Any time you’re starting a new journey, such as a new job, you’re really excited about all of the possibilities. You have all these great ideas about what the job is going to be like and how it will fulfill your goals for yourself personally and professionally. After some time, you realize things aren’t quite … Continue reading What To Do When Things Get Tough
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Building Communitas in 2022
2022 has barely begyn and I learned an inspiring new word: Communitas- No, I did not make it up. It’s not “community." It’s a latin word that means a strong sense of solidarity and bonding that develops among people experiencing a ritual, rite of passage or other transitional state together. Let’s back up a bit … Continue reading Building Communitas in 2022
Battling Burnout
A guest post by Emma Grace Brown The term “burnout” isn’t just a word used to describe a long or particularly trying day - it’s a real syndrome recognized by the World Health Organization. It consists of mental and physical exhaustion from workplace stress that leads to feelings of negativity and disconnection. Left unaddressed, burnout … Continue reading Battling Burnout
Learn to Lead Lesson 1: Mindset
This post is the first in the series Learn to Lead with Mary Sheehan: Mindset
Finding Meaning after Loss
Most of us in healthcare are familiar with On Grief and Grieving that David Kessler wrote with Elisabeth Kubler-Ross based on Kubler-Ross’s work with the terminally ill. People experience grief much like they experience death in five stages. The stages are anger, denial, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. As David Kessler points out these stages are … Continue reading Finding Meaning after Loss
A Strategic Move for Your Career
Do you have a strategy for getting what you want out of your career? When you want to achieve goals—big or small—in your career, you need a way to reach them. Too often we, in healthcare, have a goal, but we don’t have a strategy. The goal can be one you have for yourself or … Continue reading A Strategic Move for Your Career
Get the Thank You
I’ve seen this situation played out countless times: a very confused and frustrated patient askes for help choosing a remedy in the cough and cold section. Here comes her hero, from behind the pharmacy counter, in the white lab coat to save the day. He chooses the perfect medicine for what ails her. The pharmacist … Continue reading Get the Thank You
Nurture Your Creativity
Almost every one of my healthcare friends has some sort of artistic endeavor they’re passionate about. I know a pharmacist that plays Oboe professionally, a nurse that repurposes scrap metal and makes them into funky fishing rod holders. I also know a social worker that writes poetry. You probably have a creative outlet too—something you … Continue reading Nurture Your Creativity
Your Patients Need You to be an Artist as Well as a Scientist
Most would agree that at least part of what pharmacists do can be considered art. In fact, most pharmacists I’ve asked say that listening and communication is where the art is to be found. My doctor friends say the same about their practice. When it comes to artistry in the medical field, though, it’s not … Continue reading Your Patients Need You to be an Artist as Well as a Scientist
Building a Community Around Values
In last week's post, I shared why values are so important and why your values are the foundation for who you are as a leader. If you’ve ever found yourself feeling frustrated, burned out, or isolated as a leader, then you need to build a community. You need people around you that share your values. … Continue reading Building a Community Around Values
Mary the Medicine Woman 