a collection of thoughts.
On navigating burnout, exhaustion and chronic stress as a healthcare provider.
On rest, recovery and resilience practices.
On navigating what it means to live a healthy, wholehearted and meaningful life.
On creating a life and career that lights you up and makes you come alive.

Creating your own identity
Do you see your behaviours as fixed identity traits, or something malleable that you have agency over?

Yes, you are a leader
I believe that being a clinician is - at its core - being a leader. But this doesn’t need to be draining, nor do you need to change your whole personality in order to truly lead.

Why I don’t say “I can’t afford it”
How using language of agency - with finances and other aspects of our lives - affects our health & happiness.

Fuelling with curiosity (not anxiety)
How to shift your state at work in order to serve patients better (and actually ENJOY yourself!)


Too many options
Too often we miss out on doing anything because we’re trying to do everything. Here are some things to explore when you feel overwhelmed by all of the options and things to consume.

Compassion vs Complacency
Why treating yourself like crap actually DOESN’T make you perform better.

When your patients “don’t want to pay”
What it actually means & how to navigate these patient situations.

What is your call to adventure?
What if the struggles in your life were calls to adventure? Calls to engage with your life to the fullest?

It’s not about you
How the things we focus on when “marketing” our practices can take us away from the very people we’re trying to help the most.

What anger has to tell you.
The cost of pushing down our emotions in the name of “professionalism”, and how to be fierce in your compassion.

If life issued a degree…
How to examine more closely your reasons behind wanting to do yet another course or degree, so that you spend your time and energy on the things that matter most.



Why I resisted money goals
How we can use goals to illuminate what’s happening in our brains.

‘Tis the season… of obligation
When the holiday spirit arrives with resentment & obligation at its side.


Playing with Possibility
Exploring the possibilities that exist in your life and career right now.

Settling your sunday scaries
What to do when your brain is freaking out ahead of the work week.

Guaranteeing your patients’ results
A thought experiment that will change the way you practice.