In the words of Avicii, from Wake me up, “I tried to carry the weight of the world, but I only have two hands.” We know that life as a physician gets busy. We neglect ourselves, our relationships, and our own humanity at times. With going to school non-stop, giving up our youth to study […]
I can’t remember or keep up with the unusual holidays such as Talk like a Pirate 🦜 Day. However, today and National Physician Suicide Awareness Day are two that are near and dear to my heart. 300-400 physicians a year die by suicide. One is too much, and in 2019 my best friend, who was […]
What we do [all actions] should come from love. When the world seems like a dark place, be a light of positivity. Approach all people with compassion. All the above seems very easy to do, and yet medicine can be a world of stoicism, perfectionism, bullying, etc. During training, we’re taught to put ourselves last. […]
Being a physician is not easy by any means. We live in a fast paced world, that is just getting faster and faster. We are constantly bombarded with messages for work or play, and other sounds from the world around us.As for physicians, we are like race car drivers…always going at our top speed! We […]
