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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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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 […]
I once did a parenting quiz that had a title along the lines of “find out how you’re screwing up your kids!” On the “permissive to controlling parenting style” spectrum, I scored really high on the controlling side. The quiz suggested that my parenting style encouraged learned helplessness—that my kids would wait to be told […]
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 […]
Is there a book you’ve long promised yourself to read? Or an adventure you’d like to experience with your family? Or a hobby you’d like to try? What’s stopping you? “But Dawn, I don’t have the time!” Hmm….let’s agree to disagree. Last week, I asked you to get into the habit of choosing. Choose one […]
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 […]
Jonathan Fields, a former lawyer, now thought leader in the world of purposeful living, has a simple and powerful model for focusing on what is needed for a great life. His model consists of 3 buckets: Credit: Simple 3 Bucket System, by Jonathan Fields I love the simplicity of his model and how it focuses […]
When you’re a medical student, your dreams are as big as mountains. Vast, seemingly limitless. You dream of travel, your possible future partner, where you will work and climb the ladder. As a resident, you start to let medical culture mould you. You choose a speciality and adopt its personality. You start to grow a […]
You will never find joy as a mother until you recognize that the societal expectations of mothers are TOXIC and are designed to make you doubt your self-worth. These expectations thrive on a steady dose of unhealthy comparison. Maybe you need to leave home before your kids go to school because you round on your […]
This essay is as true today as it was when I wrote it a few years ago. When I wrote it, my editor asked me “Dawn, are you sure you want to share this?” Why does a doctor’s pain go unnoticed? It’s because we are too afraid to be vulnerable. Daily practice. Small steps. Move […]
Imagine this: You wake up, pee, and then take a shower… Wait, what—was that a dream? (Right? Aren’t there about 20 missing steps in that sequence???) Whether you’re the only one to react to the dirty sock lying next to the hamper, the first one who steps up to say YES to help a sick […]
