The Frustration of Being Disabled
This is the first post I wrote since falling off the north face of the Grand Teton in August 2024. I'm definitely not feeling like myself.
This is the first post I wrote since falling off the north face of the Grand Teton in August 2024. I'm definitely not feeling like myself.
My parents always had time for everything. I never have time for anything. How do I wrap my head around being OK with outsourcing my chores?
My first child just graduated from high school. Here's what this transition has taught me about myself, my priorities, and the last 18 years.
An interview with Dr. Dimitrios Tsatiris, a practicing psychiatrist and author, where we talk about helping docs avoid burnout, why so many physicians are struggling with burnout, and what we can do to take care of ourselves and enjoy long and happy careers.
I've had a difficult time finding a new PCP provider in retirement. Would going to a preventative health screening lab instead be worth it?
An interview with WCI friend, Dr. Cory Fawcett, where we discuss how he set his goal to be financially independent by 50 years old and how to avoid burnout while finding real joy in what you do.
As doctors, we optimize for salary, prestige, or job security but rarely consider the factors that really contribute to long-term happiness.
Last summer, I suffered serious injuries as a result of a long fall while climbing in the Tetons. Here's who I needed to count on afterward.
Here's another edition of the WCI Travel Club, where readers can write about their worldly adventures and what they learned from them.
How can you access the mental health support you need while protecting your career and livelihood as a doctor? Here are some suggestions.
An interview with Dr. Matt Morgan, who took a self-created sabbatical after years of financial preparation, reclaiming his time to travel, reconnecting with family, and living intentionally.
An interview with Dr. Rob Orman, a writer, podcaster, and coach who now works with physicians to build resilience, overcome burnout, and reconnect with meaning and purpose in their work.
Answering reader questions about what to do when your workplace turns toxic and how to protect yourself from bad employers and from losing your job, whether you should use an IRA to buy into your building, and 1031 exchanges.
An interview with Dr. Lisha Taylor and Dr. Devon Gimble that's all about credit card hacking for travel. They talk about why they think high-income professionals are the perfect people to make use of credit card points, and they share their insights on the mechanics of travel hacking.
More than 20 years after I started working, burnout in emergency medicine still has not gone away. Here's what you can do to avoid it.