Welcome to "Mind Behind the Curtain" —a show about the stories of incredible physician entrepreneurs who’ve navigated the chaos, doubt, and growth that comes with creating something new. In each episode, we pull back the curtain on their journeys, sharing the triumphs and struggles that led them to where they are today.
Join your host, Jennie Eckstrom of Uncluttered Mind, MD. Let’s take this journey together. It’s time to look beyond the curtain.
Love, Science & Letting Go: Building a Thriving Fertility Coaching Practice While Reclaiming Your Life
In this episode, I sit down with the remarkable Dr. Erica Bove — double board-certified OB-GYN, Reproductive Endocrinologist, and the founder of Love and Science: Thriving Through Infertility. What begins as a story about choosing medicine becomes a deeply honest conversation about identity, burnout, divorce, and the radical courage it takes to redesign your life from the inside out. Dr. Bove shares how she went from a laser-focused academic physician working grueling hours to a single mom w...
24 Mar 2026
From ER Chaos to Calm at Home with Dr. Stacey Poznanski
Dr. Stacey Poznanski is an emergency medicine physician, executive coach, entrepreneur, and mother of four—and the founder of Serenely Rooted and creator of The H.O.M.E. Course™ (Home Operations Made Easy). After experiencing the burnout of trying to do it all, Stacey realized that her home needed the same level of structure, leadership, and intentionality we bring to medicine and business. Through her company, Serenely Rooted, she now helps high-achieving parents create simple systems and rh...
30 Dec 2025
Honor the Nudge: How Dr. Una Built a Movement of Physician Entrepreneurs
In this energizing and deeply honest conversation, Dr. Jennie Eckstrom sits down with Dr. Una to explore the real journey behind EntreMD and the entrepreneurial transformation of a previously shy, introverted pediatrician who built multiple thriving businesses. Dr. Una shares how her early days in a solo pediatric practice planted the first seeds of entrepreneurship. She recalls the anticlimactic moment after seeing her first patient as an attending—when she realized she couldn’t spend the ne...
15 Dec 2025
Food Quality: The Missing Link in Chronic Disease Prevention
In this episode of Mind Behind the Curtain, Dr. Jennie Eckstrom sits down with neuroradiologist and lifestyle medicine physician Dr. Akshita Mehta to explore one of the most overlooked contributors to chronic disease and patient overwhelm: food quality. As independent physicians, we see firsthand the downstream consequences of chronic microvascular disease, fatty liver, metabolic dysfunction, and inflammation. Dr. Mehta brings a radiologist’s eye and a systems-level perspective to a conversat...
9 Dec 2025
From Freeze to Financial Freedom: Money, Mindset & Wealth for Women Physicians
In this episode of Mind Behind the Curtain, Dr. Jennie sits down with guest, Dr. Latifat for a deeply honest, energizing conversation about money, identity, and what it really takes for women physicians to build seven-figure net worths without sacrificing their wellbeing. Dr. Latifat shares her origin story, from arriving in the U.S., supporting her family, and training as a gastroenterologist, to the pivotal moment she realized that avoiding money would lead her straight into burnout. She de...
25 Nov 2025
Turning Travel Into a Prescription for Joy and Well-Being featuring Dr. Courtney Downes
On this week’s episode of Mind Behind the Curtain, Dr. Jennie Eckstrom sits down with Dr. Courtney Downes—Emergency Medicine physician, avid traveler, and founder of Prescription to Travel MD. Dr. Downes helps busy professionals transform everyday expenses, CME dollars, and loyalty programs into intentional, restorative, luxury travel experiences without the luxury price tag. In this conversation, we explore the mindset shift that turned travel into her personal prescription for wellness, the...
12 Nov 2025
Reframing Weight, Wellness, and the Physician Identity with Dr. Catherine Toomer
In this episode of Mind Behind the Curtain, host Dr. Jennie Eckstrom sits down with Dr. Catherine Toomer, a family medicine physician, coach, and founder of The Total Weight Care Institute. Dr. Toomer shares her deeply personal journey from battling postpartum heart failure and type 2 diabetes to reclaiming her health through a holistic integration of medicine, mindset, and metabolism. Together, they explore how redefining weight care goes beyond numbers on a scale, it’s about wholeness, heal...
8 Oct 2025
The Art of Uncompromising Intimacy: Redefining Passion, Partnership, and Purpose
In this episode, Jennie welcomes Dr. Alexandra Stockwell, The Intimacy Doctor—a physician turned relationship and intimacy coach helping high-achieving couples reignite passion and connection without compromise. Together, they explore how emotional intelligence, authenticity, and courageous self-expression transform relationships from functional to fulfilling. Dr. Alexandra shares her journey from medicine to coaching, her philosophy on “uncompromising intimacy,” and her mission to reshape ho...
4 Sept 2025
Breaking Barriers in Psychiatry: Innovation, Resilience, and Hope ft. Dr. Erin Amato
In this episode of Mind Behind the Curtain, Dr. Amato shares how the devastating loss of her first patient to suicide sparked her search for better answers and ultimately reshaped her career. From embracing TMS and ketamine before they were mainstream to incorporating sleep, nutrition, trauma, and hormones into her practice, she reveals what it means to deliver truly integrative mental health care. Beyond the clinical side, Dr. Amato reflects on leadership, delegating, setting boundaries, and...
16 Jun 2025
Redefining Purpose: A Physician’s Path to Resilience and Renewal featuring Dr. Susan Hughes
Dr. Susan Hughes shares her journey from a successful physician and entrepreneur to becoming a traumatic brain injury survivor and author, focusing on helping women navigate major life transitions in this interview.
16 Jun 2025
More Than Medicine: Growing an Independent Psychiatry Practice with Purpose featuring Dr. Vickie Huang and Dr. Elizabeth Casalegno
Psychiatrists Vickie Huang and Elizabeth Casalegno discuss building an independent psychiatry practice, highlighting the challenges and rewards of expansion and quality patient care in this interview.
16 Jun 2025
From Real Estate to Real Freedom: Elaine’s Journey to Wealth, Impact & Balance
Elaine, physician, investor, and coach, shares her journey from a multifaceted medical career to real estate success, discussing mentorship and mindset shifts in an interview with Uncluttered Mind, MD.
15 Jun 2025
From ER to Aesthetic Medicine: Journey to Heart Healing featuring Dr. Judith Borger
Dr. Judith Borger recounts her transition from emergency room medicine to aesthetic medicine, emphasizing self-care and personal growth in an interview with Uncluttered Mind, MD.
14 Jun 2025
Neuroplastic Pain and Reprogramming Pain Loops with Dr. Caroline Beall
Dr. Caroline Beall explains neuroplastic pain and reprogramming pain loops as a treatment for chronic pain, highlighting patient education and empowerment in changing how the brain interprets pain signals in this interview.
14 Jun 2025
Direct Primary Care: Finding the Model that Works for You featuring Dr Jessica Mendelsohn
Dr. Jessica Mendelsohn discusses the parallels between independent and Direct Primary Care practices, providing guidance for physicians exploring the DPC model in this interview.
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Elaine
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