Stigma, Shame & Psychotherapy for Physicians
Research shows that only 16% of medical professionals under age 55 who are experiencing significant distress will reach out for help. Over age 55, that percentage... Read more.
Beyond Self Care: Coaching and Psychotherapy
Maybe you’re doing all the things. You meditate, eat well, exercise, seek out appropriate social support, set good boundaries, and follow good sleep hygiene practices.... Read more.
Caring for Yourself as a Physician
Consider taking care of a child, a pet, or a garden. Do you ignore them for long stretches and attend to them periodically and call that good care? Or does caring... Read more.
Self Directed Self Care
“When someone is drowning, that is not the time to teach them how to swim.” How does the concept of self-care land on you? Do you envision morning meditations,... Read more.
Reducing Distress by Thinking about Thinking
Consider this scenario: I am approaching my house, which I believe to be empty. I hear unmistakable noises from inside. If I conclude that I am interrupting a break-in,... Read more.
Cumulative Trauma in Medicine
One of the biggest challenges with setting boundaries may be an unacknowledged internal drive to avoid those boundaries. We talked last time about challenging ideas... Read more.
Challenging Ideas of Work as Worth
Much of our suffering comes from efforts to avoid suffering. Or, in the words of Carl Jung: “What we resist, persists.” Overwork can be one of the ways that... Read more.
Intimate Partner Violence in the Medical Community
Though this is frequently unacknowledged, physicians experience intimate partner violence (IPV) at a rate consistent with or higher than the national average (Reibling,... Read more.
Psychological Safety and Acknowledging Error
At first glance, healthcare teams that work well together seem to have higher rates of error. But when we dig just a bit deeper, we can see more accurately. ... Read more.
Upstander Intervention in Bullying and Incivility
Bullying and incivility are serious issues in healthcare. These behaviors have been associated with distress, anxiety, posttraumatic reactions, medical errors, and... Read more.