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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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The other day while I was exercising, I watched Duchess Meghan make olive oil soaps by hand in her craft shack with Jay Shetty and his wife, Radhi. Then Radhi showed everyone how to make a spice-laden vegan curry and naan. I had a sudden desire to be “crafty” and to learn all about ayurvedic […]
In Vaden’s book, he talks about a framework on how to spend your time called the “focus funnel.” At the top of the funnel are all of the possible tasks you could choose to do. He says that people who “multiply their time” (meaning, they preferentially do SIGNIFICANT things today that free up their time […]
What I enjoy most about the sabbatical surprised me. I thought the best gift would be great sleep (and that’s definitely part of it–this shift worker is sleeping with full-on REM and loving it!). But having the gift of slower mornings has helped me recognize all of the small things I’m grateful to experience every […]
Control is at the root of my unwillingness to ask for help. And control is a function of perfectionism. Perfectionism exists because of a worry of how others will judge me. So that leads me to lesson three of lessening the mental load: no one (whose opinions matter to me) will judge. And here’s the […]
As a busy mother and professional, you’re used to handling a lot of tasks and roles. Even if things aren’t done efficiently, there are still many tasks on your “to-do-list” pile that you tend to own. Am I right? For most of my life, I’ve been the “responsible child.” When I got married, I naturally […]
