Day 18: Your Life Is Worth It
Trigger warning: discussion of suicide 988 is the national suicide prevention hotline When you look at her LinkedIn profile, Dr. Jing Mai was a woman committed to serving people, especially…
Day 17: Why Experiments Are Badass
When I was in college, I spent three summers in a row running experiments on yeast. Some of you are probably thinking, “Wow. That sounds… riveting…” It’s true that…
Day 16: How to Stop Masking
There is a freedom that comes with accepting you don’t have all the answers. We live in a society that’s fast paced, where efficiency is king, and where the…
Day 15: Launching Love Your Life Newsletter
Admitting my dreams out loud has always been hard for me. Because there are lots of naysayers who will crap all over your ideas when they are vulnerable little…
Day 14: Bye Negativity, I’m Joining Team Hope
Short journal post today because I’ve gotta jump back to digitally attending the Inbound 2022 conference. (I know some of you are low-key relieved.) But holy cow have the…
Day 13: Writing A New Story About My Body
I feel a bit like my body is falling apart. My back started hurting before I left Sioux Falls a week ago, and the more I sat in the…
Day 12: Just Be You, Boo
Do you ever hide the parts of yourself you think nobody wants to see? I know I do. How dare I start this post telling you to “Just be you”…
Day 11: Healing And My Hypothesis About Shame
I can tell my brain is healing because my creativity, curiosity, and silliness are coming back. Yesterday I had a few profound thoughts and throughout the day would burst…
Day 10: One Year Ago My Life Completely Changed
This month marks one year since I quit residency and stepped off the path of traditional medicine. So much has happened in the last 365 days of my life….
Day Nine: I’ve Got The Magic in Me
When you’re not afraid to be yourself, magical things start happening. You start meeting people in unexpected places who will uplift you and reaffirm your decision to commit to…