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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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Work Life Balance

“the hidden burden of the difficult-no”

When I was an emergency medicine resident, I was very keen on aerospace medicine. I attended adult space camp (!). Not once, but twice. I did an elective at NASA. I watched the film Apollo 11 in historic Mission Control (where “Houston, we have a problem” was first heard). I flew an experiment on a […]

Work Life Balance

“the value of optimization”

The internet is full of useful efficiency hacks. “How to meal prep a week’s worth of food in under one hour” “How to automatically save money with this one app” “How to read a book in 15 minutes” “How to see more patients per hour” “How to use AI scribe to cut down your paperwork” […]

Work Life Balance

“the framework that gets you your great life”

Is that too big of a promise? Haha! I stand by it. This framework came to me while I was in the shower. I almost sprained my ankle to map it out for you all, so…you know it’s going to be great! So what is this great life framework anyway? It’s a simplicity filter! I […]

Habits

“morning pages”

When I took my first writing class, my teacher, Laura, suggested that we write on paper with a pen rather than type on our laptops. (blink. blink. say what?). I think I had both claws gripping my Mac. Laura said “something special” happens when you write on paper. But she didn’t elaborate. So I tried […]

Mindset

“the value of family learning”

When you were growing up, what did your parents model for you regarding the division of household chores? Was it equal? Was it divided amongst gendered expectations? Or did one parent manage it all? I grew up with an older sister and a younger brother. My parents divided chores based on age appropriate skill levels. […]

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