As a brilliant and fabulous woman, you don’t have time to complain about a little cold. If your symptoms are bad enough that you actually make a doctor’s appointment, you know it must be a […]
Fitting It All In – Without Losing Your Mind!
Life has been crazy since summer. It has been filled with travel for work and fun. I’ve had the opportunity to go to Breckenridge, Vail, Winter Park, Pennsylvania, Northern Virginia, and Washington, D.C. It has […]
To Flu Shot or Not to Flu Shot
For me, there’s never any question. As a doctor, I get a lot of questions about vaccines. Are they safe? Can I catch the flu from my flu shot? Are vaccines a conspiracy between Big […]
When Your Backpack No Longer Matches Your Journey… Starting Over (Part Two)
We have all sat in those first days of college demonstrations. The presenter has a backpack and they talk about filling your backpack during your college experience with things to help you in your career […]
The Road Less Traveled… Twice (Part One)
Sometimes we look at the road that our lives take, and we are not even sure where it started, or when we chose our path we now look back on with wonder. However, we know […]
Rest Is Best
Rest is best. When I was growing up and whenever I was sick, my mother used to always say this, while ushering me off to bed or onto the sofa with a blanket and […]
My Eyes Are Up Here, Doc!
“My doctor spends my entire appointment staring at a computer screen!” It’s a common complaint. Patients miss the days when going to the doctor involved actual eye contact with their physician, and patient satisfaction drops […]
Sigma Kappa Saved My Life
Everyone has moments in a year they will never forget. Here are a few of mine from 2013. 150 beautiful faces staring back at me as I led my first informal meeting as executive vice […]
Outside is Awesome!
As autumn closes in and winter is fast approaching, it is really tempting to take the change of seasons as a sign – and permission – to spend more time indoors on indoor things. But […]
Life Councils
Do you have a life council? I heard about them for the first time on The Sorta Awesome Show in the episode about the ten friends every woman needs. The episode is totally worth a […]