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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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“That’s great, you got a good rest.” That’s what my husband said on the morning the kids went back to school (aka “The Day of Momentous Parental Joy”), right after I mentioned I hadn’t done any work in the whole month of August. Specifically, I hadn’t written any chapters of my book, and I’m not […]
Let’s continue with the idea of setting up better boundaries to help you with work-life balance/integration. You know you need boundaries (information). You might even have a framework or process for where you can set boundaries (organization). The next step is support. Here are two ideas to help support your habit of setting up boundaries […]
I think you all know someone who freely gives out advice. Do this. Do that. Do this like that. Do that like this. This is the right way… But the information, even if it’s great, often isn’t enough. Many times, it’s information overload. If you think about it, you have the whole history of information […]
I was at a clinician-retreat two weeks ago when one of the participants asked a fellow panelist what their number one tactic was to handle burnout. And the doctor said journalling! I agree wholeheartedly. You can write anything in your journal. It doesn’t matter how petty, nasty, or complainy you want to be–just let it […]
I recently had a chance to speak about the motherhood overload at rounds. It was a really lovely conversation on an important topic. Illusory Effect. Easy-nos. Difficult-nos. How to ask for help when you first become a mother. Whether you should sleep or clean the kitchen. We discussed it all! And here are the questions […]
