Aug 5, 2016 | Embodiment, Mindfulness, Personal Growth, Self-Care
“Just look at her and she’ll bruise.” That’s what my mother used to say about my level of sensitivity. And yes, it is true. I am extremely sensitive. My feelings get hurt easily. Criticism, especially for something I care about and have worked...
Jun 1, 2016 | Mindfulness, Personal Growth, Poems
Noise. Do you recognize it? Can you see it clearly for what it is? I am not interested in fighting for anyone’s attention. I am not interested in shouting displays or loud proclamations, even if positive. Let me retreat into the silence of empty space. Then act...
May 19, 2016 | Mindfulness, Personal Growth, Self-Care
In less than two weeks, Memorial Day will be here to kick-off the vacation season. You may have vacation plans you secured months ago or scramble to get some sort of good enough get-away happen for you, your friends, and family. But there is a question that begs to be...
Apr 19, 2016 | Mindfulness, Personal Growth, Self-Care
A few weeks ago I led two Burnout Prevention workshops for a group of female physicians and researchers. Having worked in the medical field and a teaching hospital myself (I also graduated from the Medical College of Georgia where I briefly dated a med student who...
Apr 7, 2016 | Mindfulness, Personal Growth
Having a purpose is stressful? Yeah, I think so, especially when the so-called purpose is unhealthily woven into the fabric of your self-identity. I know that’s almost heresy, but true. I feel you’ve been sold a lie. By books, by your parents, by inspirational...
Mar 3, 2016 | Mindfulness, Personal Growth
One of the most effective ways to soften self-pressure and the relentless urge to always be doing something ‘productive’ is to learn to be gentle with yourself. Being gentle with yourself is called self-compassion, and has substantial research that...
