Medicine has long been a profession rooted in service and sacrifice, but as demands increase, physicians are left grappling with burnout, lack of autonomy, and a fragmented work-life balance. On the Lean Out Podcast, Dr. Maria Colon-Gonzalez shares her journey of transitioning from traditional …
You Cannot Be All The Things To All The People
(featured image of berries credit: Kris Atomic on Unsplash)December. The month people race around in their cars, completing a hundred different errands, and traveling. The honking. The holiday bustle. It got me again, even though we tend to keep Christmas small around our parts.It's …
Five Things I’ve Been Doing To Be Happier and More Productive in 2018
Now that the first quarter of 2018 is more than half over and spring is approaching, I thought I'd share some new habits I've developed this year. Having my health, a great job with the perfect hours, and my dream of being a mother finally come true, it feels a little ridiculous to admit that I …
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#100 – Why I Write
We were doing one of our long walks, musing about the future and hopes of doing lots of international travel with our girl. Will she make friends in far off places? How will they stay in touch? The answer is easy in the age of email and social media, where you can Skype or FaceTime someone time …
I Need A Detox
Pregnancy and breastfeeding are not times to run self-improvement experiments. Any very stressful period in your life, whether that stress is psychological or physiological, is better handled by getting back to the basics of self-care as opposed to engaging in 30-day challenges. That said, at almost …
Shoe-drop thinking: How to let go of the past?
I'm pregnant, again... I'm almost 10 weeks along and definitely feeling symptoms of first trimester pregnancy this time. No big announcements, clever texts or Facebook posts, no balloons or flowers or drama. Just quiet and cautious happiness... somewhat. You see, it's actually been difficult to …
