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, …
Learning Lessons From Nature
There’s this noxious weed called thistle all over our property. It’s comprised of a thick stalk, often topped with a venus flytrap-looking purple flower. The oily, spiky leaves poke and sting as you brush by, and although some stalks are eyesores as tall as 4 feet, the small ones will surprise …
Book Review: From Strength to Strength
Every once and again, a book comes along that impacts me so much, I feel the need to do a review. You can find my reviews of other books here:ThriveBetter Than BeforeMindsetFour TendenciesSolve for HappyThe BookToday, I want to discuss From Strength to Strength by Arthur C. Brooks. I first learned …
Laundry: A Simple Pleasure
Have you ever realized that something so plain, so mundane, has significant meaning for you?I used to wax poetic about picking raspberries. But now... there's something about laundry.It seems like a boring chore; it's even something that people avoid and avoid until they have no clean clothes to …
Retreat For Personal Growth
A retreat is something you can look at in two ways. It can mean “to go back” – back to basic life skills, back to family connection, back to faith. Also, it can signify a return to focusing on your own self-care (a “re-treat”).Ever since I was a young adult, I’ve wanted to attend an organized yoga …
Four Ways to Reboot Your Brain
I’ve been experiencing a bit of a creative block lately. I haven’t felt much like writing blogs or book chapters. Haven’t come up with meaningful messages to post on social media, etc. I thought I’d submit another article on what I learned from surveying women physicians with infertility, but I keep …
