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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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When you were a kid, how long did your summers feel? For me, those golden days seemed to last forever. I remember running through the sprinklers, riding bikes with the neighbourhood kids, then going to the corner store to grab some freezies. We only went home when Mrs. Douglas called out into the twilight “Jonathan, […]
As a woman, there are societal expectations that you be helpful, caring, and nurturing. When you are strong and you have attended to your needs, it’s very natural to want to help others. Humans are hard wired to connect, belong, and contribute. This is what thriving is all about! What doesn’t work so well is […]
As important as it is to know what to do, you must also understand what to stop doing. Last week, I asked you to observe all the ways you managed or handled tasks that someone else could do or learn to do. It was hard, right? Of the many tasks that demand your attention, the […]
Blog: “spot, stop, swap” What is a change that you would like to make in your life? Maybe you’d like to snuggle and read stories with your kids instead of passing out in front of Netflix at the end of the day? Maybe you’d like to stop caring so much about how your home looks […]
What did you love to do BEFORE you became a doctor? Do you remember that version of yourself? Does “clinician, teacher, and researcher” encapsulate your wanted identities? If they do, and you wholeheartedly love medicine today as much as you did on the first day of anatomy class, then you have chosen so well! I’m […]
