I am honing my storytelling craft after thirty years as an emergency physician, mother, and observer of the human condition. I will be creating new entries and pulling in some of my published works. Thanks for coming along.
After Emergency Medicine…
#30 You are Not an Imposter. You are a Human.
You are not an imposter. You are a human. While our society works on racial and gender bias, each of us has to b compassionate with ourselves. We must stop the relentless self-criticism that arises as “imposter syndrome.”
#29 Back on the Road!
Tourism is back after a lengthy Covid lull. Join me on my first day of touring in Cairo, Giza, and Saqqara. The great wonders of the world await!
#28 Is this Really a Book for Nurses?
I wrote this book for nurses. They spend the most time at the bedside of some people that present with challenging behaviors. Nurses are getting tired, cynical, and defeated. The answer is not to quit. the answer is to change the way that they think about even the most difficult patients and themselves.
#27 Its not Just What You Say…
Its not Just What You Say. So the saying goes and its how you say it. Anthony Orsini reminds us its all in the delivery in his book of the same name. He is a neonatologist who has to have some of the most difficult conversations one can imagine. He’s learned a thing or two and he wants to teach the rest of us.