Voices With Vigor:

Amna Shabbir

A Conversation on Perfectionism, Post-Traumatic Growth & Revolutionizing Success Through Self-Compassion

When Voices Come Together, They Create Light With Sound

Thursday, March 26, 2026 | 9:00 AM Pacific Time (12:00 PM Eastern)

In our modern world, individual voices often feel lost in an endless sea of noise.

One voice may be drowned out by a symphony of others, or swallowed up in darkness.

Yet when voices gather with intention, something beautiful happens:

They resonate with calm, reason, and hope.

This is where Voices With Vigor begins.

Our next chapter features the theme "Trauma Redefined" as we celebrate the growing community of Voices With Vigor and Susan Baumgaertel's dedication to meaningful dialogue…

A fitting moment to expand the conversation from wellness to trauma, recovery, and all the voices that matter.

About Voices With Vigor: A New Kind of Conversation Series

Voices With Vigor represents something rare in our digital age:

A return to the art of meaningful dialogue.

Inspired by the great conversationalists like Terry Gross of Fresh Air and the beloved Magliozzi brothers of Car Talk, this monthly series brings together extraordinary voices for intimate, unscripted conversations.

Each month, we welcome guests from diverse backgrounds: physician innovators, visionary veterans, wellness advocates, courageous trailblazers, resilient innovators, leaders who inspire, and so many others who share common threads of curiosity, kindness, dedication, and resilience.

What makes VWV special:

•  Authentic dialogue over polished presentations

•  Diverse perspectives united by shared humanity

•  No sales pitches or commercial agendas

•  Intimate format that prioritizes genuine connection

• Community building that extends beyond the screen

Merriam-Webster defines vigor as "active bodily or mental strength or force; active healthy well-balanced growth."

We believe our voices can be vigorous in spirit, in love, in creativity, and in purpose.

Important note:

While our inaugural series launches free as a gift to our community, future VWV conversations will transition to a premium format.

These foundational conversations will eventually live on the website menopausemenu.com, but the live, interactive experience—the chance to ask questions and be part of the dialogue in real time—that's happening now, and only now.

A Conversation That Matters

Join Susan Baumgaertel for an intimate morning conversation with dual board-certified physician and wellness strategist Amna Shabbir…

A voice that bridges the worlds of medicine, high-performance coaching, and the courage to revolutionize success through self-compassion and post-traumatic growth approaches that prioritize humanity over hustle.

In this FREE 60-minute live gathering, we'll explore:

• From medical excellence to personal healing – How navigating perfectionism and mental health struggles while building a medical career shaped a revolutionary approach to sustainable high performance

• Challenging achievement orthodoxy – Moving from toxic perfectionism and relentless achievement pressure to evidence-based, self-compassion centered approaches that acknowledge the complexity of modern success

• Leadership through lived experience – Lessons from surviving burnout and moral injury while parenting and building a medical career, and how lived experience informs compassionate, performance-focused care

• The courage to think differently – How Success Curated revolutionizes workplace wellness through The Courage Bridge™ framework that prioritizes sustainable well-being over performative achievement

• From surviving to thriving – What happens when we transform healthcare and leadership from burnout-driven models to post-traumatic growth approaches that address root causes of perfectionism

Meet Our Featured Voice: Amna Shabbir

A purposeful approach that taps into the transformational connection required to create lasting performance optimization, complementing traditional medical care with humanity-centered strategies that address root causes of perfectionism rather than surface-level productivity tactics.

When she's not providing wellness coaching, you'll find Amna advocating for physician well-being, hosting her top-ranked podcast, or helping organizations understand the importance of sustainable, self-compassion focused approaches to high performance.

She believes in the power of combining medical expertise with behavior change science and the necessity of addressing perfectionism through innovative, evidence-based approaches…

A physician who transforms personal perfectionism into systematic wellness transformation.

Your Host: Susan Baumgaertel

Recognition and impact:

•  Featured speaker at prestigious events, including the STAT News Summit in Boston, the ICCR Conference in New York City, and the Doctors on Social Media (SoMeDocs) virtual Menopause Conference

•  Recognized by Seattle Met Top Doctors, The Best Doctors in America, and multiple professional organizations

•  Board President of Cancer Lifeline, recipient of their Inspirational Leadership Award and Volunteer of the Year

•  Sought-after voice on national and international podcasts

Susan embodies the intersection of medicine and art, science and humanity, individual stories and universal truths.

She believes in the power of genuine conversation to illuminate what matters most.

"I wish to share my voice with vigor... with all who are curious."

What This Gathering Offers

This conversation comes to you as a gift…

No strings attached or hidden agendas.

Simply a wellness strategist and a physician sharing what they've learned about resilience, post-traumatic growth, and the courage to build sustainable success while navigating perfectionism's complex landscape.

✨ Live morning conversation between two thoughtful voices in medicine, wellness coaching, and sustainable high performance

✨ Interactive dialogue where your questions become part of the story

✨ Insights into finding purpose and hope in perfectionism recovery's most challenging moments

✨ Community connection with others who value authentic exchange

✨ Curated resources to continue your own journey of growth

Join This Circle of Voices

Event Details:

Date: Thursday, March 26, 2026

Time: 9:00 AM Pacific Time (12:00 PM Eastern)

Duration: 60 minutes of meaningful conversation

Format: Live via Zoom (details sent upon registration)

Investment: Free—because some things are too important to put behind paywalls

Voices From Our Growing Community

"Wendy was excellent! I loved her lightheartedness! She was fun! Another great talk and series!"

— Diane K (Seattle, WA)

"I liked the fact you had Sara on your show and talked about veterans and exposure to chemicals such as TCE. Sara is blessed to have the means and connections to the VA doctors in a closer and professional way. There are a lot of veterans out there that need better resources and feedback from the VA.

I liked the fact that you talked about Dr. John Duda and the Michael J. Fox Foundation.

I have been to many renowned movement disorder specialist doctors in the Chicago area as well as Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN.

There are many angles that feed off the topic of veterans and Parkinson's disease. The outlawing of TCE would be great if politics does not get in the way.

Thank you for having Sara W on your show and I would tune in again regarding topics of veterans and health care."

— Charles S (Chicago, IL)

"A truly wonderful show! This is the kind of mind/heart/soul food we're all craving right now! Thoughtful and thought-provoking. This is the show you don't want to miss. Susan, you hit it out of the park! Truly. It felt intimate and safe—like we were all sitting around the campfire under the stars. Loved your questions btw! Thank you. When we slow down and then sit down around the fire, we open the sacred space to becoming the storytellers we are—as a species! You create and hold that space beautifully. Our stories are saving us, one telling at a time!"

— Laura B (Stillwater, Minnesota)

Why This Moment Matters

We live in times when authentic voices feel increasingly rare.

When genuine connection seems harder to find. When the noise threatens to drown out what truly matters.

Voices With Vigor stands as a quiet rebellion against all of that.

This conversation with Amna Shabbir happens once—live, unrehearsed, real.

Miss it, and you miss the chance to be part of something that can't be replicated or reproduced.

This Conversation Calls To:

✨ High-achieving professionals seeking to transform performance culture through self-compassion and sustainable wellness approaches

✨ Leaders exploring the intersection of personal perfectionism experience and professional wellness innovation

✨ Anyone interested in understanding how success can be revolutionized through post-traumatic growth and evidence-based behavior change

✨ Those who believe in the power of transforming personal perfectionism into systematic wellness and performance optimization

✨ People ready to add their own voice to a chorus of sustainable success and self-compassion innovation

This Moment Won't Come Again

Registration closes when we reach our intimate gathering size or at 8:00 AM Pacific on March 26th.

The beauty of meaningful conversation lies in its limitations…

We can't accommodate everyone, but we can create something special for those who choose to join us.

Questions You Might Have

Q: What makes this different from other online events?

A: This follows the tradition of great conversationalists—genuine curiosity, thoughtful questions, space for real dialogue. No scripts or sales pitches, simply two people exploring ideas that matter.

Q: What if I can't attend live?

A: The recording captures the content, but the live experience—the ability to ask questions, feel the energy of real-time dialogue—that's irreplaceable.

Q: How long will we gather?

A: Sixty minutes, including time for your questions to become part of the conversation.

Q: Is this only for physicians or wellness professionals?

A: Not at all. While some of our guests come from medical backgrounds, the conversations explore universal themes of purpose, connection, and authentic living.

Q: Will you try to sell me something?

A: Never. This is about paying it forward, the old-fashioned barter system of sharing what we know because it matters, not because it profits.

Q: I heard future events won't be free—is that true?

A: These "Trauma Redefined" conversations continue as a gift to our community. Future series may transition to different formats, but we believe these particular conversations are too important to put behind paywalls.

Q: How do I prepare?

A: Bring your curiosity and your favorite beverage. If you're drawn to explore Amna's work beforehand, visiting Success-Curated.com or DrAmnaShabbir.com will give you insight into her innovative approach to sustainable high performance and wellness coaching. Learning about her evidence-based, self-compassion focused methodology will give you deeper insight into her approach to transforming traditional achievement culture into humanity-centered success practices. But neither is required—just come as you are.

Q: What about future conversations?

A: One to three voices join us each month, each bringing their own unique perspective to the themes that connect us all—resilience, creativity, purpose, community.

Your Choice, Your Voice

Two paths stretch before you:

One leads back to the familiar—the endless scroll of surface-level content, the webinars that promise everything and deliver little, the noise that drowns out what matters most. And later, when you realize what you missed, the opportunity to experience VWV in its founding spirit will have passed.

The other leads here—to a conversation that honors the complexity of human experience, that believes in the power of authentic voices to create light with sound. To a moment that won't come again, offered in a spirit that won't be repeated.

The choice, as always, is yours.

But this conversation happens only once, with these voices, at this moment in time, in this generous format.

Voices With Vigor – Creating light with sound, one conversation at a time.

Questions? Reach out at [email protected] or connect with Susan on LinkedIn.

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