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Why the future of medicine depends on leading from the heart
There’s a sacred irony in medicine: Those who care for hearts often forget their own. This truth came into sharp focus for me this past weekend, where I found myself in a room of women cardiologists at The American College of Cardiology in D.C. T…
Why the future of medicine depends on leading from the heart
There’s a sacred irony in medicine: Those who care for hearts often forget their own. This truth came into sharp focus for me this past weekend, where I found myself in a room of women cardiologists at The American College of Cardiology in D.C. T…
Medicalizing burnout misses the real problem
The solution to the physician burnout crisis isn’t more diagnoses or interventions. The antidote isn’t more modules, surveys, screenings, or questionnaires. What’s needed is cultural healing: One that we have so far been unwilling and…
Why so many physicians struggle to feel proud—even when they should
In medicine, we were taught to value humility over pride. To downplay our successes. To “just do our job.” Even as we achieve remarkable things, we rarely pause to acknowledge them, let alone celebrate. Pride feels risky. Many physicians wo…
Why physicians deserve more than an oxygen mask
In medicine, we’ve long relied on the oxygen mask analogy to justify self-care: “Put your own mask on first before assisting others.” It’s a powerful image—but it’s not enough. Oxygen masks drop in emergencies. Putting the…
Why self-care must become medicine’s new standard
We were taught that sacrificing ourselves is noble. That resilience is enduring. And that suffering and struggling are valiant. We were taught rest is optional, complacent, lazy—something for other, less busy, less important people. We were also taught…
The broken health care system doesn’t have to break you
Practicing medicine today is not what most of us envisioned when we chose it as a profession. We still love science. We still love health. We still love helping patients and being healers. But the practice of medicine has changed—and continues to evolv…
Stop absorbing the chaos: How doctors can reclaim their well-being
Are you absorbing the system’s dysfunction? Do you find yourself absorbing the collective frustration of health care dysfunction? Taking on the role of savior? Overextending to compensate for broken processes? Feeling personally responsible for g…
Learning to trust your body again: Healing the hidden wounds of medical training
In medical training, we were taught to trust protocols, patients, and data—but not our own bodies. The body was something to overcome. Tired? Push through.Hungry? Ignore it.Sore? Work harder.Sick? Keep going. This way of being seeps so deeply into us t…
Why physicians find negotiating challenging—and what they can do to negotiate better
For many physicians, the word “negotiation” conjures up stress. Most of us weren’t taught that negotiation is something we do every day—at work, at home, and in nearly every human interaction. Whether we’re persuading a patient …
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