Episode 45: Breaking Tradition: How Dr. Remina Panjwani Went from Immigrant Roots to Integrative Medicine Pioneer
About this episode
Dr. Remina Panjwani shares her unconventional journey from immigrant roots to becoming a pioneer in integrative medicine, discussing the challenges and insights gained along the way.
Most people don't give themselves permission to want more, especially when the world keeps telling them to want less. In this episode, Kristy sits down with Dr. Remina Panjwani, a mom, veteran, physician, and entrepreneur, whose life has been a masterclass in breaking molds. Born in Denmark to Pakistani immigrant parents, raised in the United States, and deployed to Iraq at 19, Dr. Remina's path to becoming a physician was anything but conventional. And once she got there, she realized the system she'd fought so hard to enter was broken. Dr. Remina opens up about surviving panic attacks during medical school, navigating generational trauma, and why graduating at the top of her class still wasn't enough to keep her in a system that prioritized shareholders over patients. After five years as a hospital internist, she made the leap to found her own integrative medicine practice, blending Eastern and Western modalities to get to the real root cause of her patients' struggles. Things You Will Learn: How generational trauma shows up physically and what to do about it Why conventional medicine treats symptoms while functional medicine chases root causes What perimenopause actually is…
People in this episode
Host: Kristy Kuhl
Guest: Dr. Remina Panjwani
Topics covered
- integrative medicine
- generational trauma
- functional medicine
- health and wellness
- personal growth
- entrepreneurship
Keywords
- integrative medicine
- generational trauma
- functional medicine
- panic attacks
- perimenopause
- health supplements
- sound healing
- breathwork
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Denmark, United States, Iraq
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