The PAUSE
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A physician wellness blog with practical tools for burnout recovery, boundaries, mindful leadership, and a life better lived — from Jessie Mahoney, MD.
About the Author: Jessie Mahoney, MD, is a board-certified pediatrician, certified coach, and physician wellness expert with over 20 years of experience as a leader in physician wellness, coaching, and mindful medicine
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In addition to this blog, I publish regularly on KevinMD. These are some of the pieces that have been shared most widely
Honor Diastole: Rest as a Heart and Nervous System Practice
Your heart needs diastole to function well—and so do you. A reflection on rest, refill, and why retreats create the breathing room we don’t take at home.
Effective “output” depends on deep refill. This is an invitation to honor diastole in your life—slowing down to nourish mind, body, and spirit.
Diastole is not optional. It’s physiology. What might change if you treated rest as essential instead of indulgent?
When Medicine Feels Like Betrayal
Coaching isn’t about staying or leaving medicine—it’s about helping you become a healthier, clearer, more empowered physician and human.
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