by elaine | Oct 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
Do you ever experience talking to your friends or journaling about something personal and think, “oh gosh, I did not realize that thought was in there”? That was giving your subconscious some airtime. Often those moments feel like self-discovery. Our brains are...
by elaine | Aug 26, 2020 | Uncategorized
Do you wake up each morning having a goal or a plan, maybe it is not to overeat, overdrink, or not spend time on social media? But by 3 pm, it all falls apart. Why is that? Logically, it is easier to NOT to go to the pantry, spend time searching for something...
by elaine | Jul 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
First of all, if you are punishing yourself for not knowing how to meditate effectively, please take a break. I permit you to stop all punishing thoughts; they are unnecessary. Second, if you have a lot of anxiety, you are probably really tired of people...
by elaine | Apr 5, 2020 | Uncategorized
Physician and healthcare worker burnout is the epidemic that was occurring nationally and globally, before the pandemic. I suspect that many of us in healthcare are fearing that the COVID pandemic will be the final blow to the burned-out physicians’, nurses’ and...
by elaine | Mar 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
We have a dangerous mindset in healthcare. We believe we are all supposed to show up 100%, 100% of the time. When we make mistakes, when we are tired, when we just don’t know the right answers, instead of facing our errored humanness and our internal struggles, we...
by elaine | Mar 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
Life is much better when we have each other Phones and computers are very useful tools but they don’t replace face to face interactions at some deeper, chemical connection level. Kisses and hugs are much more comforting in times of stress over emojis but...
