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When is enough…. enough in your career?

In a career when we always strive for more, when is enough enough? Dr Jillian Reigert DMD MD one of our Physicians Anonymous Approved Coaches guest blogs on “enoughness”.

Jillian Rigert DMD, MD 2026-09-14

Self-compassion for physicians

Doctors and those in training are taught to put the needs of others ahead of their own – often to the detriment of their own well-being. Self-compassion can play a vital role in supporting physician wellness and overall work satisfaction.

Dr Corrigan 2026-09-07

7 days of burnout: A physician’s burnout diary

A Physician’s Anonymous coach shares 7 days of their physician’s burnout diary, moving from resistance to connection and finding self.

Dr Sandra Derghazarian 2026-08-31

My first day as a doctor

“Welcome to the Trauma Surgery Unit” said Prof. “As it’s New Year’s Day we’re expecting a quiet one.” Prof’s sense of irony (i.e. sarcasm) was legendary. That night (first shift) a young man came in. “Stabbed chest. Resus!” came over the PA system, and everyone moved.

Dr Corrigan 2026-08-24

Physician shame, help-aversion, et al.

You should know: shame is a very, very bad master. And shame does not deserve your respect, because shame is a liar. Shame is also a huge problem in medicine.

Dr Sandra Derghazarian 2026-08-17

How to get sober if you’re addicted to medicine

In Part 1, we made the case that a career in modern medicine meets the diagnostic criteria for addiction. Medicine can be unhealthy, yet we carry on or feel unable to make healthy changes. In Part 2, we explore how to get sober if you’re addicted to medicine.

Dr Corrigan 2026-08-10

This article discusses physician resilience programs that may enhance self-care and our ability to cope with the stresses of modern medicine.

Physician resilience programs designed by doctors

Dr Corrigan 2022-02-08

The idea of physicians boosting their own resilience seems reasonable – at least as this relates to the personal resilience required for being a doctor. Here we present a number of physician resilience programs designed by doctors

interventions for physician resilience -Coping skills can be learned for the inherent stresses of medicine, we will be better able to serve our patients. Evidence-based resources:

Interventions for physician resilience: The evidence base

Dr Corrigan 2022-02-01

The idea of physicians boosting their own resilience seems reasonable – at least as this relates to the personal resilience required for being a doctor. Here we summarize the evidence base of interventions for physician resilience

In this article, we present resources for enhancing physician resilience for the burned-out physician or medical leader.

Resources for physician resilience

Dr Corrigan 2022-01-18

If there’s one good thing about a pandemic, it’s increased public awareness of their healthcare workers as human beings under stress. In this article, we have pulled together a number of resources for physician resilience developed by professional organizations for the interested physician reader and physician leader.

Physician Burnout and Suicide Report makes for disturbing reading: 42% of us are burned out.

Physician burnout report 2021: “Death by 1,000 cuts”

Dr Corrigan 2022-01-01

Let’s talk about physician wellbeing in the COVID era. Burnout and depression are still serious problems among physicians, especially amid COVID-19. The 2021 Medscape National Physician Burnout and Suicide Report makes for disturbing reading. More than 12,000 doctors across 29 specialties responded to the anonymous survey which ran from August to December 2020.