Women Docs Are Leaving. Here’s How to Stop the Exodus.
Making the decision to leave clinical practice was a leap off a cliff into thin air when I wasn’t sure I had a place to land. Who was I, what would I do, if I wasn’t a physician? It felt like such a loss; I loved being able to do such deeply meaningful work. This...
When You Hate Mindfulness
Hate is a strong word. But it seems appropriate to describe the degree to which I avoided and even eschewed mindfulness. The concept felt too fluffy, too woo woo, too frivolous. I was a committed go getter, Type A, high-achiever. I was BUSY. Too busy to sit still for...
How to Run Towards, Not Run Away
When physicians hire me for coaching, they are looking for relief. The weight of charting, understaffing, and productivity pressure has taken a toil. Some are experiencing burnout. Some are fed up with their organization. Some are feeling disillusioned with...
Was It Embarrassing or a Triumph? You Decide.
Speaking on the TEDx stage was a bucket list item for me. My journey to get there could be considered embarrassing or a triumph. It’s all in the way you look at it. The embarrassing part: it took applying to 147 events to get accepted. Yikes! That’s a lot of...