Tiny Gratitude Practices for Those Who Don’t Have Time for Gratitude Practices
Randomized trials have shown that people who write down a few things they’re grateful for each week experience improved mood, better sleep, and even small boosts in physical health…
The Energy You Used to Get You Here Won’t Get You There(Or, Why You’re So Tired All the Time)
I was listening to a podcast about fitness and exercise when the guest, Chris Coulson, said something that would have stopped me in my tracks had I not been driving…
Brave Enough to Be Misunderstood: The Courage to Speak Even When It’s Uncomfortable
I take death very seriously.
Stepping Off the Hamster Wheel (Without Burning It All Down)
Stepping off the wheel doesn’t mean you’ve failed. It means you’ve finally looked up.
Brave Enough to Pivot: Finding Meaning in Medicine When You’re Burned Out
Career pivots can be scary. But that’s just our negativity bias at work
For Their Own Good (And Mine): The Hidden Urge to Control
We often try to manipulate people because we want to help them...
Routines for the Unroutined: Shift Work and the Art of Consistency
How do we create routines when our working life feels unreliable?
Chaos Is a Routine Too: Let’s Make Yours Kinder
How do we build a life that feels more like support and less like survival?
Why Successful Physicians Still Feel Like Frauds (and What to Do About It)
The line between modesty and self-erasure can be razor-thin.
Retirement, Debt, and Everything In Between: A Physician’s Guide to Financial Well-Being
Having a plan turns abstract, unrecognizable anxiety into a course of action.
When It’s Not Burnout: Recognizing Moral Injury in Medicine
Burnout drains you. Moral injury changes you.
How to Find (and Keep) the People in Your Mentorship Village
A strong, diverse community isn’t just good for your CV; it’s one of the surest ways to prevent burnout and recover from it if it happens.
It Takes a Village: The Colleagues You Need to Succeed in Academic Medicine
Here’s the cast of characters you need in your professional village…
Enrustration Nation: How to Survive Decision Fatigue Without Snapping
You’re not alone. And you're not failing. You're just maxed out.
Why Your Brain Doesn’t Want What’s Good for You (And What to Do About It)
Why was I struggling so hard to do something I’d already proven I could do?
