by Diane W. Shannon | Sep 7, 2023 | Humanizing Medicine, Identity, Thriving
This summer, my cousin Cindy has been raising Monarch butterflies. Two weeks ago, when I was visiting her for the weekend, she gave me a chrysalis to bring home. She’d already done the bulk of the work, feeding and caring for the caterpillar. I left with a mesh-sided... 
by Diane W. Shannon | Aug 3, 2023 | Coaching, Thriving
Before becoming a physician coach, back when I was a full-time writer, I attended a talk on racial health disparities for a piece was writing for a national non-profit whose mission is improving the US healthcare system. The speaker shared an image that I have now... 
by Diane W. Shannon | Jul 6, 2023 | Coaching, Thriving
About a year ago, I was handed a challenge: create a live video to post on social media every day for 15 days. I hated the idea. I’m an introvert and prefer one-on-one conversations and small interactive groups. What I don’t love is sharing before an audience that I... 
by Diane W. Shannon | Jun 1, 2023 | Identity, Thriving
I’ve just returned from an open house. Not the kind with appetizers and socializing, but the kind with real estate agents, signs out front, and prospective buyers poking about. We’re downsizing now that our children are living independently and would like a home... 
by Diane W. Shannon | May 2, 2023 | Coaching, Thriving
“Physicians have no autonomy.” I read and hear versions of this every day, expressed with anger, resignation, or both. It’s also called agency, control, and power (as in feeling empowered). I’m the first one to admit that physicians have WAY less autonomy than in the...