Have a listen instead of a read this week! 

I recently joined Dr. Clint Carter as a guest on his podcast, MyMD Unscripted, to discuss why trust, active listening, and patient ownership matter alongside good clinical care. When we understand the human being behind the diagnosis, we are better able to identify the barriers that another instruction or prescription may never uncover.

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Dr. Carter is a board-certified physician passionate about holistic, patient-driven care. His clinical practice is in Texas, USA, and is an innovative direct primary care model, focused on unrushed care through meaningful provider-patient relationships. 

I especially enjoyed our conversation about these relationships and how essential they are to facilitating lasting positive health changes. We discussed active listening, how to help people take ownership of their health, how self-worth and self-compassion influence our lives, and much more. 

Watch the full video conversation and podcast interview here.

Listen to the audio conversation and podcast interview here.

On our episode together, we discuss:

  • The connection between feeling heard, trusting the care process, and taking greater ownership of your health.
  • How identity, self-worth, and negative self-talk either support lasting behavior change or quietly undermine even the best medical advice.
  • How to prepare for a medical appointment by identifying your priorities, voicing your real concerns, and working with your physician to create a realistic plan.
  • How to reframe language and negative self-talk to instead come from a place of self-compassion and understanding that you deserve better.

Dr. Carter’s podcast leads candid conversations about medicine, business, faith, and personal growth. The MyMD Unscripted show highlights holistic, patient-centered approaches that challenge the status quo and inspire listeners to rethink how we care for health and community! Check out his podcast show here. 

I hope our conversation helps you approach your next health decision and next medical appointment with more confidence and greater clarity. Our chat is also available on Spotify and iHeartRadio. 

Happy Listening! 

As always, chase progress, not perfection.

I believe in you,


Dr. Khimji


This Week’s Challenge

Schedule 2 joy breaks this week. A joy break can be anything fun for you!

[PS. This Week’s Challenge is a new-ish segment of the blog where I encourage you to join me to work on a small, new healthy behaviour during the week. They are intentionally designed to be tiny and reasonable, so you can do them during the busy-ness of life.]


The Bottom Line

Enjoy a listen instead of reading this week! As a guest on Dr. Clint Carter’s podcast, MyMD Unscripted, we discussed why trust, active listening, and patient ownership matter alongside good clinical care. Dr. Carter is a board-certified physician passionate about holistic, patient-driven care. We covered a lot of ground, from feeling heard and understanding identity, to how self-worth and self-talk can either support or undermine our health behaviours. You can watch the full video podcast here or listen to the audio version here. Happy Listening!