Dympna Weil is an obstetrician-gynecologist.

Finding peace through surrender: a personal exploration

Physician
March 21, 2023

Words are everything.

They carry energy. They are the currency of our connection to each other. They are the currency through which we will share with future generations; they are how we communicate with people in generations past. And they carry weight in terms of how we speak to ourselves.

When we begin to grow in awareness of the words we are using and the language we choose, it sometimes becomes humbling …

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Finding peace through surrender: a personal exploration

Less resiliency may heal burnout

Physician
August 1, 2022

The word “resiliency” has been lauded, applauded, and buzzed about in talks about physician burnout.

When I hear it, I tune out.

My stomach churns. I feel sick.

Why?

Because physicians are resilient.

We are, in fact, the walking, talking, breathing personification of the word.

We cannot manage to get through medical school, residency, and boards, without being resilient.

And remember, we do this by choice.

Lots of schooling and academic demands.

Inhumane hours.

Little sleep.

Extraordinary amounts of information to …

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Less resiliency may heal burnout

A physician’s infertility story

Physician
May 6, 2022

How ironic the way a young woman’s thoughts and attitudes change.

We spend so many years — decades, perhaps — preoccupied by controlling our cycles. For some, it is about cycle control.

For others, it is to avoid pregnancy because we are not yet ready or do not want to have a family. In those cases, most start some form of birth control, and for years we wait anxiously to bleed each …

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A physician’s infertility story