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‘The Winning Doc’ Beauty queen-turned-physician
uses radio show to help women
BY NATASHA CHILINGERIAN (AMERICAN PRESS JUNE
20, 2007)
Dr. Vidushi Babber is taking a model
approach to psychiatry.
The 33-year-old India native is a former beauty pageant queen,
an accomplished speaker, author and physician who practices in Lake Charles.
She’s
adding radio talk show host to her list of job titles. On June 6, she debuted “Winning With Wellness: Where Beauty Meets
Health” on the Women’s Channel of the Internet radio network VoiceAmerica.
The
show runs the gamut of issues affecting women, and besides providing information about common mental health related problems
— eating disorders, stress, post-partum depression and domestic violence — Dr. Babber wants to help women look
beautiful, too.
“I was thinking about creating a wellness program, and with Internet
radio I can reach anyone in the world,” she said. “I want to move toward prevention and education. I added beauty
to the show because women think about looking good and feeling good.”
While her
show targets women ages 25 to 50, Dr. Babber has a special interest in improving the mental health of beauty pageant contestants.
She entered the pageant scene at age 19 in order to improve her public speaking skills and learn how to think on her feet,
and she currently holds the title of Ms. Houston 2007.
She hopes to prevent today’s
looks-obsessed pageant contestants from developing eating disorders.
“Women in the
pageant industry need (education) the most because they’re spokespeople for the world,” she said. “The younger
ones need to be encouraged that it’s about who you are as a person, not just about how you look.”
Dr.
Babber feels her out-of the-box approach will help make a difference in women. She often goes under the moniker of “Winning
Doc,” and on her Web site she posted a photo of herself dressed in a gown, tiara and sash that reads “The Winning
Doc.” In the photo, she holds a trophy and wears a stethoscope around her neck.
By
looking successful, strong and beautiful, she hopes to get her message across to the women who need it most.
“Girls
need someone to look up to, and if I go out like that, they’ll listen,” Dr. Babber says. “I’m giving
them the message that smart is beautiful. I’m doing this for a good cause, and sometime you have to blend out instead
blend in to make a difference in life.”
The show airs Wednesdays at 9 a.m. CST through
Aug. 29 for a 13-week pilot season, and each show will feature one “wellness guest” and one “super role
model,” the latter of whom Dr. Babber describes as women who are promoting wellness in society. On June 13, she hosted
Tina B. Tessina, a.k.a. “Dr. Romance,” and plans for other well-known guests are in the works. She also plans
to use the show as a launch pad for female business owners to promote their products and as a venue for beauty advice.
“Women are under a lot of pressure,” she says. “They’re independent
and pursuing their dreams, and they also want to have a husband, kids and a home. That can lead to anxiety and depression.
I want to show them that life doesn’t have to be perfect.”
Stephan Jacob,
the show’s executive producer, says he chose to work with Dr. Babber because she struck him as a unique, energetic and
successful role model.
“She’s vivacious, serving and operates with integrity,”
Jacob said. “She’s a practicing physician and still a young, powerful, accomplished woman. She’s marrying
what appear to be opposed venues — pageantry and mental health — and she can shed some light on things that haven’t
been shed light on.”
Dr. Babber says she hopes the show will continue running regularly
so she can accomplish her mission of educating women outside of her patient pool.
“I
feel like I’m not making the difference I want to make by diagnosing and treating patients,” Dr. Babber said.
“This way, I can reach more people, and everyone’s hungry for education. I want to teach them to take care of
themselves on the inside and on the outside, too.”
“Winning With Wellness”
can be accessed at www.voiceamerica.com/womensnetwork. For information on Dr. Babber, visit www. drbabber.com, www.winningdoc.com and www.pageantdoc.com. Jacob can be contacted
about show details or comments at 480-294-6423. MRS. GLOBE PAGEANT PRESIDENT SHARES PASSION FOR WOMEN'S EXCELLENCE ON UPCOMING INTERNET RADIO PROGRAM
(June 22, 2007/ Lake Charles, LA) A powerhouse of encouragement and empowerment, Dr. Tracy Kemble will
be the featured guest July 11 on the internet talk radio show Winning with Wellness: Where Beauty Meets Health, hosted by
psychiatrist Vidushi Babber, MD.
Dr. Kemble is the president of the Mrs. Globe pageant and founder of W.I.N. Inspiration
Network. She specializes in giving women confidence to pursue their personal best through her Right Living program.
The radio program airs at 7AM PST/ 10AM EST every Wednesday morning on the VoiceAmerica Women's Network. Dr. Babber
is the Medical Director of Lake Charles Memorial Hospital’s Recovery Center Adult Program and has an outpatient practice
with the Institute for Neuropsychiatry in Louisiana. Dr. Babber specializes in women’s mental health with a passion
for educating pageant contestants on wellness.
For more information, visit www.drbabber.com.
Expert in Postpartum Depression
To Be Featured On Local Psychiatrists’ Radio Program
(July 19,
2007/ Lake Charles, LA) An expert on postpartum depression issues, Susan Dowd Stone, MSW, LCSW, President of Postpartum
Support International will be the featured guest July 25 on the internet talk radio show Winning with Wellness:
Where Beauty Meets Health, hosted by Psychiatrist Vidushi Babber, MD.
Stone has been featured on The CBS Early Show, ABC News, and other national broadcasts for her expertise
in recognizing and treating postpartum depression. She is frequently asked to offer her insight on women’s
reproductive mental health for pending legislation, media content or commentary dealing with postpartum depression.
The radio program airs at 9 a.m. every Wednesday morning on the VoiceAmerica Women’s
Network. Dr. Babber is the Medical Director of Lake Charles Memorial Hospital’s Recovery Center Adult
Program and has an outpatient practice at the Institute for Neuropsychiatry. Dr. Babber specializes in
women’s mental health.
Sponsorships of Dr. Babber’s show
on VoiceAmerica are available, providing exposure for businesses and organizations while supporting educational programming.
For more information, call 1-800-573-7351.
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