Happy Women Physicians day

Happy Women Physicians day

  Today, a dear friend reminded me that today is National Women Physician’s Day. I am honored to celebrate this day as both a member and admirer of physicians. By 2050, women will consist of more than 50% of the physician workforce… while still being mothers,...

I am giving it all I’ve got.

This decade has been a doozy for me. Has it been for you, too? Over this past decade, I left the practice of law, broke off an engagement to pursue my dream of medicine, attended and graduated medical school and two residencies, wrote and published a book, moved into...
The “Giving” in Thanksgiving

The “Giving” in Thanksgiving

We are coming up on the week giving thanks, and as cliche as it may be, it is worthwhile to take a few moments to reflect both on your thanks, and also your giving. We often focus our efforts during this time of year thinking of what we are thankful for. It is an...
Honduras Medical Mission – October 2019

Honduras Medical Mission – October 2019

It has been two weeks since returning from Honduras, and I am still processing the trip. To encompass the complexities of my feelings around medical volunteering in Honduras is impossible. Perhaps I can only describe it this way: In the work we did there, I felt that...
Silent Retreat-ing

Silent Retreat-ing

I’ve just come out of a weekend-long silent meditation retreat, and I yearn now for more silence. There is something about silence that is relieving. You don’t have to worry if you are likeable, or if what you said to the person next to you was the right/wrong thing....