Latest Journal Posts
The Right to Boundaries
World events have me thinking about boundaries. Boundaries are created over time and they often change for a variety of reasons. So too are our human boundaries. Physicians need boundaries as well to function at their best. We can mean the physical boundaries of our skin or the cell’s boundaries of membranes. Or we mean the psychological or social boundaries that we live with, and sometimes without. These boundaries can protect us from burnout and enhance our sense of well-being.
Knowledge Isn’t Enough…
Recently I’ve been sharing some coaching tools that can help doctors experience more of what they want in life and less of what they don’t. But just like in medicine, it’s not enough to memorize facts or steps in a procedure. Practice is necessary to really make progress.
Are You a Photojournalist or Participant?
Do you remember to be a participant in your life? Or just a photojournalist? Having a camera always in our pockets has made photographers of everyone. But is your primary activity capturing the action like a photojournalist or is it participating in the life you are living?
What You Need is Internal Autonomy
We think we need external autonomy, and control of our surroundings and activities (and other people) in order to be happy, but what if awakening internal autonomy is all we need to shift to a more positive mental and emotional state?
Stop Triaging Your Emotions
Previously, I published a post entitled “Stop Triaging Your Life”. I had worked on it for quite a while until I was pretty happy with how it turned out. Then I realized that I had missed the first step in triage.
You Don’t Need to Come In
I’m currently reading “What Happened to You” by Oprah Winfrey and Bruce D Perry, MD, PhD, and being reminded that when I am in a trauma activation, I react rather than respond. When that happens, I don’t have access to higher cortical functions like critical thinking.
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