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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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Mindset

“how to get your partner to pitch in more”

Disclaimer: I don’t claim to have all the right answers on this topic. I want to share some tips that worked for me, but I’d appreciate any feedback from you all! Please leave comments about what has worked for you. The other day, I overheard an interesting conversation between two women in a cafĂ©. One […]

Mindset

“the problem is NOT the cause”

As a coach specializing in helping female physicians struggling with balancing meaningful work, family life, and well-being, by far the commonest question asked of me is “how can I feel less burnt out?” As if it was as simple as: giving a checklist a neat strategy or a prescription for change. As with most things […]

Habits

“my experience with wild fit”

This past fall, a program called Wild Fit caught my attention. It advertises itself as “not a diet” but more of a way of life with an emphasis on behavioural changes and honouring how humans have traditionally eaten based on the seasons. I’ve never been a sweet snacker (my weakness is chips), but even I […]

Habits

“the beauty of a morning walk”

I was recently at a reunion dinner with medical friends. One of them, a family doctor, told me he now routinely prescribes nature to his patients aligned with the amazing initiative PaRx (https://www.parkprescriptions.ca/en-ca). I remembered a CWIM talk mentioning this in one of the keynote sessions. It was a fascinating talk! I made a mental […]

Work Life Balance

“revisiting my smartphone use”

I’ve started to call my smartphone my “dumbphone.” After reading “the Anxious Generation” by Jonathan Haidt (thanks Alexandra for the recommendation!), I can no longer conveniently ignore that I spend waaaaay too much time on my phone. I shudder when I hear statistics like “the average person will spend 9 years of their life on […]

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