I’m a STEM gal through and through, give me facts and figures. But let’s get real…actual clinical practice isn’t straightforward like the multiple choice questions we cut our teeth on during medical school. Same goes for physician wellness knowing the numbers shows the severity of the problem without giving any type of actual solution. Understanding…
Things are opening up again. I’m not taking out my confetti just yet – at this point, we’re peaking out of the bomb shelter without knowing if the surge is really over. But it does feel like we’re over a hump in a lot of ways. The frantic energy of late March and early April…
If all you’ve been posting during the quarantine are “it’s wine-o-clock somewhere” memes, I’m gonna ask you a question: Are you enjoying yourself? That may be a hard question to sit with and it’s important that you do. Allow yourself to process how you’re feeling. Defensive? Surprised? Scared? I’m not here to diagnose or judge…
Recently meeting with a group of first year residents, we got on the topic of “how do we just sit with all the uncertainty right now?” We met in the new normal – instead of circling up in the conference room- the residents popped up one by one on my computer screen in the Brady…
A few weeks ago, I got an unexpected Facebook message from a fellow mom. She’d seen me struggling in the checkout line. I had stopped by the dollar store to grab milk with three grumpy kidlets in tow. I want to share what she wrote because we need more of this in the world, now…
Email shouting, “Danger! Danger! Danger!” Social media yelling, “Disaster! Disaster! Disaster!” Bystanders frightened saying, “What is going to happen?” While I’m standing here, exhausted sighing, “W.T.F.” I have no other words today but to just encourage you to not ignore one of the best tools that we have in medicine. it’s not another fancy gadget,…
If you’re still questioning why we need Women’s Day, I’ve got some news for you: your privilege is hanging out and you can’t see it. Privilege comes in a lot of shapes and sizes and it’s not always about having extra. Having buttloads of money and resources are obvious advantages, but oftentimes privilege is more…
“Just give yourself permission to do less.” If this idea terrifies you, then you’re either a high-achiever or a perfectionist. My guess is actually that you’re probably both. Welcome to the club, girlfriend!! Perfectionist Anonymous in the house. We’re hard-working, ambitious, and admittedly competitive. We’re competent, motivated, and…we secretly believe that our self-worth is tied…
What would happen if women dropped the invisible load of mom-ing? Say, we stopped stocking the house with toilet paper? No longer planned out the family calendar? Stopped sending the lunch money or packing the lunchboxes? I can tell you what would happen in my house. There would be a lot of nasty bums, missed…
This is part 3 in this series, “What to Do When you DON’T Love Your Work” and these are my last tips for what to do when you don’t love your job. #5 Improve communication with your boss. No one likes having hard conversations, but they’re literally required if you’re going to be happy at…