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A physician wellness blog—practical tools for burnout recovery, boundaries, healthy relationships, and mindful leadership.
About the Author: Jessie Mahoney, MD is a board-certified pediatrician, certified coach, physician wellness expert with over 20 years as a leader in physician
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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
Subtle is Significant
Understanding that subtle is significant takes the pressure off. It allows you to soften and show up playfully and tenderly with more curiosity, patience, kindness, and nonjudgment. This is the energy where the big significant shifts happen. The tiny shifts also make a huge difference.
Pause and Reflect on How Far You’ve Come
Pausing to reflect enjoy, appreciate, and feel gratitude and satisfaction often propels and inspires you effortlessly towards future growth.
Pearls of Parenthood
Ten “pearls of parenthood” for my son on his 27th birthday, his first as a new dad.
Dance Your Heart
I help you listen to your heart and find the clarity and courage to start letting it dance more.
Sometimes it is shifting something and sometimes it is shifting your thoughts.
What Makes A Healthy Neurochemical Soup
Our brains and bodies are always bathed in neurochemicals. We might as well bathe ourselves in healthier ones when possible. Coaching helps you make choices to opt out of unnecessary stress, anxiety, blame, shame, guilt, and trying to control things out of your control. Coaching helps you make choices to create a healthier “neurochemical soup.” Yoga, mindfulness, hand-to-heart, self-compassion, gratitude, awe, wonder, nature, and coaching itself all positively influence the release of neurochemicals you bathe your cells and DNA in.
What would be different if you stopped being driven by guilt and anxiety?
What if you approached your life with intention as your motivation rather than being driven by guilt or anxiety or something else?
The things we choose to NOT DO define us as much, if not more, than those we do
Most of us see accomplishments and possessions as markers of success. We relentlessly chase dreams and achievements. We collect possessions—homes, cars, and even experiences.
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