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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Preparing for Storms, Part 1
I’m writing this on Tuesday morning, September 22, before the storm hits.
To be clear, the actual weather here in Central Washington is supposed to be pretty perfect.
I mean all the things.
Tuesday night: Husband arrives from Alaska. Furniture moving and construction-site Tetris begins.
Wednesday...
by Dr. Tonya Caylor —
Oct 02, 2026
acceptance
adaptability
change
chaos
construction
control
courage
endurance
expectations
faith
family
flexibility
furniture
growth
home
hope
hurricane
imperfection
letting-go
moving
overwhelm
patience
perseverance
perspective
planning
plywood
preparation
preparedness
priorities
readiness
reality
reflection
relocation
resilience
resourcefulness
responsibility
storms
supplkies
surrender
transition
trust
uncertainty
unpacking
vulnerability
The Bump Nobody Warned You About
A webinar this week about the evolution of a rural residency program inspired this week's reflections. In addition to the successes and growing pains, the thing that caught my attention was the sheer number of changes they had both created and endured.
In just 11 years, the program had 4 Chief Me...
by Dr. Tonya Caylor —
Jul 10, 2026
acceptance
adaptability
adaptation
agility
alignment
awareness
change
change management
collaboration
commitment
communication
complexity
continuity
culture
endurance
evolution
expectations
flexibility
growth
healthcare
innovation
leadership
leadership development
medicine
mindset
mission
mission focus
navigation
organizational health
organizations
perseverance
perspective
preparedness
puprose
reflection
residency
resilience
rural
stability
stewarship
sustainability
systems
teamwork
transformation
transition
trust
turbulence
turnover
uncertainty
Joy in Family Medicine – Stories & Reflections