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Frances Mei Hardin, MD speaks about the moment when success stops feeling like safety.
Identity After Mastery
Success Without Self-Betrayal
Ambition that doesn’t require self-abandonment
When the role you trained for no longer aligns
The Cost of High Achievement
Why the body tells the truth first
Reinvention After “Winning"
Leaving without shame, collapse, or erasure
A former head and neck surgeon, Frances Mei spent years mastering a system that rewarded endurance, perfection, and self-silencing, until her nervous system refused to keep going. Her work now sits at the intersection of ambition, identity, and reinvention, examining why so many high-achieving women feel untethered precisely when they are told they have “made it.”
Her talks are not about burnout, balance, or self-optimization. They are about the quieter rupture that comes after mastery: the grief of leaving a life you worked for, the fear of uncertainty, and the courage required to jump off the conveyor belt.
Her talks are not about burnout, balance, or self-optimization. They are about the quieter rupture that comes after mastery: the grief of leaving a life you worked for, the fear of uncertainty, and the courage required to jump off the conveyor belt.
Frances Mei speaks on themes including:
About Me
Frances Mei Hardin, MD
Former Tri-organ healing mercenary
Her work resonates across industries because the question at its center is universal:
What do you do when the life you built no longer feels like your own?
Frances Mei is available for keynotes, panels, and select consulting engagements.
What do you do when the life you built no longer feels like your own?
Frances Mei is available for keynotes, panels, and select consulting engagements.
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Publications
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