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Stethoscopes and Strollers

La Toya Luces-Sampson MD

Welcome to Stethoscopes & Strollers.

I’m Dr. Toya, OB/GYN, coach, entrepreneur, wife, and mom of two.

This is the podcast about what happens when the woman underneath the white coat starts asking what she actually wants.

Because becoming a physician can teach you a lot about achievement, responsibility, and taking care of other people. Becoming a mother can add an entirely new set of expectations about who you’re supposed to be and how much you’re supposed to give.

And somewhere in there, you still have a life to live.

On Stethoscopes & Strollers, we talk about all of it.

Motherhood. Medicine. Money. Marriage. Mental health. Career changes. Entrepreneurship. Childcare. Sex. Burnout. Asking for help. Building community. And figuring out what to do when the life that looked perfectly good on paper doesn’t actually work for you anymore.

Some episodes are practical.

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Episodes

152 episodes

  1. 144. The Midterm Elections Proved My Point: You're Not Just a Doctor 9:06
  2. 143. My Hairy Cooch and a Lesson in Personal Responsibility 27:04
  3. 142. You Can't Meditate Your Way Out of an Unsupported Life 12:32
  4. 141. Dr. You Incorporated: Why Every Physician Needs a Personal Brand 12:37
  5. 140. Talk Your Shit, Doc. Your Career Depends on It. 11:03
  6. 139. Mom Privilege Is Real. Are You Using Yours? 9:21
  7. 138. Pregnancy as Disability: A Medical Reframe 14:22
  8. 137. You Worked Hard for This. You’re Still Allowed to Let It Go 17:39
  9. 136. Doc, You Can Stop Breastfeeding 13:07
  10. 135. The One Thing I Don’t Want You to Outsource: Your Money 27:38
  11. 134. Please Take Care of Yourself, Doc 13:40
  12. 133. These Children Will Have You Thinking You're a Bad Mother 5:34
  13. 132. Travel and The Lies We Tell 28:12
  14. 131. Use Your Physician Privilege 5:39
  15. 130. The Good Mom Myth Is Burning Out Physician Moms 22:16
  16. 129. NO Is Just the Beginning: A Physician's Guide to Asking 22:35
  17. 128. Why I Left Clinical Medicine to Coach Physician Moms 6:26
  18. 127. Part 2: How Physician Moms Can Thrive Without Self-Sacrifice 17:35
  19. 126. Part 1: How Physician Moms Can Thrive Without Self-Sacrifice 22:43
  20. 125. The One-Minute Reset I Use During the Worst Days 21:22
  21. 124. When He Changes After the Baby: Understanding Paternal Postpartum Depression 10:30
  22. 123. Blackie, Whitey, and Beautiful Brown Skin: Raising Free Black Children in a World Obsessed with Socialization 11:59
  23. 122. How I Find Great Au Pairs When the Apps Look Empty 16:29
  24. 121. Patients Lie. Or Do They? How HVAC Customers remind me of patients 16:13
  25. 120. The Most Underrated AI Tool for Busy Physician Moms - Notebook LM 16:50
  26. 119. Affirmations Aren't Magic. They're Instructions. 8:32
  27. 118. Traveling With Your Au Pair (And Actually Enjoying It) 15:01
  28. 117. Michelle Obama Said the Same Thing I’ve Been Telling Y’all 22:49
  29. 116. Full Circle in DC: Medicine, Motherhood, and Michelle Obama 5:12
  30. 115. How to Delegate Your Life as a Woman Physician (Without Paying for Busywork) 16:23
  31. 114. When the Life You Wanted Doesn’t Fit Anymore 6:52
  32. 113. If You’re Hesitating About Childcare, Listen to This 5:41
  33. 112. Happy Doctor’s Day (And a Reminder You Might Need) 5:41
  34. 111. Part 2: Dr. Traci De Splinter on Mom Guilt, Career Choices, and Raising Successful Daughters 18:22
  35. 110. Part 1: Dr. Traci De Splinter 2 under 2, New attending, new city, new life 18:55
  36. 109. Celebrating Yourself: Why High Achievers Struggle to Do It 17:06
  37. 108. Fear Isn’t a Sign to Stop: What “Doing It Scared” Actually Looks Like 13:12
  38. 107. Part 2: Dr. Gina Dapul-Hidalgo’s Story: Investing in Herself and Shattering Limiting Beliefs 22:37
  39. 106. Part 1: Dr. Gina Dapul-Hidalgo’s Story: No Family Nearby, Newborn Twins, and a Full-Time Job 29:22
  40. 105. The Degrees You Think You Need (But Don’t) 18:47
  41. 104. Why This Physician Coach Launched an HVAC Business 17:32
  42. 103. Teach Your Sons How To Treat You: Your Actions are the Curriculum 16:08
  43. 102. How to Handle Surprise Meetings with Leadership 21:58
  44. 101. How I managed locums with a baby and a toddler— and how you can too 29:03
  45. 100. Celebrating 100 Episodes of Stethoscopes and Strollers: Welcome to 2026! 17:14
  46. 99. A Trinidadian New Year, A Physician Mom’s Reminder 4:29
  47. 98. Unsubscribing from Holiday Chaos (Effective Immediately) 8:02
  48. 97. Holiday Survival 101: Say Less, Stress Less 2:14
  49. 96. How to Ask for What You Want at Work 27:30
  50. 95. How to Outsource as a Physician Mom: Start Here 32:00