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As a mother and a doctor, I know you are sometimes worried and afraid, overwhelmed and overstretched. But your families depend on you to be their foundation. You're imperfect. And that's okay.
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“That’s great, you got a good rest.” That’s what my husband said on the morning the kids went back to school (aka “The Day of Momentous Parental Joy”), right after I mentioned I hadn’t done any work in the whole month of August. Specifically, I hadn’t written any chapters of my book, and I’m not […]
This summer, I was invited onto the podcast “Mindset in Medicine” with medical students Megan Abbott and Melissa Misztal. Other than reaffirming my observation that medical trainees today understand the need for work-life greatness more than the average staff doctor, it was a lovely discussion about how we can all make medicine a healthier part […]
Let’s continue with the idea of setting up better boundaries to help you with work-life balance/integration. You know you need boundaries (information). You might even have a framework or process for where you can set boundaries (organization). The next step is support. Here are two ideas to help support your habit of setting up boundaries […]
I think you all know someone who freely gives out advice. Do this. Do that. Do this like that. Do that like this. This is the right way… But the information, even if it’s great, often isn’t enough. Many times, it’s information overload. If you think about it, you have the whole history of information […]
[Spoiler Alert for Season One of the Pitt ahead] Oh Dana!!! Since it hits so close to real life, I have to comment on charge nurse Dana Evans and her story in the Pitt. You all know someone like Dana. Hardworking. Wise cracking. Unflappable. Brings in the right info brochures before you know you need […]
