Ever eaten a slice of stale birthday cake in the breakroom just to be polite?

Accepted a burnt chocolate chip cookie your child baked because you didn’t want to hurt their feelings?

Or maybe you for...

As a busy doctor mom, how many times have you said this to yourself?

“If I just had more time, I could finally lose the weight.”

It’s one of the most common thoughts I hear from the women I coach—es...

She had tried all the weight loss apps and was stuck.

Carol is a mid 40’s full-time pediatrician, a site leader at her office, a mom to a busy teen girl—and someone who’s tried all the usual programs...

If you’re anything like me, you grew up believing that being a superwoman was the goal. Hustling at work, taking care of family, cooking meals, cleaning the house, running errands, managing a never-en...

Medical school was a journey that mirrored the process of any big life change. At the beginning, it felt like drinking from a fire hydrant—information was coming at me at an overwhelming pace, and I h...

Let’s talk about motivation—or rather, the myth of motivation.

So many of us wait until we feel motivated to take action, whether it’s eating healthier, working out, or making time for self-care. 

B...

As doctors, we've all had patients who say things like:

"I always get a sinus infection this time of year."
"I've had a bad back my whole life."
"Over-the-counter pain relievers don’t work for me."
"I a...

I used to think my fate was sealed. Growing up, I watched family members struggle with Type 2 diabetes and hypertension, and I believed I had inherited the same future. I’ve got bad genes, I told myse...

How many times have you thought, I should have weight loss figured out—after all, I tell my patients to lose weight almost daily!

You’re not alone. I hear this from so many physician moms who shame t...

As physicians, charting is an inevitable—and often dreaded—part of the job. Whether we’re racing against the clock to finish notes before heading home or multitasking during downtime, it’s all too eas...

Remember that commercial with the beautiful women that went, “Maybe she’s born with it. Maybe it’s Maybelline?” 

Well, it’s easy to look at people who are in shape or have the figure you wish you had...

“Both optimism and anxiety require us to imagine something that hasn’t happened yet. If we have the ability to worry about the future, it also means we have the ability to imagine a better one.”

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