The Joy in Family Medicine Blog

Psychological Fitness Foundations, SDT Part 3 - Autonomy of Time autonomy psychological fitness psychological health thoughts time

We are in a series exploring the three foundational needs for physicians to optimize their psychological fitness – autonomy, ...

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Psychological Fitness Foundations, SDT Part 2 - Autonomy agency autonomy psychological health

This month, we focus on the three basics of psychological well-being that improve vitality, motivation, and performance – Aut...

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Psychological Fitness , SDT Part 1, Autonomy in Medicine autonomy competence connectedness mental fitness psychological health

In the past, we have talked about getting back to the self-care basics. Specifically, we focused on three foundational physic...

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Cultivating Joy in the Journey in Medicine - Perspective arrival fallacy cognitive psychology gratefulness growth mindset joy in the journey perspective self-compassion

We are in a series on finding and cultivating joy in the journey of medicine and avoiding the arrival fallacy. This week are ...

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Cultivating Joy in the Journey of Medicine - Intentionality alignment arrival fallacy competence intentional joy in the journey presence relationships

We are continuing to unpack ways in which to begin enjoying the joy in the journey of medicine as we work toward our goals. W...

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Cultivating Joy in the Journey of Medicine - Expectations and Acceptance acceptance expectations goals and vision joy in the journey

We are on the quest to uncover your personalized way to best enjoy the journey of medicine. Last week, I introduced the conce...

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Cultivating Joy in the Journey of Medicine - Awareness arrival fallacy awareness joy in the journey

We are on a blog journey about finding and creating joy along our paths in medicine. Last week, we defined joy for the purpos...

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Cultivating Joy in the Journey of Medicine - Overview fulfillment joy

For my new blog series, I am tackling how to enjoy the journey of medicine. Many greater philosophers, leaders, and authors t...

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