Keeping it short…

Holidays can be a funny time to work in medicine…

If there were one person I’d want as a mentor, it’s Cal Newport. While I can't claim to know precisely how he'd approach the festive season, here’s my take on how his principles could be applied to conquer holiday work stress…

As you reflect on 2024, consider taking a more intentional approach to telling your story – one that empowers you and sets the stage for a fulfilling year ahead.

Admittedly, one of my colleagues was figuratively tarred and feathered by (likely burned out) members of her own division when she suggested what I’m about to tell you…

What if we just indulged the catastrophe?

Every few months, my urge to flake out becomes too strong to overcome.

Nothing’s gone wrong when our brains think they can’t come up with answers to complex questions.

The very tenacity that’s helped us achieve great things can morph into something much less helpful: stubbornness

Viral crud. It finally got me.

There are worse people to emulate than the Dalai Lama.

Women physicians are in the habit of multitasking. But what if I told you that it’s holding us back?

This is non-negotiable.

Just because the stress is over, does not mean the stress is done. 

Remember that childhood game where you'd lock hands and try to force the other person's wrists to bend backward until they cried out, "Mercy!"?  It was brutal, looking back. How was that a thing?  How was that what passed as “fun”?

Don't wait for your institution to change, be the change. Reach out to someone who supports your mental well-being, or be that person for someone else.

It's easy to feel compassion for the distant struggles we witness. But what about when it hits home?  When it's your own family that needs your care?  

I will say something that is profane in academic medicine...

Taking one for the team can have a dark side.

If your circumstances can’t change, maybe the way to deal with them is to be in them less often.