The Joy in Family Medicine Blog

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Rooted in years of reflection, medicine, education, and coaching
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Self-care revisited: Healthy Nutrition

We are on part 3 of a 4-part series on getting back to the basics of self-care. The first week, we covered its importance and...

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Self-care revisited: Restorative Sleep

We covered why self-care is important and addressed a few common objections last week. Let's delve into arguably the most ess...

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Self-care revisited

I can hear you thinking, “What?!  Not more about self-care. Don’t put the onus on us. Fix the system!” Before I tackle that p...

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Video: Holding too Many Manuals

This month's vlog is about how keeping manuals for how things "should be" and how people "should act" causes some unnecessary...

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Step 3: Calming the Chaos and Cultivating Harmony - Mental Energy

So far, we have discussed taking back control of our time and attention Now for the 3rd step.  We need to protect and build o...

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Step 2: Calming the Chaos and Cultivating Harmony - Attention

Last week we covered key area #1 – Taking back control of your time. This week we are moving to the 2nd key area to address t...

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Step 1: Calming the Chaos and Cultivating Harmony - Time

This week, we will look at one of 3 key areas you can clean up to gain some control and improve harmony in your career and li...

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Chase DiMarco hosted me on his Rounds to Residency Podcast

Listen as Chase and I chat about methods and mindset to finding joy in medical training. 

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Video: Quieting the Inner Critic

Developing awareness that the repeated negative things you think of yourself are not actual facts is the first step in of qui...

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Mindful communication, part 2: Speaking clearly

Last week we discussed the art of listening well, which is a huge part of clear, effective communication.

 

A good rule to ...

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Mindful communication, part 1: Listening well

George Bernard Shaw once said, “The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.”

 

It'...

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