Ginevra Mills
ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 1/30/2022
This pandemic has outstayed its welcome
‘We’re still in a pandemic, you know….’ The check-out clerk said to me in a sarcastic and contemptuous tone. I wanted to scream. - 1/27/2022
New Year’s resolutions starting to fizzle?
I call for the death of the “better health” resolution. Here are 10 resolutions that aren’t about your health and that you can make—and keep—any time of year. - 12/30/2021
When self-care is self-preservation
Self-care has always been a necessity and not a choice. In the past when I failed to meet that necessity for myself, the consequences manifested as extreme stress, doubt, burnout, and an overwhelming desire to quit. - 12/8/2021
Navigating new holiday traditions in the time of COVID
There doesn’t seem to be a single aspect of our lives, not the least of which is planning new holiday traditions, that hasn’t been derailed by the never-ending pandemic. How about you? - 11/20/2021
'Tis the season . . . for bright lights and SSRIs
Every year in mid-November, I get serious about my HAPPY light, and I’m not afraid to admit it. But for many of us, talking about taking medication for seasonal affective disorder or depression is not as easy. - 11/15/2021
Health and education, not supply and demand
When parents want smaller classes or better school programming, there aren’t more teachers or schools built to accommodate. And, when everyone wants a second opinion, there just aren’t enough doctors to go around. - 11/4/2021
Running the show from across the country
Nothing quite says 'We missed you, Mommy' like, 'That’s not the way Daddy does it!' - 10/11/2021
The joy (and confusion) of post-training adult choices
I think anyone who pursues subspecialty training after residency would be lying if they said that they didn’t consider their eventual lifestyle when making the decision to prolong their medical education. - 9/29/2021
How to move across the country in 5 easy steps
In the past 11 years, I have now officially lived in four different provinces (and moved between five), all in the name of medical education (and my final staff “resting place” here in B.C). - 9/8/2021
When media and politics run a pandemic response
How much vaccine hesitancy and COVID conspiracy-theory propagation comes from the fact that most people don’t feel like they have reliable, trustworthy sources for their information?
