by breakawaybabes | Nov 17, 2019 | Celebrating30
I used to take my mental health for granted, until it wasn’t in such great shape. I think often we take things for granted until they are gone. It wasn’t that my happiness just all of a sudden disappeared one day. I was generally quite a happy kid, but over...
by breakawaybabes | Jan 3, 2019 | Health + Wellness
“How could he serve 20 years for something he didn’t do?” We rightly get upset when we see injustices; we binge on crime dramas–Law and Order, docuseries about those wrongly convicted and we become invested in their stories. Prosecuting ourselves But the truth...
by breakawaybabes | Jan 15, 2018 | Education + Career
It has officially been one year since I walked out of the hospital and clinic on my last day as a pediatric intern. So what truly happened? Has this time provided me with better clarity and perspective on why I quit residency and left medicine altogether? I have spent...
by breakawaybabes | Jul 20, 2017 | Education + Career, Health + Wellness
I figured, with the recent start of medical residency programs, it was appropriate timing to discuss support for our physicians and physicians-in-training. When July 1st rolled around, a mix of feelings bubbled up as I watched those in medical classes below me start...
by breakawaybabes | Jul 7, 2017 | Health + Wellness
I had originally planned to write on another topic this week, but my anxiety reared its ugly head leaving me uninspired to tackle the other subject, so anxiety it is! I had a particularly fruitful conversation with visiting family this week regarding anxiety and the...