Dr Olivia Ong is a pain specialist, rehabilitation medicine specialist and health coach with 15 years experience, and a special interest in female pelvic pain.
After being hit by a car in 2008, Olivia was told she would never walk or practice medicine again. She spent years as a patient in hospitals and rehab facilities in Australia and US in an attempt to regain some of the capabilities that were torn away from her. Little did she know she was going to get a whole lot more than she’d bargained for. After an intensive three-year recovery process, she walked again. Today she shares her experience with others.
Emerging from such a dark period in her life inspired Olivia to start a business to address the unspoken toll that doctors bear when they don’t find the support they need. As a high-performance leadership coach and mentor for doctors, she now runs programs helping doctors transform their lives, moving from burnout to balance.
As the founder and CEO of The Heart-Centred Method Institute Pty Ltd, Olivia’s vision is for the company to be the leading global personal growth and professional development company for physicians, so that they can be well-rounded, heart-centred doctors.
As a Physician Entrepreneur, Olivia has been awarded the Disabled Business Excellence Silver Award by the founders of AusMumpreneurs, Peace Mitchell and Katy Garner, for demonstrating her leadership, resilience and business skills in establishing her company against all odds.
Olivia has been featured in and written for Thrive Global, Yahoo Finance, International Business Times Singapore, and Australian Business Journal. Her media appearances include Sky News, Studio 10 and Ticker TV, and she regularly gives talks about topics such as physician burnout and how mindfulness and self-compassion can transform chronic pain at industry-leading events including Australasian New Zealand College of Anaesthesia and Faculty of Pain Medicine.