- 12/31/2021
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.
- 12/9/2021
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?
- 11/21/2021
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.
- 11/16/2021
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.
- 11/5/2021
Nothing quite says 'We missed you, Mommy' like, 'That’s not the way Daddy does it!'
- 10/12/2021
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.
- 9/30/2021
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).
- 9/9/2021
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?
- 8/24/2021
As I move into my career as a staff physician, I hope I remember to prioritize time for myself to connect with the very parts of life that make me whole.
- 8/4/2021
Like most busy physicians, I don’t often take care of myself the way I should. For many years I have “tolerated” an issue that really needed to be managed appropriately.
- 7/22/2021
I almost didn't make it to class that night . . . He threw punches right at my face. I kept my hands up to protect myself, but it took all my strength to stop the blows. I focused every ounce of my attention on blocking his fists as they came barrelling towards me. He hit hard: He was the same height as me, but at least 50 pounds heavier—all muscle.
- 7/7/2021
How do you manage the unvaccinated people in your life? In my life, I have two distinctly different “categories” of unvaccinated people; the unable and then unwilling. I can’t decide which group frustrates me more.
