Stethoscopes, Strollers & Starting Over: Breaking the Cycle of Overwhelm and Rediscovering Joy with Dr. Toya
There comes a point where “pushing through” isn’t enough anymore.
You hit every milestone.
You carry every title.
You do all the things everyone said you should do.
And you’re exhausted, disconnected and barely holding it together.
This week on The Docs Get Money Podcast, I sat down with Dr. La Toya Luces-Sampson — OBGYN, physician coach, and founder of the Connected Motherhood Experience — to talk about what it really looks like to break free from the cycle of overwhelm and create a life that feels good from the inside out.
Dr. Toya’s story is one so many of us can see ourselves in. From growing up in Trinidad to attending Howard University, from surviving residency trauma to navigating postpartum burnout, she shares her full journey — the hard parts, the healing parts, and the beautiful becoming that happens when you finally choose yourself.
When Medicine Isn’t Enough to Sustain You Anymore
Residency didn’t just stretch Dr. Toya—it nearly broke her.
She pushed through brutal conditions, toxic environments, and impossible expectations because that’s what we as doctors are trained to do. She kept pushing through early motherhood too, trying to be all things to all people. Until one day, she couldn’t push anymore.
Motherhood opened a wound she couldn’t ignore. Burnout was no longer something she could "power through." It was a full-body, full-soul experience that forced her to reckon with a painful truth: the life she had built no longer fit the woman she was becoming.
It was time to start over.
The Birth of a New Mission: Connected Motherhood
What makes Dr. Toya’s journey so powerful is that she left a path that wasn’t serving her and created something better.
Through coaching, community-building, and real talk about mental health, she founded the Connected Motherhood Experience—a space for physician moms to heal, connect, and remember who they are outside of the white coat.
She built a business around joy, rest, and wholeness for women who have been trained to believe their worth is tied to their work.
Dr. Toya reminds us that healing isn’t linear, identity shifts are messy, and true success often looks like slowing down long enough to actually feel your life again.
This Episode Is for You If...
If you’ve ever looked at your career, your life, your perfectly polished LinkedIn profile—and thought, "I’m not okay"... this episode is for you.
If you’re craving connection, craving joy, craving something that feels yours again... this episode is for you.
In this conversation, we dive into:
✨ What it really feels like to leave traditional medicine
✨ The mental health struggles no one prepares you for
✨ How motherhood reveals what needs to heal
✨ Building a business rooted in service, community, and self-trust
✨ Why Black women physicians need spaces made for them, by them
🔥 Ready to hear the full story of starting over, reclaiming joy, and rising into your next chapter?