by Diane W. Shannon | May 6, 2022 | Identity, Thriving
It is so easy to lose sight of your dreams. Remember the passion that once kindled your interest in your field, or a particular hobby, or in mastering a sport or skill? For me, and for many of the physicians I’ve worked with, it’s not so much about forgetting a dream... 
by Diane W. Shannon | Nov 16, 2021 | Burnout, Identity, Thriving
To a super-achiever, the world can look like a series of tasks to check off, finish lines to cross, mountains to surmount. Seeing the universe through this lens has real benefits: being a go-getter and motivated to excel is highly rewarded in our society. It’s no... by Diane W. Shannon | Sep 4, 2020 | Coaching, Identity, Thriving
When my first child was born and I stepped over the mighty threshold to “parent,” I felt elated, awed, and grateful—and at the same time as if my life had completely fallen apart. Meditation had been a daily sanity-saving practice for me. Have you ever tried to... by Diane W. Shannon | Jun 19, 2018 | Identity
When I left clinical practice, I thought I was prepared for the change in my identity. Wrong. I was shocked by the degree to which my sense of myself and my value in the world were rocked by leaving the profession. After all, I left practice less than seven years... 
by Diane W. Shannon | Oct 21, 2016 | Coaching, Identity, Understanding Burnout
Physicians have long been seen as superhuman—able to jump the academic hurdles required to gain entrance to medical school, willingly delaying many of the gratifications associated with young adulthood, surviving long hours during training and later when in practice,... 