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Dr. Yolanda Bogaret, DO
Dr. Yolanda Bogaert, DO, is a physician turned community builder who founded a support ecosystem for mothers navigating autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in their children. With clinical experience and a personal calling to support underserved families, she has created a platform that combines medical insight, peer support, and advocacy to empower both caregivers and healthcare professionals in delivering holistic, compassionate care.
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You’re reading The Recalibrated Vision Newsletter, a resource for purpose-driven physicians and healthcare visionaries transforming from career to calling. In this issue we explore how Dr. Yolanda Bogaert is expanding the scope of care by building community, support, and advocacy for mothers of children with autism, turning a traditional clinical role into a mission-driven movement.
- The Recalibrated Vision Team
Introduction & Background
I sat down with Dr. Yolanda Bogaert, a physician who recognised that many mothers of children with autism face isolation, confusion, and lack of tailored support. Her journey from clinical practice to community leadership illustrates what it means to design a career and practice aligned with deeper purpose and impact.
Why She Made the Shift
Dr. Bogaert shared that while practicing medicine, she observed that families impacted by ASD often lacked adequate support beyond the clinic. The clinical role felt limited when it came to addressing long-term care, emotional support, and community resources. Her desire to serve these families in a more holistic way prompted her to build a model that bridges medicine, advocacy, and community.
What Her Model Looks Like
Her model focuses on creating a community for mothers of children with ASD, a platform that offers education, peer support, advocacy resources, and clinical insight. It is not simply a medical practice but a network of connection, empowerment, and sustained engagement. For physicians wanting to build purpose-driven work, this model presents a clear example of leveraging clinical expertise in new domains of care.
Building the Vision
Dr. Bogaert described steps she took. First, she clarified the need and value of such a community. Next, she designed systems for education, peer connection, and clinical collaboration. She developed partnerships, content, and support flows and emphasised gathering feedback from the families served to refine the community model. She treated the early phase as a learning lab, testing ideas, iterating, and scaling thoughtfully.
Impact and Experience
The outcomes are meaningful. Mothers report feeling seen, supported, and connected. They gain tools, community, and clarity which reduce their sense of isolation and improve resilience. For Dr. Bogaert, this shift has brought a deeper sense of fulfilment, expanded influence, and a practice that blends care, community, and mission. Her story shows that when physicians expand their definition of care, they can create deeper impact and richer professional lives.
Advice for Physicians Redesigning Their Work
Dr. Bogaert encourages physicians to start by identifying unmet needs in their field and matching them with their personal mission. She emphasises building a community around those needs, designing systems including education, peer support, and advocacy that extend care beyond the exam room, and launching small with feedback loops. She stresses that care models rooted in purpose often require stepping into roles beyond doctor to become educator, connector, and advocate.
Key Takeaways
Care extends beyond clinics when physicians meet unmet needs with community-based models
Purpose-driven physicians can leverage clinical expertise in novel ways to serve more fully
Transforming your career into a calling involves clarity of mission, strategic design, and willingness to iterate
When you align your work with the impact you want to make, your professional life becomes more meaningful and your patients or community benefit more deeply
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