Treating the whole person: A holistic view with Dr. Z Colette Edwards.

Today we’re getting under the hood with Dr. Z. Colette Edwards a daughter, sister, auntie, women’s advocate, and a gastroenterologist. She has leveraged additional training in health and wellness coaching at the Maryland University of Integrative Health and in health equity as a member of the NIH Scholars Program in translational health disparities.  Dr. Edwards received a BA from Harvard University, an MD from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and an MBA from the Wharton School. She completed her GI fellowship training at the University of California, San Francisco. She was recently recognized as a trailblazer. Women of Wearables recognizes Positive Health founder as one of its 50 trailblazing leaders in menopause. Colette is currently the Founder and Chief Medical Officer of pausitive health, an holistic, digital health offering for women+ who are in all stages of the menopause journey. The program offers empowering education, consultations and care with menopause-trained clinicians, toolkits and physician-vetted resources, and a community navigating this transformational stage of life. Dr. Edwards is also the Managing Editor of the Wharton Healthcare Quarterly and the Chief Medical Advisor for Blog and App Content for BetterMe. She is the author of Be Less Stressed and a McGraw-Hill GI text as well as a co-author of Navigating Your Healthcare Journey: Lessons Learned to Get the Care You Need and Deserve. Finally, Colette is a member of the board of two non-profits, Bread for the City and TD1 Exchange. If you haven’t already, please give us a quick review and rating on Apple podcasts and Spotify and don’t forget you can follow us FaceBook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.