I’m Just So Tired (And My Labs Are Normal): A Physician’s Guide to Burnout Without a Physical Cause
If I wanted to determine how to address my tiredness, I would need to identify which “flavor” of tired I was experiencing…
I Missed My Goal. Here’s Why That’s Not the Story That Matters.
I knew I was probably going to miss my goal, but I didn't think I'd miss it by this much.
Why Family Still Pushes Your Buttons (And What To Try Instead)
What is it about our families that makes us feel like children, even long after we’ve graduated from sitting at the kids’ table?
Year-End Rituals for Physicians: Closing the Year Without Collapsing at the Finish Line
What many physicians actually need at year’s end is not a productivity sprint or a complete existential reckoning…
Awe as the Antidote: How Small Moments Restore Big Meaning
Let awe catch you by surprise in the middle of your routine…
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.
