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Stepping Off the Hamster Wheel (Without Burning It All Down)
Jessica Turnbull 10/23/25 Jessica Turnbull 10/23/25

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.

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Brave Enough to Pivot: Finding Meaning in Medicine When You’re Burned Out
Jessica Turnbull 10/19/25 Jessica Turnbull 10/19/25

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

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Saying “No” Is An Ethical Act
Jessica Turnbull 10/8/25 Jessica Turnbull 10/8/25

Saying “No” Is An Ethical Act

Where, if anywhere, are you drawing a line?

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For Their Own Good (And Mine): The Hidden Urge to Control
Jessica Turnbull 10/4/25 Jessica Turnbull 10/4/25

For Their Own Good (And Mine): The Hidden Urge to Control

We often try to manipulate people because we want to help them...

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Routines for the Unroutined: Shift Work and the Art of Consistency
Jessica Turnbull 9/24/25 Jessica Turnbull 9/24/25

Routines for the Unroutined: Shift Work and the Art of Consistency

How do we create routines when our working life feels unreliable?

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Morning Routines for the Rest of Us
Jessica Turnbull 9/17/25 Jessica Turnbull 9/17/25

Morning Routines for the Rest of Us

What deserves a spot in your morning?

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Chaos Is a Routine Too: Let’s Make Yours Kinder
Jessica Turnbull 9/10/25 Jessica Turnbull 9/10/25

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?

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Big Autumn Energy (Even If It’s Fake Fall)
Jessica Turnbull 9/3/25 Jessica Turnbull 9/3/25

Big Autumn Energy (Even If It’s Fake Fall)

What’s familiar is comforting.

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Why Successful Physicians Still Feel Like Frauds (and What to Do About It)
Jessica Turnbull 8/27/25 Jessica Turnbull 8/27/25

Why Successful Physicians Still Feel Like Frauds (and What to Do About It)

 The line between modesty and self-erasure can be razor-thin.

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Retirement, Debt, and Everything In Between: A Physician’s Guide to Financial Well-Being
Jessica Turnbull 8/20/25 Jessica Turnbull 8/20/25

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.

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When It’s Not Burnout: Recognizing Moral Injury in Medicine
Jessica Turnbull 8/14/25 Jessica Turnbull 8/14/25

When It’s Not Burnout: Recognizing Moral Injury in Medicine

Burnout drains you. Moral injury changes you.

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How to Find (and Keep) the People in Your Mentorship Village
Jessica Turnbull 8/6/25 Jessica Turnbull 8/6/25

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.

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It Takes a Village: The Colleagues You Need to Succeed in Academic Medicine
Jessica Turnbull 7/30/25 Jessica Turnbull 7/30/25

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…

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Enrustration Nation: How to Survive Decision Fatigue Without Snapping
Jessica Turnbull 7/22/25 Jessica Turnbull 7/22/25

Enrustration Nation: How to Survive Decision Fatigue Without Snapping

You’re not alone.  And you're not failing.  You're just maxed out.

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Why Your Brain Doesn’t Want What’s Good for You (And What to Do About It)
Jessica Turnbull 7/16/25 Jessica Turnbull 7/16/25

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?

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The Pain of Choosing Vs The Pain of Staying
Jessica Turnbull 7/10/25 Jessica Turnbull 7/10/25

The Pain of Choosing Vs The Pain of Staying

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Lessons From a Retirement Card: What Will They Say About You?
Jessica Turnbull 7/4/25 Jessica Turnbull 7/4/25

Lessons From a Retirement Card: What Will They Say About You?

What will people say about me when I retire?

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Too Much to Hold: Control, Catastrophe, and Cooling Down
Jessica Turnbull 6/25/25 Jessica Turnbull 6/25/25

Too Much to Hold: Control, Catastrophe, and Cooling Down

When the U.S. bombed Iran, my “No Control” circle didn’t just grow, it completely erupted. Loudly. Bone-shakingly.

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Is This Just How I Feel Now? (It Doesn’t Have to Be)
Jessica Turnbull 6/18/25 Jessica Turnbull 6/18/25

Is This Just How I Feel Now? (It Doesn’t Have to Be)

Refuse to let your body’s wisdom get lost under your brain’s to-do list.

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Holding Space Without Holding It All
Jessica Turnbull 6/11/25 Jessica Turnbull 6/11/25

Holding Space Without Holding It All

Let the emotions pass through you, not into you. You’re not a sponge. You’re a conduit.

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