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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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