The Joy in Family Medicine Blog

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Rooted in years of reflection, medicine, education, and coaching
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Calm the Chaos & Cultivate Harmony: Step 1 – Take back control of your time.

There are 168 hours in a week for all of us. If you haven’t read 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think by Laura Vander...

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Larry Bauer, CEO of the Family Medicine Education Consortium and I discuss physician coaching in residency programs.

Larry Bauer, CEO of the Family Medicine Education Consortium which focuses on the critical role that Family Medicine plays i...

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Video: Cultivate What Matters

This month's vlog focuses on important relationships. Learning to be intentional in cultivating creative time now is key to m...

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Taming overwhelm Step 2- List, Prioritize, Eliminate, Delegate, and Let Go

Last week, we covered the first lesson in Taming Overwhelm: be fully present with the person or task at hand. 

This week we ...

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Taming Overwhelm Step 1 - Lessons from the Tsunami.

I don’t know a single physician who hasn’t felt overwhelmed at some time, and commonly, felt it very often.  For a long time,...

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Dr Dike Drummond hosts me on his Physicians on Purpose Podcast

Or watch the video version here

Learn more about my coaching offerings for residency programs.

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Making up stories, AKA Building skyscrapers and suffering.

Who doesn't love a good story?  Well, it really depends on the story, right?  Many of us makeup stories in our heads and beli...

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Christmas 2020 was a success!

Christmas 2020

 

Christmas 2020 was back to the basics in the Alaska Caylor home. A few of the tools I learned from coachin...

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Video: Exploring Limiting Beliefs

In this month's Vlog I discuss limiting beliefs and how you can start to uncover them and decide if you want to change them o...

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The rumble of renovation - from houses to residency training and beyond.

Brene’ Brown defines a rumble as “a discussion, conversation, or meeting defined by a commitment to lean into vulnerability, ...

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