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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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burnout: the secret to unlocking the stress cycle

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“how to go to bed when your brain won’t turn off”

The other day, I was chatting with a female emergency medicine colleague about sleep. She mentioned that she hadn’t slept well in nearly a decade despite diligently adhering to all the sleep hygiene tips and taking HRT for peri-menopause-related sleep disturbances. Sleep can be challenging, especially if you have kids and work irregular hours. If […]

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“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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“the simplicity filter”

To summarize it, this is how I map out the approaches to your great life. So, the “easy-no” is where you want to optimize efficiency. The “difficult-no” is where you want to understand your ego, internal validation and shame resilience. The “easy-yes” is where you want to harness the power of rituals and habits with […]

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“a shortcut to finding your purpose”

If you are like most doctors I know, it’s hard to imagine a life outside of the walls of medicine. I get it. It’s a lot of work to be a doctor. It’s a lot of work to maintain your knowledge and practise safely. Just like it’s a lot of work to be a mother/primary […]

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“when fear holds you back from saying yes”

For your great life to occur, it’s important to understand the difference between saying no out of fear and saying yes out of obligation. When you say yes out of a sense of obligation, really this is a “difficult-no.” But when you say no out of fear, really you’re dealing with a “difficult-yes.” In both […]

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