literally! That image of her dad shaped everything for her. She pushed through Stanford, organic chemistry, pre-med haters, eight years of training, and the systemic racism that still exists in medicine, all to show up for her patients. And then one day she realized she wasn't really showing up, not the way she wanted. In this episode, we talk about what burnout actually feels like from the inside, how she found her way back, and the moment in a college lecture that told her exactly why she was put on this earth. We also get into the maternal health crisis that still doesn't get enough attention: Black women are still 3 to 4 times more likely to die in childbirth. The statistics haven't improved. And Ono is one of the people fighting to change that. Key takeaways: How you know something is actually your calling. Dr. Nseyo didn't decide to go into women's health. Something "ignited" her. There's a difference .. and she names it. What burnout actually feels like from the inside. Not just tired. Not stressed. Muted. Like someone put a filter on your life and turned the color down. Why she started a podcast when she already had a full career. The exam room couldn't hold everything she wanted and needed to say. So she built something that could. The importance of community showing up. Dr. Nseyo shares the moment she almost quit medicine and who flew across the country to stop her? Her mom! What happens when you stop chasing the numbers. Dr. Nseyo got obsessed with metrics and it nearly killed the thing she loved. Letting go of that is what saved it. The statistic that ignited her life's work (and had me fuming). Black women in America are still three to four times more likely to die in childbirth. Decades of effort. The number hasn't moved. Impact of being loved by someone who won't give up on you. She says she's a better person because of her husband. Not in a cheesy, greeting card way. In a very real way. ▶️ Watch the full episode now and subscribe. 👤 About Ono Nseyo: Ono Nseyo, MD FACOG is a board-certified OB/GYN and former Medical Director of Women's Health for Sutter East Bay Medical Group, where she led strategic initiatives to expand access and equity in care. Based in Berkeley, Oakland, and Richmond, she serves a diverse patient population with a focus on compassionate, equitable care. She earned her undergraduate degree in Human Biology from Stanford University and completed her medical training at UCSF, with a career shaped by her commitment to addressing health disparities. Passionate about maternal health and matrescence, she founded the Hour.FM podcast to elevate women's voices and experiences across the health spectrum. 💻 Ono can be found: LinkedIn:   / onouwem-nseyo-md-facog-45a6bb29   Instagram:   / goldenhour.fm   TikTok:   / goldenhour.fm   Golden Hour FM Podcast:    / @goldenhourfm   ✨ About Vlada Bortnik: Vlada Bortnik is the CEO and co-founder of Marco Polo, the video messaging app designed to help people feel close without sacrificing time, privacy, or wellbeing. A Ukrainian refugee who arrived in the U.S. at 11, she built the company alongside her husband Michał while raising two young children, guided by her belief that technology should strengthen human connection, not exploit it. Today, she leads Marco Polo as a profitable, mission-driven company and speaks candidly about balancing parenthood and entrepreneurship while building ethical technology that scales. 💻 Vlada can be found: LinkedIn:   / vlada   Substack: https://heartfulwonders.substack.com/ Instagram:   / vladabortnik   🎧 This episode is also available on Spotify and Apple: Spotify: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/... Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... #HeartfulWonders #FollowingYourHeart #WomensHealth #MaternalHealth #Burnout #Purpose #OBGYN