Although my specialty in Neurology is epilepsy, I still practice a good deal of general Neurology. This means that I have a large group of patients I follow that suffer from migraines and other headache types. June is National Migraine and Headache Awareness month and June 21 is Migraine Awareness day. In honor of this, …
I don’t think I am alone when I say that the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the way my children have been sleeping. We are very fortunate to have two toddlers with great sleeping habits and before the stay at home orders started, my 4 year old slept 11-12 hours a night and my 2 year …
What is guilt? Merriam-Webster defines it as ” the state of one who has committed an offense especially consciously” or “feelings of deserving blame especially for imagined offenses or from a sense of inadequacy.” I recently started listening to a life coaching podcast (The Life Coach School by Brooke Castillo, no affiliation or benefit from …
Prior to social distancing, stores having long lines to go in and get out, shortage of certain items, and waiting a long time to pay for groceries was not something I ever factored in my weekly schedules and ability to meal plan. A lot of us are already having less time than we used to …
It’s been a little longer between posts than usual. Since the coronavirus pandemic started (COVID-19 is the name of the disease!), it’s been a crazy world of changes, emotions, and re-adjustments. I wanted to wait a little bit before I wrote something, so I could let all my emotions settle.I don’t think anyone in the …
You may have already seen hundreds of posts on coronavirus, COVID-19, and various other hashtag worthy phrases in the past few weeks. You may be wondering why I would write a post on this topic and if I have anything new to add to it. The truth is I don’t know if I have something …
“May we know them. May we be them. May we raise them.” -Unknown What a great quote! I wish I knew who said it but I could not find any sources in my search. Happy International Women’s Day! Today’s topic was suggested by my good friend, who is also a woman in science, and is …
Two years ago yesterday , my son was born. It should have been an amazing day, except it was 10-11 weeks before his due date. It had been a scary week after my daughter was admitted to the hospital for a respiratory illness, which was followed by my admission to the hospital for bleeding. Three …
The last decade of my life has surely been both the best and hardest years of my life. I graduated medical school, followed that with 3 more residency and fellowship graduations, got married, had two children, one 6-week NICU stay, bought our dream house, and started my dream job, just to name a few things. …
‘Tis the season to get together with friends, family, and co-workers and celebrate the holidays. For me, this is also a time to reflect on the past year and plan for the future. What does this have to do with gratitude you may ask? It can be so easy to get caught up in the …