Radical Abracadabra
Here I sit reminiscing at the beginning of another year about all the experiences and challenges that were faced, life lessons that were...
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Sue MT
- Jul 25, 2023
- 1 min
The Ripple Effect of Trauma in Medical Practice and How to Dampen the Wave
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Sue MT
- May 16, 2023
- 5 min
The Impact of Your Child’s Mental Health when you are a Doctor-Parent
As a physician, you know the signs and symptoms of mental health issues and understand the impact it can have on a person's life....
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Sue MT
- Feb 19, 2023
- 3 min
A Letter To the Pandemic: Beginning Grief Recovery
While it appears we are on the downhill slope of COVID-19’s integration into everyday life, burnout rates are rising and organizational...
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Sue MT
- Nov 12, 2022
- 3 min
Institutional Betrayal vs. Courage
The pandemic has brutalized health care such that the term “institutional betrayal” (IB) is becoming part of the physician vernacular....
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Sue MT
- Oct 1, 2021
- 4 min
Peer Coaching as a Burnout Buffer
Use a coach as a thought partner
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Sue MT
- Jun 7, 2021
- 4 min
The Case of the Yellow Sticky Note
Looking for clues to solve practice dilemmas
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Sue MT
- May 15, 2021
- 2 min
Bubble Gum Humor & Resilience
Who doesn’t love a good belly laugh now and then? Can you recall the last time your funny bone was tickled in such a way? The work we do...
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Sue MT
- Apr 25, 2021
- 2 min
The "Power Decompress"
I’m on vacation this week with 2 of my daughters. We are at Disney World. This last time we were here was the week prior to Disney’s shut...
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Sue MT
- Feb 3, 2021
- 3 min
The Tragedy of Physician Suicide
Recent events in our mid-west region prompted us to bring the topic of physician suicide forward with our residents and fellows. They...
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Sue MT
- Aug 24, 2020
- 3 min
Everyday Resilience: Squelching the Flame of Burnout
What will medicine look like when the fire of burnout, that is consuming us and our future physicians, is finally squelched?
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Sue MT
- Jun 14, 2020
- 3 min
Listening with New Ears, Seeing with New Eyes
I spent an hour yesterday with a new patient who has complex repaired congenital heart disease. In our initial conversation it became...
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Sue MT
- May 25, 2020
- 3 min
Homo coronicus: Born of Fear or Resilience?
With any new illness comes metaphor.
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Sue MT
- May 23, 2020
- 1 min
A Middle-Aged Doctor’s Definition of PPE
Who knew the complexities of PPE for the menopausal physician Who could have predicted Hormonal Fluctuations would reach a whole, new...
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Sue MT
- Apr 19, 2020
- 5 min
The Triple Aim Revised: Financial Shock, Burnout and Imposter Syndrome
The pandemic has revised the Triple Aim framework of health care. We are teetering on the precipice of our own well-being.
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Sue MT
- Mar 31, 2020
- 3 min
Uncertainty, Challenge and Choice during the Pandemic
Facing uncertainty with an attitude of grit and recognizing we have choice in how we respond to the stressors are vital steps in our self-pr
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Sue MT
- Jan 12, 2020
- 3 min
I’m Good at Floccina-what?
Know you are valuable and worthy.
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Sue MT
- Nov 9, 2019
- 5 min
The Anatomy of a Sabbatical
Do you have the opportunity to take an extended break from work, a chance to recharge and refocus over several weeks or months? Some...
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Sue MT
- Oct 29, 2019
- 3 min
Diastolic Dysfunction in Life: A Cardiologist's Perspective on Learning to Relax
I recently attended a cardiology conference at which a dear friend of mine was presenting on the topic of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy....
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