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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The Farmer's Table: Rethinking Stewardship in Medicine
When we talk about stewardship in medicine, it usually means handling precious resources wisely:
Blood bank stewardship (don’t squander that O-negative so it’s there in a crisis)
Antibiotic stewardship (use the narrowest spectrum possible, so we don’t fuel resistance)
Resource stewardship (choo...
by Dr. Tonya Caylor —
Sep 12, 2025
balance
boundaries
burnout
care
clinic
costs
efficiency
generosity
inboxes
listening
medicine
notes
patients
reflection
resources
shortages
stewardship
strain
sustainability
time
tradeoffs
well-being
workforce
Beyond Labels: Story and Reflection
It’s not infrequent that I’m in conversation with a faculty member who’s frustrated with one or two residents they see as lazy or disengaged. Those moments take me right back to how I sometimes felt a decade ago, when I was burned out in my core faculty role. I remember the intensity of that frus...
by Dr. Tonya Caylor —
Aug 22, 2025
barriers
burnout
connection
conversations
criticism
curiosity
data
defesiveness
drive
efficiency
energy
engagement
exhuastion
experience
feedback
frustration
gaps
growth
immersion
interviewing
labels
language
learning
minset
motivation
nuance
patience
perspective
procrastination
quality
rapport
reflection
remediation
repitition
resources
responsibility
safety
strengths
support
trust
understanding
Cooking with the Caylor's Story & Reflection
A few years back, I had just returned from a rewarding conference in Napa put on by Harvard School of Public Health and the Culinary Institute of America (CIA) - Healthy Kitchens, Healthy Lives. Healthy nutrition science meets taste 💜.
The first year my husband and I attended, I came home energiz...
by Dr. Tonya Caylor —
Jun 09, 2025
adaptation
assumptions
boundaries
burnout
communication
delegation
expectations
gratitude
hospitality
humility
insight
leadership
partnership
preparation
realism
resilience
resources
support
systems
teamwork
Stress Reflection
This week, I invite you to look at a particular stressor you are currently facing, just faced, or anticipate facing.
At first glance, how is it a threat? When you look through this lens of what's at risk? Notice how that feels. For me, I notice an increased intensity in my heartbeat and a little ...
by Dr. Tonya Caylor —
Jun 08, 2025
adaptability
agency
awareness
breath
challenge
clarity
empowerment
mindset
neurobiology
presence
problem-solving
reframe
regulation
resilience
resources
response
shift
stress
threat
Joy in Family Medicine – Stories & Reflections