I've been getting a lot of steps recently. In part, it's because I'm taking care of patients admitted on multiple floors of the hospital....

Even if you’re a doctor I don’t know if it’s hospital medicine, or if it’s a function of the stress on our healthcare system, but I’ve...

Healthcare is a high-stakes, high-stress environment. Especially in recent years. When we start our careers in healthcare, we do so...

And a quick note on the arrival fallacy Last Friday, we celebrated the graduation of second-year Family Medicine residents at a lovely...

(My dog Kai can't catch a treat to save his life. But he's undeterred by his mistakes.) One of my main roles as a resident physician is...

As a resident physician and new mom, I’m constantly learning. So, I was excited for our lecture in afternoon academics all about...

Yale professor and well-being researcher Dr. Laurie Santos describes time affluence as: The subjective feeling that one has sufficient...

I wanted to write a quick post about what you deserve on Mother’s Day. This post is truly a reminder to myself. However, I have a...

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Being a mom and resident physician (and human) comes with stress. Stress is a normal part of life and can be good for us – a term called...

This is what I do now. I just write about the various infections I’ve caught from my son. Last week, he had horrible pink eye. Add it to...

As a mom and resident physician, time is of the essence. I don’t want to waste any time in the gym, so I make sure I’m doing the most...

For reasons that I’ll get to later in this post, I’ve been learning about pneumonia. Did you know it’s the leading cause of hospital...

We had a great lecture about unintentional weight loss last week for resident academics. I wanted to share my takeaways here for a couple...

When I ask patients about whether or not they exercise, I often get an answer like: “I stand a lot at work.” “I chase after my kids all...

We just had a third round of viral gastroenteritis go through our family this year. Like I wrote about in my last post, we’ve been sick...

Since he started daycare, my son has been sick. Every single week. Which means I’ve been sick. Every. Single. Week. Usually, the...

I just got back from a delightful little vacation with my family. We spent two nights in Niagara Falls, and I’m feeling relaxed and...

I live in Canada. I work inside. And I wear sunscreen diligently as part of my evidence-based skin care routine. So, every winter, I take...

In order to achieve your health and fitness goals, there’s a powerful force you can harness: Consistency. At face value, this seems...