NO COMFORT ZONES

NO COMFORT ZONES

I had a thought the other day. What if we released the idea of comfort zones? In my experience comfort zones mainly serve to hold us back and to keep us in fear. We avoid taking on a new challenging task or activity by making the excuse that it’s outside our comfort...
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...
KILLING SUPERWOMAN

KILLING SUPERWOMAN

I killed Superwoman. It had to happen and I have no remorse. Either she was going down or I was, so I decided that chick had to go. Despite her Madison Avenue level of positive marketing I knew the truth about Superwoman. Her entire purpose for being was to set me up...
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...
SIGNS AND WONDER

SIGNS AND WONDER

The longer I live the more baffled I am by what it takes for us to accept certain signs in our lives as divine guidance and not just coincidence. Although I am a big believer in intuition, I’m talking about those very blatant signals that tell us we need to...