BEYOND TOLERABLY USEFUL WORK
As we navigate this final quarter of 2020, I’ve been considering how our state of being impacts our work satisfaction. Most of us have shifted how we work this year. For some of us, the process of shifting exposed some underlying mismatches between how we have...
BLACK PEOPLE STAY EXHAUSTED
As a black person in America, I have a constant underlying sense of unease. Periodically, there is a news story, or several, to remind me why that unease exists. Whether you are a Harvard-educated ornithology enthusiast or a possible forgery suspect, there is an...
EQUIPPED FOR A CHALLENGE
One the most challenging parts of my recovery from an adult life of pathological altruism is successfully releasing the struggle narrative. As a black woman who is the child of immigrants to the USA, there is a lingering subconscious belief my cultural heritage...
LIFE IS TOO SHORT
Life is too short to be miserable by choice. That may seem obvious. However, I know far too many people who choose that option by default. I was one of them for a long time. I felt like misery was being foisted upon me without consent or recourse. In reality, I didn’t...
LESSONS I REFUSED TO LEARN
This month marks the ninth anniversary of my transition out of clinical medicine. I reflect on my time as a clinician every year around this time to see if any new epiphany will fall upon me that I can share with those coming behind me. My biggest retirement insight...
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