by Dr. Susan Biali | Mar 11, 2020 | Examine your life, Health and Nutrition
As a physician working in ambulatory clinics, I was in the front lines during SARS and the H1N1 flu. I remember the intensity of the initial fear among the public and also among health care professionals. In both those situations, the dread of what was to come started...
by Dr. Susan Biali | Nov 13, 2019 | Blog, Burnout / Workplace, Examine your life
When I speak to organizations about burnout prevention, I often warn about the risks of either being—or leading—an “extra miler”. If you consistently go the extra mile in everything you do, you’re a great asset to any team or organization (and anyone who knows...
by Dr. Susan Biali | Oct 16, 2019 | Examine your life, Reflections for Your Journey
I thought I had a pretty balanced, grounded, present life. Turns out, I was wrong. This past summer, I had been enjoying an unusual lull in my professional activities. I’d taken time off from my part-time medical clinic work to work on a new book project, and also had...
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 | 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...
by Dr. Susan Biali | Mar 13, 2019 | Burnout / Workplace, Examine your life, Reflections for Your Journey
As a coach I work with a variety of leaders (from mid-level managers to high-ranking executives), helping them to reduce their stress, recover from burnout, improve work-life balance and operate more effectively. Time after time, after I do a little digging, a core...
