Pursue Boundaries, Not Balance

    Empowerment, Wellness, Career

    I am no stranger to the challenge of finding purpose in work and personal life when one held the keys to the future I need to pay of all of my loans and the other held the key to mental survival. After attending seminars and reading so much about the art of finding balance, every pursuit almost always lead to feelings of failures and disappointment. I propose we change the conversation to set boundaries instead.

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    6 Ways to Own Your Introversion

    Empowerment, Wellness

    For the first couple of decades of my life, I didn’t know I was an introvert. I just thought I was quiet and didn’t like crowds. Once I identified as an introvert, the journey to owning it and feeling confident about it was a different story. If you’re in a similar boat as me and working on your own sense of self, here are six ways I’ve learned to own your introversion.

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    6 Ways to Maximize Your Weekend

    Wellness

    6 Ways to Maximize Your Weekend

    When I was in residency, I worked every third weekend without a compensated day off. This meant 12 days straight of 10-12 hour workdays every third week. My weekends were precious and I tried to optimize the free time I had. It’s only 2 days for most of us, but there is so much you can do that has a huge impact on your resilience and mental health. Here are 6 things I learned to keep in mind as I headed into a free weekend and prepared for the week ahead.

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