Ending Physician Overwhelm

Grieving What Could've Been


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Life in medicine is hectic and it comes with it's up's and down's, but I want you to know that you are worthy of feeling all your emotions. Unequivocally!

Grief is one that many physicians and other medical professionals experience when they reflect on what they thought their careers would be. We often start our careers with big hopes and dreams about the impact that our work will make, the quality of the care we'll provide, and the good that can be accomplished during a career in medicine, but sometimes things don't work out as we hope. 

And amongst the chaos of trying to care for patients to the best of our ability in a broken system, with limited resources, and so many other emotional pulls, we forget acknowledge and tend to our grief so it becomes buried.

My goal with this episode is to help you sift through all the other emotional pieces of being a physician and hone in on any grief that might be hiding beneath the surface. Just like it's okay to grieve the loss of a loved one, it's okay to be sad and to grieve things that you wanted but didn't happen in your career. And in doing so, you'll be able to better advocate for yourself in all areas of your life. 

Grief is sneaky. It may stem from your career, but it can embed itself in all aspects of your life. So I hope you'll walk with me on this journey of accepting and acknowledging what could've been. 

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Ending Physician OverwhelmBy Megan Melo, Physician and Life Coach

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