epiphany

Isn’t life funny?

The “retrospectoscope” allows one to see things more clearly than when we’re in that moment of cloudiness.

Crying without reason.

Time pressure.

Misdirected anger at patients and colleagues.

Broken relationships.

Unhealthy choices.

Stress.

Fear.

Perseverance and survival mode thinking led me to cast many lines in the water.

Many nibbles.

Few bites.

Then one day the cloud was lifted.

Joy has returned to my professional life.

Balancing solo private practice with locum tenens work in rural underserved areas.

Oceans and mountains.

Financial security.

Feeling appreciated.

Ready to share my story.

I didn’t realize I was burned out until I wasn’t...