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What Am I Modeling with Dr. Tricia Pingel
Here's the uncomfortable truth: You're modeling something through your behavior every single day, whether you realize it or not. The question that will change everything: What am I modeling?
I'm Dr. Tricia Pingel, a naturopathic physician and stress expert with an unusual background - I started working as a professional fashion model when I was 9 months old. Between modeling and medicine, I learned to look perfect while completely losing myself in the process.
When my mom died after a 9-month cancer battle, I realized my boys had been watching me their entire lives, learning that pushing through no matter what was the only way to live. That's when I found my way back to myself through hip hop dance and discovered the power of authentic living.
This show is for anyone tired of looking successful on the outside while barely holding it together on the inside.You'll hear my messy transformation stories, raw conversations with people who've stopped performing and started actually living, medical insights on stress and why your body keeps the score, real talk about surviving high-pressure work environments, and permission-giving moments that make you feel less alone.
This is your permission slip to stop modeling burnout and start curating joy.
New episodes every Tuesday.
About Dr. Tricia: Naturopathic physician, bestselling author of "Total Health Turnaround" (60,000+ copies), and featured expert in Prevention Magazine, Good Housekeeping, and Women's Health. Connect at drpingel.com.
What Am I Modeling with Dr. Tricia Pingel
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You're modeling something through your behavior every single day, whether you realize it or not. The question that will change everything: What am I modeling?
I'm Dr. Tricia Pingel, and I was raised in the modeling industry from nine months old - cameras, stages, constant evaluation. I learned my worth from other people's opinions and became an expert at being what everyone else needed me to be. But I had no idea who I actually was.
Even as a successful naturopathic physician treating burnout, I was secretly falling apart from stage 2 adrenal fatigue myself. The losses kept coming - my dad's stroke, close family friends, my grandmothers - and through it all, I had to be the strong one. The one who could handle anything.
When my mom died after a 9-month cancer battle, I realized something terrifying: my boys had been watching me their entire lives, learning what success looked like by watching ME. I was accidentally teaching them that pushing through no matter what was the only way to live.
That's when I found my way back to myself through hip hop dance - something I'd abandoned because "successful people don't have time for joy." For the first time in decades, I wasn't performing for anyone. I was just... me.
This podcast explores the uncomfortable question every leader needs to ask: What am I modeling? To my children, my team, my community, myself?
Whether you're tired of looking successful on the outside while feeling like you're barely holding it together on the inside, or you're ready to stop accidentally teaching the people you love that grinding is the price of happiness - this show is your permission slip to stop performing your life and start actually living it.
About Dr. Tricia Pingel: Naturopathic physician, stress expert, and former fashion model who learned that relinquishing control isn't weakness - it's permission to be human. After experiencing profound loss and her own breakdown, she discovered that when you heal yourself, you heal the people watching you.
Ready to stop modeling burnout and start choosing joy?
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- Instagram: @drpingel
- YouTube: @WhatAmIModeling
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- Website: drpingel.com
New episodes every Tuesday. When you follow me on social media, say hello - I genuinely love meeting new people and hearing your stories of what you're choosing to model differently.
