In my women’s dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) group, we’ve been discussing the simple but powerful concept of Wise Mind. In DBT we talk about three main mind states: Reasonable Mind, Emotion Mind, and Wise Mind. If you’re a healthcare professional, Reasonable Mind will be very familiar to you. It’s likely where you are when you’re…

I recently visited The United Way of Greater Rochester to talk about BURNOUT PREVENTION, and we had a fantastic discussion about these 10 chronic stress-busters. I wanted to share these ideas with you. Some may see super obvious…but if you find yourself thinking “yeah, yeah…I know that already” and yet you have not successfully been…

Sleep problems can cause a fair amount of frustration for healthcare professionals. That’s because sleep hygiene is something that a lot of us — especially those in primary care or mental health/psychiatry — advise patients on every day. So if you’re struggling to get a good night’s sleep yourself, it can be hard to feel…

Let’s talk about self-care for a sec. True self care. Before you groan or roll your eyes, hear me out. The term “self-care” has gotten a frivolous reputation in some circles as fluffy, optional, escapist — a way that millennials avoid “adulting” (ugh, that WORD, can we ban it please??). But that is just not…

A POST I WISH I DIDN’T HAVE TO WRITE This piece is weighing so heavily on me today. It’s called “What I’ve learned from my tally of 757 doctor suicides” and it ran in The Washington Post on 1/13. A colleague of mine sent it to me last night. (This issue has actually been on my…