For those of you who’ve been following these posts, you know about all the things I’m trying to do right now. But for those of you who don’t, let me catch you up. I’m a practicing OBGYN and Lifestyle Medicine physician, a married mom of…
I want to share a secret with you this week. It’s something that has completely changed how I understand not only my own motivations but also those of other people. It’s very interesting! But first, a story… This week was one of those weeks…
I went away with the family for a week to the North Georgia woods near the Blue Ridge Mountains. It was very peaceful, full of the sounds of nature. The nights were dark and full of stars, and the days were slow, accompanied by the…
When I was a kid, I started tons of activities – tennis, violin, piano, softball, drama, ballet, gymnastics (and probably others I can’t remember). In the beginning, the activities were new and exciting. There was new equipment and uniforms or costumes and teachers and team…
You know, when I dreamt of being a mom, I had this whole vision for myself. I was going to be the mom who always listened to her kids, who taught them to think and understand, who took them to amazing places and showed them…
I’ve been very frustrated lately. Every time I looked at my attitude, I was irritated, annoyed, and short-tempered. It was to the point that I had to take a step back to examine what was going on in my mind. Why was I choosing to…
Ever have a run of days that just wear you out? That’s how the past week has been. Shoot, sometimes I feel like it’s been the entire past 6 months. Between maintaining a constant level of vigilance at in the office and the hospital to…
You know, there’s talk about fasting everywhere. The new diet craze is intermittent fasting or IF. People are generally using IF to lose weight, but there are other reasons to fast. Some fast to clear their minds, some do it for spiritual focus and prayer,…
Ever have those times where you feel like you’re ready to fly off the handle and you don’t really know why? We often attribute it to “I’m just feeling hormonal” or “I must be PMS’ing”. Then we grit our teeth, muscle through our interactions with…
I was due for an on-call night spanking. I got one. For the last few overnight shifts I’d done at the hospital I’d been surprised by how decent the nights had been. Even when I had a large patient census or lots happening on…