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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
