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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Retroactive Omniscience and Having Your Own Back
Over the past few weeks, we’ve been following “John,” a fictional physician trying to sort through the emotional aftermath of multiple job changes and the growing belief that maybe he was just bad at choosing jobs.
In the first edition, he recognized the story he was telling himself and how it wa...
by Dr. Tonya Caylor —
May 23, 2026
adaptability
adaptation
awareness
career
career change
change
clarity
coaching
cognition
compassion
confidence
curiosity
decision making
development
discernment
evolution
growth
healthcare
hindsight
insight
intentionality
judgment
leadership
learning
medicine
mindset
perspective
physician
psychology
purpose
refleciton
resilience
self-awareness
self-doubt
selftrust
shame
stress
transitions
trust
wellbeing
Beauty and Belonging Discovered After Change (From the Archives)
When we moved from Florida to Alaska in 2007, it wasn't necessarily a big hit with our teenage girls. My oldest moved off to college saying she would visit us but she wasn't "moving out of the country." My youngest, was about to start 8th grade and had strong opinions about leaving her friends an...
by Dr. Tonya Caylor —
Feb 18, 2026
acceptance
adaptation
adolescence
alaska
awareness
beauty
belonging
change
community
discovery
family
gratitude
growth
home
identity
impermanence
intentin
joy
mindfulness
nature
perspective
presence
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resilience
transformation
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Joy in Family Medicine – Stories & Reflections