Joy in Family Medicine – Stories & Reflections
Lessons, lightbulb moments, and honest reflections from life inside and outside medicine - served with a side of perspective.
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Part Two: Damage and Discovery
Among the casualties of our move was a beautiful glass hourglass that normally sits on my desk. It was a small, beautiful thing, given to me by a friend and doing exactly what it was supposed to do – beautifully measure time.
I think it's great comedic timing that the (now shattered) hourglass sh...
by Dr. Tonya Caylor —
Oct 09, 2026
acceptance
adaptability
aftermath
balance
caregiving
challenges
change
chaos
collaboration
community
construction
damage
delegation
discovery
disruption
endurance
exhaustion
family
flexibility
gratitude
healing
imperfection
leadership
life
logistics
moving
opportunity
organization
overwhelm
patience
perseverance
perspective
planning
preparation
priorities
productivity
recovery
reflection
relocation
resilience
setbacks
stress
support
teamwor
time
trtansition
uncertainty
work
Quiet Quitting, Nike’s Reframe, and the Real Risk in Medicine
Quiet quitting is no longer just a workplace buzzword. A new study in Family Medicine described how residency leaders are seeing disengagement, professionalism concerns, and strategic “time protection” among trainees. The authors traced this disengagement back to multiple causes: generational shi...
by Dr. Tonya Caylor —
Sep 13, 2025
burnout
challenges
collaboration
commitment
communication
cringe culture
discernment
disengagement
education
efficiency
effort
faculty
frustration
generations
growth
mentorship
motivation
patient care
professionalism
quiet quitting
rebranding
reflection
residency
selectivity
sustainability
systemic pressures
time protection
trainees
trust
work values
workplace
Joy in Family Medicine – Stories & Reflections