Echi Di Ime
Echi Di Ime is my blog and podcast — a space for reflection on leadership, medical careers, women’s health, and social justice.
I draw on clinical practice, public health, and lived experience to make complex health issues clearer and more human.
What I write about
Women’s health across the life course
Periods, fertility, pregnancy, menopause, and getting heard in care.
Medical careers & leadership
Becoming a consultant involves identity shifts, boundaries, and confidence.
Health, power & systems
Equity, policy, and how structures shape outcomes.
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Explore My Writing
Becoming a Consultant: Things Nobody Ever Tells You
The shift from resident to consultant feels like the first trimester of a pregnancy: exhilarating, unsettling, and full of lessons no one warns you about.
In this piece I share what I wish I’d known in those early months — the unexpected realities, boundaries, and rhythms that shape thriving in your new role.
Why I Hate the Word "Resilience".
“Resilience” is everywhere — in medicine, in care, in life — but rarely unpacked with clarity or compassion.
Are you resilient, or have you normalised maladaptive behaviours to chronic stress? Now that’s a triggering question.
Imposter Syndrome isn’t Your Fault.
Imposter syndrome isn’t about weakness — it’s a response to spaces that were never made for you.
In this piece I reflect on why high achievers still feel like frauds, and why the real work isn’t “fixing you” but changing the environments that make you doubt yourself.
Beyond Bias: Race, Systems, and Obstetric Care
If we only treat race as a personal issue, we miss the ways it shapes systems and outcomes.
Drawing on my talk at RCOG 2023, this piece unpacks how systemic racism affects both patients and the clinicians who care for them — and what honest attention would look like.
5 Lessons in Self-Leadership (That I Wish I’d Learned Earlier.)
Self leadership is a critical skill in achieving career success, satisfaction and joy at work. I wish someone had told me this 10 years ago!
Mentorship is Not a Luxury
Progress is rarely a solo effort, even when we pretend it is.
This piece reflects on mentorship as a relationship, responsibility, and quiet scaffolding — and why who holds you up matters more than we often admit.
