I’ve written and spoken about my experience with depression for years, ever since I went through an intense depression as an Emergency Medicine resident over a decade ago. That experience changed my life forever. It forced me to re-examine the way I was living my life and why it was literally making me miserable.
This article originally appeared in Reader’s Digest Best Health magazine; I am an “Embrace Life Expert” for their publication and also a wellness columnist. Enjoy – these are some of my best tips for navigating this crazy season and tapping into the joy and peace beyond the busy-ness and pressure.
Every year as the holiday season …Continue Reading »
For a long time I’d forgotten I was a creative soul. Have you? Unless you’re obviously gifted in the arts, chances are you haven’t been encouraged much in developing and celebrating your creative capacity.
Purpose is very unique, a phenomenon that’s so individual that I believe only you can actually know it or figure it out, though others can certainly help provide input and guidance.
Yesterday I was preparing for a call with a coaching client by reviewing the homework I’d given her. As I read through her various "assignments", most of which involved noticing, reflecting on, and changing behavior around boundary issues, it struck me that they would be useful to share with you.
It was my birthday yesterday, and it caused me to reflect on what I’ve learned about life as I’ve gotten older.
Last weekend I was driving to an appointment, and as I often do I made use of the driving time to connect with a friend by phone (hands-free, don’t worry!). I hadn’t talked to her in a little while but try to check in regularly, as she has been navigating an extremely difficult …Continue Reading »
For so many people these days, our life is like a house of cards. We teeter along shakily, just barely managing to hold up our sky-high pile of commitments and stressors. Sometimes it feels (accurately) that if you try to put just one more card on top, the whole mess will come crashing down. It’s …Continue Reading »
If you’re like me, setting boundaries can be a scary thing. Perhaps you, too, learned very early on that insisting on a fair boundary got you in trouble, or got you yelled at, or was guaranteed to get you in someone’s bad books (and once you were in the bad books, it was very …Continue Reading »
I speak professionally and have received some really interesting invitations lately. Earlier this year I was invited to speak on two different continents, on two completely different topics. One group wanted something inspirational/motivational (with a little flamenco dancing thrown in for good measure), the other wanted me to wear my doctor hat …Continue Reading »
