The Art of Play and Knowing when Enough is Enough with Dr. Maria Millan, CEO of CA Institute for Regenerative Medicine & Host Tesz Millan

Mabuhay and Welcome, dear listeners of Filipina on the Rise… While Krystl takes a much deserved break, you'll hear a new voice on the podcast. Hi! I'm Tesz Millan, Creator of the YouTube series Filipina. American. Creative. For my very first episode hosting this amazing podcast, I brought in the support of someone I’ve looked up to and admired, pretty much my entire life.

Dr. Maria T. Millan, MD is the President and CEO of CIRM, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine. As the leader of this groundbreaking organization, she is leading its mission to help direct 8.5 billion dollars toward stem cell research projects and clinical trials that are not only saving lives but changing the way the world heals its sickest patients. Before that, she was the Director of Pediatric Transplantation at Stanford University, and before that, she completed her Surgery Residency at Harvard. Simply put, she is a bad a$$. Most importantly, she’s an amazing Filipina, a mom of two college students, loving wife to her husband David, and yes, she is my cousin!


In this episode we’ll cover…

·       How to shed the armor of over-achieving that prevents us from having real, meaningful connections

·       Maria's journey of becoming a pediatric surgeon of the highest degree, to leading CIRM as CEO and President, to being a mother and the importance of embracing vulnerability and trusting yourself along the way

·       Knowing when enough is enough - that what you do is good enough

·       How Filipino culture upholds positional hierarchy and the affect it can have on our need to constantly overwork 

·       What play looks like and how to learn the art of play from those around you


Importance of Episode:
Culturally, as Filipinas and as immigrants, we feel the pressure of wanting to fit in and have a place. We're brought up and even rewarded to achieve in order to feel like we bring value to this world. Making the mistake of thinking ONLY our achievements make us worthy can be detrimental to our overall mental health and physical well-being. To stay healthy, it's essential to recognize when enough is enough, to not beat yourself up when you take time to play/rest, and to know you have a place even when you're not in service all. the. time. Embrace vulnerability, take care of yourself and learn to forgive yourself for being human. Taking a moment for you to be "selfish" is not going to define you forever. It will actually help make you stronger and more whole, so you can fully give your best self to the world.


Watch Exclusive Footage from My First Interview with Maria: https://youtu.be/gpuTByvPTmc


Connect with Maria:
* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-t-millan-m-d-4438b06/


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