I've talked a fair amount about infertility on this site. But how does it dovetail with designing your ideal work life balance? Physicians (and other professionals, for that matter) are conditioned to put our heads down and keep working. To not appear weak. To not ever get sick. But the reality is, …
Infertility
Are you struggling to grow your family, while at the same time trying to grow your medical career and treat your own patients?Have you been diagnosed with infertility and face becoming a patient yourself?Are you looking for ways to support a friend, colleague, or loved one who's navigating an …
Navigating Infertility as a Busy Professional
"It’s been a huge stressor but I have been able to have shifts covered. Of course, I’ve had to tell colleagues more of my personal life than I’d wish."Many women physicians with infertility don't want to discuss their diagnosis. Many infertile couples in general keep their struggles private.Why? …
Beating Infertility
As I have discussed many times on this blog, infertility can be a stressful and difficult thing to endure. Infertility is shrouded in shame, and yet it is quite common in our society. As women choose to have children later in life, egg quality diminishes and leads to lower pregnancy rates. In …
What Is Confidence, and How to Get It
(To listen to this article in podcast form, scroll to the bottom!)It's ubiquitous. No, not confidence... the desire for confidence.When I ask clients, prospective clients, friends and colleagues what they want, their answer is almost always confidence. It comes up so frequently. Confidence is indeed …
On the Other Side of No
(To hear this post as a podcast episode, scroll down!)As a work-life balance advocate and coach, I talk to people a lot about making boundaries. Boundaries are basically ways to say No to things you don’t want to do or things that aren’t aligned with your values or current priorities. I even have a …
