by Dr. Susan Biali | Jun 24, 2026 | Examine your life, Reflections for Your Journey
Years ago, I spent a milestone birthday week in Florence and experienced unbearable jet lag. Smartphones weren’t a thing, and the only available internet connection was a computer in a locked common area. I’d long finished the couple of books I’d brought and spent my...
by Dr. Susan Biali | Mar 2, 2023 | Examine your life, Reflections for Your Journey
This post is a modified excerpt from the purpose-focused final chapter of my new book, The Resilient Life: Manage Stress, Reduce Burnout, and Strengthen Your Mental and Physical Health. Purpose comes in lots of shapes and sizes. Our world glamorizes things that are...
by Dr. Susan Biali | Dec 16, 2022 | Mental Health, Reflections for Your Journey
Do you struggle with worrying and wish you knew how to heal anxiety? I know what that’s like, because I’ve experienced it myself. And I have good news: your brain has a marvellous ability to change and adapt to new information. You can learn how to actively play...
by Dr. Susan Biali | Dec 7, 2022 | Mental Health, Reflections for Your Journey
Are you going through a crisis in your life? It’s easy to feel like you’re spinning out of control, and that there’s nothing you can do to make it better. Sometimes it can feel so overwhelming, that you just want to curl up in a ball and wait until it all goes away. I...
by Dr. Susan Biali | Nov 16, 2022 | Blog, Reflections for Your Journey, Your Inner Life
Are you someone who spends a lot of time and energy on “people-pleasing”? My story may have a lesson in it for you. A few weeks ago, I was sitting on the couch, thinking about a decision I’d made. If I was honest with myself, I was deeply upset. At that...
by Dr. Susan Biali | Sep 20, 2022 | Examine your life, Reflections for Your Journey
My decades-long fascination with the pursuit of purpose and passion started when, over the span of a few years, I’d gone from being a severely depressed, burned out emergency medicine resident, to having my own little flamenco dance company in Mexico. I also became a...
