I remember there was a time I would lay awake in bed at night dreading going to work and wondering how in the world I would make it to retirement age as an emergency physician. I was an attending physician, and I thought life was supposed to get easier by now. But it...
I was coaching one of our Sister Docs recently and when we hopped on Zoom I asked her, “What would you like coaching on today?” Her response: “What don’t I need coaching on?” We chuckled together as she said that. I laughed because I knew exactly...
Last year leading up to Thanksgiving I found a candy dish and colorful tiny Post-it Notes and asked my family to write a few things down. I wanted them to write down people, things and experiences from the past year (the year of the Pandemic) that they are grateful...
Dear Sister Docs, Recently, I was discussing self-care in our Physician Wellness Program. I know the term self-care is thrown around a lot, and it is becoming cliche to talk about it. But from my personal experience, I can tell you just how important it is and...
Dr. Crystal Maxwell is a Family Medicine Physician in South Carolina who has founded her own direct primary care practice – Light Family Wellness. In this episode, she talks about gaining the confidence and know-how to do this and the benefit this transition has...