내가 과부였을 때| The One with Dr. Tosin Odunsi – Life by Tosin: Episode 10 (2020)

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The More Sibyl Podcast Presents: The One with Dr. Tosin Odunsi – Life by Tosin

Wow! That’s the only word I can use to describe this guest’s story. Meet Dr. Tosin Odunsi – an OB/GYN who has had a non-traditional path to becoming a physician.

She took the MCAT (medical entrance exams) three times, took Step 1 USMLE (required to enter medical residency) three times (she failed one of them by two points), and took Step 3 four times before finally passing on her fourth attempt. Unfortunately, Tosin became a young widow during her intern year of OB/GYN residency in June 2015. This significant life experience has given her the courage to be transparent on her Instagram page (@lifebytosin) and serve as a life motivator. She is a coach to many and encourages people to live a full and intentional life now!

Know anyone who has ever struggled with taking or passing professional exams? Or perhaps, a widow/widower, especially those younger? Kindly share this episode with them, as Tosin did not hold anything back in talking about the long, unwinding grieving process as well as the importance of not letting exams define our identity. She also shared how she’s navigating her remarriage, rising above abandonment issues, and giving love a second chance. So WOW, Tosin! You are a ball of amazement.

About Dr. Tosin Odunsi: After graduating from Cornell University in 2008, she started her Masters in Public Health (MPH) at Thomas Jefferson University, PA. She went on to begin medical school at Meharry Medical College, TN, and completed her MPH between her second and third year. Subsequently, she graduated from Meharry in 2014.

Tosin says this being able to love again:

“I was not ready for love when I met my second husband. I definitely had a wall up. It took a miracle to start slowing chipping away at that wall because I definitely have abandonment issues. Like everybody is just gonna leave or die. So I have mentally built up walls to protect myself, in case that happens again.
I am very much on guard more than the normal person in thinking this will happen again. It very well may, but I really want to get to a point where I am very vulnerable as possible and not afraid of getting hurt. That’s where I am right now; I am thankful that I found two needles in a haystack. My current husband means a lot to me, and I am thankful and grateful for him as well.”