FROM SURVIVING TO THRIVING PT 1 – FATIGUE

FROM SURVIVING TO THRIVING PT 1 – FATIGUE

Now that summer has arrived, many physicians who spent the past decade or so getting increasingly specialized education have completed their various residency and fellowship training programs. If they are anything like I was 12 years ago, they are excited to have some...
SPIRITUAL CONNECTION

SPIRITUAL CONNECTION

Over the course of about a decade and a half in my adult life I came to believe that my baseline state of being was anxious and stressed out. Thankfully, I was wrong. It turns out I am actually a rather happy, pleasant and optimistic individual. There is a difficult...
LOVE SYMBOL PT. 1

LOVE SYMBOL PT. 1

On the morning of April 21, 2016 Prince Rogers Nelson died at his home in Minnesota. I spend a lot of time thinking about love and the effect it has on individuals and their relationships. It only made sense that after Prince died I thought about what I’ve learned...
LESSONS IN LIFE AND DEATH

LESSONS IN LIFE AND DEATH

Over the past five years I have lost several people in my life to unexpected deaths. The circumstances of their passings fall into three main categories that have impressed on me a lot about how to live every day. I hope that sharing what I’ve learned will motivate...
YEAR FIVE

YEAR FIVE

This week marks five years since I stopped practicing ob/gyn. I like to use this anniversary to reflect on what I’ve learned since I hung up my white coat. What I’ve realized is that I was a classic product of my dysfunctional environment. The current culture of...
SELF CARE ADVOCATE

SELF CARE ADVOCATE

Ever since I started doing my current line of work I have struggled to explain it. When I say I’m a coach I get a mix of confused stares and suppressed eye rolls. People don’t really know what that is or how that works. Then I thought it may be clearer to present...