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Guest Post by Monisha Vasa:  Red Lipstick and the Quest for Perfection

Guest Post by Monisha Vasa: Red Lipstick and the Quest for Perfection

by Jeremy Topin | Oct 26, 2018 | Balance, Change, Transformation

I am excited to bring another guest post to Balance, written by Doctor Monisha Vasa! Monisha is a psychiatrist, mother and writer, currently living in Orange County, California, but has strong ties to Chicago growing up in the southwest suburbs. I have had the...
A Journey From Burnout to Balance

A Journey From Burnout to Balance

by Jeremy Topin | Oct 17, 2018 | Balance, Burnout, Change, Medical Education, Mental Health, Parenting, Transformation

I wanted to share a sincere thank you to Elizabeth Metraux at Primary Care Progress, for the opportunity to be interviewed on her Podcast, Relational Rounds. Becky and I were able to share our story from medical school and residency training to fellowship and private...
Taking a Step Back to Move Forward

Taking a Step Back to Move Forward

by Jeremy Topin | Aug 13, 2018 | Balance, Burnout, Transformation

This was first written and posted on Doximity’s Op-(M)ed and can be seen by clicking here… I will be writing monthly for them and hope to have a year-long discussion about the trials and travails of being part-time. Whether its enjoying more time with the...
The pace and path to mindfulness

The pace and path to mindfulness

by Jeremy Topin | May 18, 2018 | Balance, Change, Medicine, Transformation

Fast I eat. Fast. Often, I consume the food I place on my plate before I even make it to the kitchen table. It’s as if I grew up during times of famine, desperate for each and every morsel. On the rare night my family has dinner together, I am usually finishing just...
How Do You Know When Someone Is Broken?

How Do You Know When Someone Is Broken?

by Jeremy Topin | Apr 20, 2018 | Balance, Burnout, Change, Healthcare Reform, Medicine, Parenting, Transformation

How do you know when someone is broken? When their spirit is fractured? When their sense of self no longer aligns with what once was. When you feel as if you have woken up in a foreign land, but that sense of displacement is coming from you, not your surroundings. In...
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