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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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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 […]
This is what I did in my outrageous (as I thought) bid to become a documentary photographer. Step #1: I explored different photography offerings in my city. I found the Raymond Chang School of Continuing Studies. The school offered classes that worked well with my half-line of emergency medicine. Step #2: I decided to learn […]
If you’ve followed this blog for any amount of time, you might be familiar with the idea of medicine + Medicine plus motherhood. Medicine plus photography. Medicine plus writing. Medicine plus coaching. “But Dawn, I don’t have hobbies!” No problem, everyone is different. Medicine can be deeply fulfilling. Motherhood can be deeply rewarding. In both […]
