If I took the time to pay attention, I bet I think almost all of my ideas aren’t good enough, won’t work, aren’t worth it, or are dumb.

 “It will always be like this” is usually a signal of catastrophizing, but also a great example of all-or-nothing thinking.

It’s incredible how much can change in a week.

How do you make room for worry if it isn’t going away?

In medicine, we hold ourselves to exceptionally high standards when it comes to caring for patients but then fail to hold ourselves to any standard when it comes to caring for ourselves.

How do we create the feeling that there’s enough time and effort for everything, even when one aspect of our lives seems to be beckoning us to an extreme?

2024 was a lot. How am I going to simplify 2025?

Keeping it short…

Holidays can be a funny time to work in medicine…

If there were one person I’d want as a mentor, it’s Cal Newport. While I can't claim to know precisely how he'd approach the festive season, here’s my take on how his principles could be applied to conquer holiday work stress…

As you reflect on 2024, consider taking a more intentional approach to telling your story – one that empowers you and sets the stage for a fulfilling year ahead.

Admittedly, one of my colleagues was figuratively tarred and feathered by (likely burned out) members of her own division when she suggested what I’m about to tell you…

What if we just indulged the catastrophe?

Every few months, my urge to flake out becomes too strong to overcome.

Nothing’s gone wrong when our brains think they can’t come up with answers to complex questions.

The very tenacity that’s helped us achieve great things can morph into something much less helpful: stubbornness

Viral crud. It finally got me.

There are worse people to emulate than the Dalai Lama.

Women physicians are in the habit of multitasking. But what if I told you that it’s holding us back?

This is non-negotiable.