Spirituality
Spirituality
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Did you, by chance, read the book Women Who Run With The Wolves at some point in the past. Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estes Ph.D. is the author, and I’m sharing a quote from her work today. “Asking the proper questions is the central action of transformation. Questions are the key that causes the secret doors […]
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Reflections of a mentor….Time has shown me one thing. When a clinician in medicine loses hope, there have already been many moments in time that someone could have offered support, direction, empathic listening, and kindling of hope. Largely those moments can go ignored by the people around them. And each passing event can lead to […]
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How do you build resilience and boundaries in medicine without becoming prickly to others? Maybe you don’t. Let me explain. It seems paradoxical for women in medicine because if we create a boundary, it is viewed as something that needs to be managed, shifted, or adapted to others’ expectations. And as a result, women in […]
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The pursuit of perfection and how to control life so that it can exist…. Single-handedly, this has been the most destructive paradigm when it comes to my mental health. AND yet, I found myself in a career where having that trait is not only cherished, it is expected and cultivated from the very first time […]
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Clinical medicine or entrepreneurship often means working through the weekend. I know many high achievers who run the engine 24/7. This one really applies to me. And someone once told me – even high-performance cars take a rest – you can’t run the engines hot all the time. Though I would if I could 😜 […]
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That inner critic though… 😒 Disney Pixar’s latest movie, Luca has an interesting motivational message in its refrain of “Silenzio Bruno!” In the movie, Alberto tells Luca to repeat this to himself to silence his inner negative voice. Sometimes that inner critic is just sooooo loud. I think that can be especially true on social media: […]
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Here are eight questions that will make you think about how to nurture your career. To start, let’s consider if are you a short-term realist and/or a long-term visionary? Take a moment to recall when you had a sense that you were part of a bigger plan……. a moment when the commitment to a vision/mission […]
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Single-handedly, this has been the most destructive paradigms when it comes to my mental health. AND yet, I found myself in a career where having that trait is not only cherished, it is expected and cultivated from the very first time someone starts thinking about being a doctor. Which, for me, was in the 6th […]
