shame and burnout

Physician Burnout and Shame

Shame and the Physician Burnout Epidemic   Shame causes, exacerbates, and results from physician burnout. Yet shame is rarely discussed as an underlying risk factor for burnout or as a result of burnout itself. Pimping and other shame-based educational tactics […]

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Doctors Numbing their Emotions

Doctors Numbing their Emotions

We All Numb—and why not numb?   Most doctors “numb” their emotions through overworking. In addition, activities, substances, and other escapes are common. Our go-to numbing technique for physicians is always being busy, including at the hospital. If we stay […]

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Live Here

Live Here

Deal with what is present rather than what is absent   Live here in the juicy spot of life, right in the middle. Live here and face the unknown without fear, both in life and after. The in-between middle state […]

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Letting Go

Letting Go

Letting Go If you want to control how you feel, consider letting go. Letting go is a feeling of relief and lightness that comes after freedom. You are now in control of your thoughts and feelings; involuntary reactivity is a […]

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Doctor, Heal Thy Wounded Inner Child

Heal Thy Wounded Inner Child

Heal Thy Wounded Inner Child   That voice in your head (that you think is you) causes most of your problems. Are you ready for the message: you are not the voice inside your head? Not only is the “monkey […]

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Just Keep Creating

Just Keep Creating

Just Keep Creating     The key to life: keep creating. If you are creating, then that is enough. Creating every day is a goal too lofty for most. Oh, to fear nothing. To hope for nothing. To create every […]

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On Being a Pseudo-Physician

On Being a Pseudo-Physician

On Being a Pseudo-Physician   I am a pseudo-physician. There I said it! Being a pseudo-physician is an achievement (because I escaped the chains of usual employment due to financial independence), and I happily receive the award given to pseudo-doctors. […]

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The Health Benefits of Compassion

The Health Benefits of Compassion

The Health Benefits of Compassion   Cultivating compassion in your life brings not only inner peace but good health. If you want to be a healthy human in 2023, you understand that there are health benefits to mindfulness. Above and […]

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Surviving a Shame Storm

Surviving a Shame Storm

Focus on me being Better Not on me being Bitter     The last real shame storm I had was my rock bottom. It hurt and made me realize shame was my underlying issue and that I’d better get to […]

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