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.

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After Emergency Medicine…

#45 Re-imagining Intensive Care
Dr. Joan Naidorf Dr. Joan Naidorf

#45 Re-imagining Intensive Care

Critical care physician Wes Ely shares his story and his re-imagining of what intensive care could be in his book: Every Deep Drawn Breath. Here is my review.

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#44 Retreating to Kiawah Island
Dr. Joan Naidorf Dr. Joan Naidorf

#44 Retreating to Kiawah Island

Speaking at the Physician Mom Group’s 2002 Annual Symposium gave me a chance to teach, connect, and get-inspired by some pretty amazing ladies. Let me tell you about my trip to Kiawah Island.

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#43 Is it Really All or Nothing?
Dr. Joan Naidorf Dr. Joan Naidorf

#43 Is it Really All or Nothing?

Clinicians fall into all-or-nothing thinking that suggests that there are only two ways to solve or address and issue. It’s my way (right) versus your way (wrong.) Is it really?

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#42 That July Feeling: Self-doubt
Dr. Joan Naidorf Dr. Joan Naidorf

#42 That July Feeling: Self-doubt

It’s that July feeling. All the new docs and nurses are stepping into new clinical roles, and it feels like crap. Sounds like you are doing it exactly right.

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