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    Life of Dr. Jess | Personal Development

    Day 22: Courage Is The Way Forward, Hindsight Comes Later

    ByJessica Simpkins, MD September 23, 2022May 30, 2024

    Sometimes we find ourselves in crappy situations. I’m talking a steaming pile of crap that, from your angle, looks about as big as Mount Everest. One so big we…

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    Life of Dr. Jess

    Day 14: Bye Negativity, I’m Joining Team Hope

    ByJessica Simpkins, MD September 8, 2022September 26, 2022

    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…

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    Life of Dr. Jess | Personal Development

    Day 12: Just Be You, Boo

    ByJessica Simpkins, MD September 6, 2022September 26, 2022

    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”…

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    Life of Dr. Jess | Mental Health

    Day 11: Healing And My Hypothesis About Shame

    ByJessica Simpkins, MD September 4, 2022May 30, 2024

    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…

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    Life of Dr. Jess | Mental Health | Personal Development

    Day Five: Perfectionism is a Gold-Coated Turd

    ByJessica Simpkins, MD August 29, 2022September 26, 2022

    Did you want to see me broken? Bowed head and lowered eyes? Shoulders falling down like teardrops, Weakened by my soulful cries? Does my haughtiness offend you? Don’t you…

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    Life of Dr. Jess

    Day Three: Your Dreams Will Wait For You to Heal

    ByJessica Simpkins, MD August 26, 2022September 26, 2022

    When I was in medical school, I started daydreaming about opening a combination coffee shop/art studio. Perhaps that should’ve been a sign to me that I wasn’t on the…

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    Life of Dr. Jess

    Day One: How I Hit Rock Bottom

    ByJessica Simpkins, MD August 24, 2022September 26, 2022

    I have more partially filled journals then I can shake a stick at. But now I’ll be journaling publicly for the next 100 days about my life and whatever…

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    Mental Health

    No Emotion Is Bad and You Can’t Control How Other People Feel

    ByJessica Simpkins, MD August 10, 2022August 19, 2022

    When I was a little girl, we had a lot of chaos in our family. My parents were often on edge and argued with one another loudly and frequently….

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