Update April 2026 Medicine should challenge you, not break you. It is a profession that demands rigor and sacrifice, but there is a meaningful difference between leaning into a healthy growth edge and slipping into harmful strain. Feeling engaged, stretched, and motivated to learn is invigorating. Chronic exhaustion, cynicism, and detachment are signs something has […]
Updated April 2026 “I love caring for patients,” I told myself. “I need to figure out how to care for myself in the process.” On paper everything looked perfect: I was preparing for promotion to full professor, my retirement fund was on track for an early exit, and my children were thriving outside the home. […]
