Mom enough. Doctor enough. We are enough.
My therapist helped me realize something seemingly profound during a recent session. This burnout thing–it’s not my first rodeo, but it’s been a looooonng time. I wasn’t even 4 years old when I told my parents I wanted to do real gymnastics after watching the 1988 Summer Olympics. I had been doing some developmental gymnastics for a while,… Read the Post »
Another physician recently asked the large Physician Mom Group for their take on the causes of burnout in women. The usual list of things filled the comments: EHR Too many patients, too little time Too many meetings Others expecting 100% all the time at work and at home Managing home and work life Being the breadwinner… Read the Post »
With the end of National Suicide Awareness Week and the constant Instagram and Facebook reminders to check on your “strong” friends, I thought I’d touch on depression a bit today. I recently had a brief conversation with another physician mom about the feeling of being “alone”. Not lonely, but A-L-O-N-E. It is a very real, very… Read the Post »
The American Medical Association has deemed September as Women in Medicine month. #WIMMonth And TODAY, is Women in Medicine Day! I’m off and enjoying a night out with some girlfriends (not in medicine) to celebrate. If we learned anything on September 1st, it’s that physician moms have a huge voice, support for each other, and are… Read the Post »
Dear Diary, Some patient’s are @$$holes. I’ve read multiple articles about dealing with difficult patients (this one is probably one of my favorites) and sometimes I take pride in how well I can calm a disgruntled patient myself. Yet, I’ve also noticed, more and more, that when we promise to “do no harm” to patients, that… Read the Post »