@lifeandpicu
PedsICU Intensivist, toddler mom, and coach juggling life and work. GME Wellness Director, speaker, & advocate for Mental Health and WomenInMedicine. Writer and podcaster: https://humansleading.substack.com/ https://humansleading.buzzsprout.com/
My dad died unexpectedly 10 days before Christmas last year, and grief has been a wild ride.
If you’re experiencing grief (big or small) this holiday season or are just feeling rattled by the state of the world, I hope these lessons that I have learned this year help you feel seen and comforted.
How do you care for yourself in the winter?
If you aren’t sure what works for you, my 6 ingredients for wellbeing and a pile of links can help you get started.
humansleading.substack.com/p/6-essentia...
How do you care for yourself in the winter?
If you aren’t sure what works for you, my 6 ingredients for wellbeing and a pile of links can help you get started.
humansleading.substack.com/p/6-essentia...
This post is a short reminder for all of the recovering perfectionists out there (*raises hand*).
If you find your perfectionism rearing its head as we approach the holidays, this one is for you.
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#PedsICU #MedSky #Perfectionism
This post is a short reminder for all of the recovering perfectionists out there (*raises hand*).
If you find your perfectionism rearing its head as we approach the holidays, this one is for you.
humansleading.substack.com/p/you-dont-h...
#PedsICU #MedSky #Perfectionism
Happy to have just made my first donation after a long day in the #PedsICU. Let’s go #KidVengers!
#HCWvsHunger
Joy is a key ingredient for a satisfying life.
And cultivating it allows us to resist and persist through difficult times.
You can learn how to create more joy in your life in this week’s post.
#PedsICU #MedSky
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Our phones can be helpful tools. But they can also be a barrier between us and our real lives.
This week, I explore my own relationship with my phone and my desire to spend less time on it.
If you’re looking to do the same, the reflection questions I provide can help you get started.
I miss the days of the tweetiatrician. We built so much community under the shared purpose of sharing evidence based child health information. The methods and platforms may have changed but that doesn’t mean we can’t keep going. Follow pediatricians. Share our messages.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMjGmB2j/
One of the new ACIP goons is advocating for randomized, placebo controlled trials of the MMR vaccine. This would be like now randomizing seat belts for kids or car seats for infants.
It’s so laughable that people this stupid are in charge of our health.
By decreasing vaccine access and encouraging vaccine mistrust, they drive down vaccine uptake.
And then point towards low vaccine uptake as a reason to not have the vaccines anymore.
So cute!
What do you need for your wellbeing this Fall?
I’ve learned that knowing your essentials helps you take care of yourself even when times are busy or stressful.
Today, I’m sharing a few tips to help you get started.
#PedsICU #MedSky
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What does success look like? What brings them joy? Why do they do what they do?
We get to decide what successful careers look like for ourselves.
And sharing the lessons I've learned the hard way is part of what success looks like for me.
Today I delivered my favorite career talk of the year during the Business of Medicine rotation at Corewell Health West.
It's my favorite because it brings me joy to have the opportunity to encourage the trainees to think broadly about what their careers and lives will look like in the future.
Having a toolkit won’t save us from hard times, but it will make it a lot easier to navigate them.
Learn to build yours with the 7 strategies in this podcast.
#PedsICU #MedSky
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That’s so many books!
Having a toolkit won’t save us from hard times, but it will make it a lot easier to navigate them.
Learn to build yours with the 7 strategies in this podcast.
#PedsICU #MedSky
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Doing too much?
Feel like you can’t stop because the world will fall apart?
Try doing just 1% less.
#PedsICU #Womeninmedicine #MedSky
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Doing too much?
Feel like you can’t stop because the world will fall apart?
Try doing just 1% less.
#PedsICU #Womeninmedicine #MedSky
humansleading.substack.com/p/the-world-...
Resilience doesn’t mean not being affected by adversity.
It means knowing that there will be times that we need help and giving ourselves permission to seek and accept that help.
No one who experiences adversity is truly unaffected by it.
#PedsICU #MedSky
We know that free food isn’t the solution to physician burnout.
And yet creating intentional spaces where people can connect and feel valued is part of creating a culture of wellbeing.
Happy to have done a little of this for our residents and fellows this morning.
#MedEd #MedSky
We know that free food isn’t the solution to physician burnout.
And yet creating intentional spaces where people can connect and feel valued is part of creating a culture of wellbeing.
Happy to have done a little of this for our residents and fellows this morning.
#MedEd #MedSky
I’m officially “conference mom.”
(Read: old 😂)
If you are a resident at a conference, I will come ask you about your project, cheer you on, and ask if you need a picture to send to your actual parent or support system.
We can all take actions to create a culture of support in medicine.
#MedSky
Being resilient doesn’t mean not being affected by adversity.
It means that you seek and accept help when you need it.
And it means building organizational resilience by creating a systemic culture that supports people instead of shaming them for being human.
#MedSky #PedsICU #MedEd
As with most things that matter, my career as the Medical Director of Wellness for GME didn’t happen overnight.
In this short ep, I share a story of how confronting toxic culture in medicine pushed me to become a fierce advocate by changing the systems in which we work one small step at a time.
Today at 4pm ET!
As a #PedsICU physician, I’m reminded every day that life can change in an instant.
Don’t take it for granted.
And in the supply closet 😬
