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You Don’t Need to Come In
Wellness Victoria Silas Wellness Victoria Silas

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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Let Your Chimes Ring
Coaching Victoria Silas Coaching Victoria Silas

Let Your Chimes Ring

One of the last things I did before leaving Massachusetts, where I grew up, went to college, and went to medical school, was to visit the Cape one final time.

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Walking is About Will
Coaching Victoria Silas Coaching Victoria Silas

Walking is About Will

When a child is born with clubfoot, parents naturally have many concerns. Topping their list is, “Will he/she walk?”. Understandably, they are concerned that the deformity will keep their precious baby from reaching that important and exciting milestone.

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That’s Your Trauma Talking
Wellness Victoria Silas Wellness Victoria Silas

That’s Your Trauma Talking

Last year I had the opportunity to hear Gabor Mate, MD speak over several days at a conference. He is the epitome of the compassionate witness, the person you’d want sitting in a confessional.

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Stop Triaging Your Life
Wellness Victoria Silas Wellness Victoria Silas

Stop Triaging Your Life

I first learned about the art of triage watching MASH with my parents growing up. I also learned about the critical timing of one-liners. Both followed me into a career in pediatric orthopedic surgery, which I practiced for 21 years.

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What is Coaching Anyway?
Coaching Victoria Silas Coaching Victoria Silas

What is Coaching Anyway?

When I initially got interested in coaching over 10 years ago, there wasn’t a lot of information about coaching physicians. In fact, there wasn’t nearly as much information about coaching in general. Now it seems ubiquitous. Even in the medical space.

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