by Dr. Susan Biali | Sep 19, 2019 | Mental Health
Do you struggle with feeling anxious? You’re in good company. I’ve dealt with it personally, have treated a long list of anxious patients in my medical work, and regularly help coaching clients navigate stressful, fear-provoking situations and transitions....
by Dr. Susan Biali | Aug 29, 2019 | Blog, Reflections for Your Journey
How do you know if you’re truly helping someone, rather than “enabling” them? Many of us (myself included) think we are helping when we’re actually enabling. Enabling in this context, though the word itself might sound good, means that the things we...
by Dr. Susan Biali | Jul 23, 2019 | Burnout / Workplace, Examine your life, Mental Health
I had my first taste of burning out (along with overlapping depression) years ago, when I was an Emergency Medicine resident. Because I never wanted to hit bottom that hard, ever again, I decided to learn everything I could about resilience and mental wellness. I...
by Dr. Susan Biali | Jul 10, 2019 | Blog, Burnout / Workplace, Mental Health
A few years ago, I spoke about burnout at a national meeting of an association of specialist physicians. I’m always a little nervous when speaking to physician colleagues, and this was no exception. A few minutes before the presentation, I was doing something near the...
by Dr. Susan Biali | Jun 26, 2019 | Examine your life, Mental Health
I’m working on a proposal for a new book. This involves a lot of sitting and thinking. Ever since I started, a strange phenomenon has emerged. I want to clean all the time. While sitting at my desk, I fantasize about scrubbing things. I long to get at the dirty-ish...
