Resilient Doctors are Confident Doctors

Resilient Doctors are Confident Doctors FREE GUIDE: 10 TIPS TO DEAL WITH STRESS Medical PostHelping Hand Column, March, 2010 Resilience is the ability to deal with difficult events, be flexible and bounce back, and grow as a result.  It is a dynamic concept, an...

How Resilient Are You?

How Resilient Are You? FREE GUIDE: 10 TIPS TO DEAL WITH STRESS Medical PostHelping Hand Column, January, 2010 I have worked with physicians in distress for years.  Interventions with physicians have been based primarily on pathology: identifying, responding to, and...

Women MDs are Changing Medicine’s Culture

Women MDs are Changing Medicine’s Culture FREE GUIDE: 10 TIPS TO DEAL WITH STRESS Medical PostHelping Hand Column, July 21, 2009 As our medical schools continue to open their doors to more women than ever, they are also opening the door to change. Now that there...

Take a Lesson from Kids in Assertive Communication

Take a Lesson from Kids in Assertive Communication FREE GUIDE: 10 TIPS TO DEAL WITH STRESS Helping Hand in The Medical PostMay 5, 2009 While it is true that adults teach children, it is also true that adults have a lot to learn from children.  Teaching is not a one...

A Quick Guide to Become Organized

A Quick Guide to Become Organized FREE GUIDE: 10 TIPS TO DEAL WITH STRESS Medical PostHelping Hand Column, March 10, 2009 Use these tips to save time and achieve calmness I recently hosted a meeting of the Ottawa branch of the Federation of Medical Women of Canada at...

Stress Management for the Fall

Stress Management for the Fall FREE GUIDE: 10 TIPS TO DEAL WITH STRESS Medical PostHelping Hand Column, September 9, 2008 When life takes a detour from a planned path, ‘recalculate’ your plans by calmly looking for new options. I sat down to work on this column, eager...

Let Go of the Old to Embrace the New

Let Go of the Old to Embrace the New FREE GUIDE: 10 TIPS TO DEAL WITH STRESS Medical PostHelping Hand Column, July 8, 2008 “It’s the Year of the Rat”, she said. “New beginnings. It’s the start of a 12 year cycle in the Chinese calendar”.  This year is supposed to be a...

Compassion in the Workplace Improves Morale, Productivity

Compassion in the Workplace Improves Morale, Productivity FREE GUIDE: 10 TIPS TO DEAL WITH STRESS Medical PostHelping Hand Column, May 6, 2008 I was speaking to a younger colleague last week who stopped me in the hall to thank me. She had just taken on a position as...

Stung by the Stigma of Divorce

Stung by the Stigma of Divorce FREE GUIDE: 10 TIPS TO DEAL WITH STRESS Medical PostHelping Hand Column, January 22, 2008 In a very personal account, Dr. Mamta Gautam explains the grief and shame she faced when her marriage ended, and how she overcame it “It’s over,...