How do we build a life that feels more like support and less like survival?

What’s familiar is comforting.

 The line between modesty and self-erasure can be razor-thin.

Having a plan turns abstract, unrecognizable anxiety into a course of action.

Burnout drains you. Moral injury changes you.

A strong, diverse community isn’t just good for your CV; it’s one of the surest ways to prevent burnout and recover from it if it happens.

Here’s the cast of characters you need in your professional village…

You’re not alone.  And you're not failing.  You're just maxed out.

Why was I struggling so hard to do something I’d already proven I could do?

What will people say about me when I retire?

When the U.S. bombed Iran, my “No Control” circle didn’t just grow, it completely erupted. Loudly. Bone-shakingly.

Refuse to let your body’s wisdom get lost under your brain’s to-do list.

Let the emotions pass through you, not into you. You’re not a sponge. You’re a conduit.

The academic year is winding down—and with it comes a sense of ease, or at least a deceleration.

I know “receiving feedback from medical learners” was absolutely not what Dr. Kubler-Ross had in mind when describing her stages of grief.

The point of using AI isn’t to do more.  It’s to do less of what drains you and more of what matters. 

You don’t need to collapse before someone brings you a chair.

Sometimes one life domain needs nearly everything you’ve got. That’s okay.

I’ve always considered hope something akin to faith, a belief without evidence.