Category: Wellness

• Things I Wish I Knew Before Residency

  

  I thought that in exchange for leaving behind a place that helped me grow immensely, I would be entering a friendly, inclusive residency program to embark on the next phase of my life. Please learn from my mistakes, and value yourself and your own worth.

• Refusing All Cooperation With The Heart’s Death

  

  It has been almost a year and a half, and while my depression is still a part of my life, it isn’t my whole life. Showing myself kindness did not make me a bad doctor, and it’s the reason I am still here today. 

• Getting A Pet In Residency

  

  I knew without a doubt that I would get a dog at some point in my life, but I had a lot to consider before taking the leap in residency. This was a common discussion in medical school, and I had heard both sides plenty of times.

• Existential Crisis: A Medical Nomad Lifestyle

  

  My worries stem from the fact that I have been a nomad for so many years. I jumped around so much, rotation to rotation, hospital to hospital, city to city, office to office, year to year. Besides the Camry, nothing has been mine. Every apartment I rented has been temporary…

• “Mama’s at Work” – Perspective From a Doctor’s Spouse

  

  It’s the pain of seeing someone you love get mercilessly beaten down and the pain of not being able to do anything about it. The pain of repeating the same vanilla condolences: “I’m sorry, that’s hard, I can’t imagine, it’ll get better,” and the pain of watching those words stare back at you in empty,…

• Self-Care Mantras That Help Me Survive Surgical Residency

  

  I hope that the techniques below will prove to be less vague, more attainable, and more hopeful, as they have been stress-tested through every one of my recent tough patient encounters, frustrating cases, and sleepless nights.