Thanks for your support of this newly-launched blog. I've already had great feedback through Facebook, and I've made several unexpected connections with others who wanted to share their feelings of stress or lack of balance. PB will be back in the new year with more personal stories and content. …
From Fuel Shortage to Chronic Symptoms
In his book Is It Worth Dying For?, Robert Eliot describes his experiences with stress, culminating in his own heart attack on the job. He identifies five stages on the downward spiral to burnout: Job Contentment, Fuel Shortage, Chronic Symptoms, Crisis, and Hitting the Wall. Here, I continue …
The anatomy of stress
Before I continue with my own personal navigation toward balance, I want to define some terms and alert you to the potential problems that unmanaged stress may cause. "Stress is the spice of life; complete freedom from stress only comes in death." - Hans Selye, MD This quote from the …
On Fumes – My Experiences with Stress & Burnout
Thank you for visiting PracticeBalance.com! As the site gets underway, look for stress management and health news, discussion, quick tips and inspiration to use in your own quest for balance. First, I want to share with you the experiences that lead to my interest in this highly under-addressed …
November: Time for Gratitude
With Thanksgiving coming up, it's easy to get overwhelmed by family commitments, travel, and shopping. In addition to that, those of us who work in healthcare enter a very busy time of the year: many patients get their elective surgeries and procedures prior to the new year in order to exhaust …
We Are All Snowflakes
The first snow of the season just fell here! I know, it's cliche to wax philosophical on our uniqueness... but while working on the Echocardiography service the other day, the reality of just how individual we all are hit me. I'm interpreting an echo of a patient with longstanding hypertension …