I am honing my storytelling craft after thirty years as an emergency physician, mother, and observer of the human condition. I will be creating new entries and pulling in some of my published works. Thanks for coming along.

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After Emergency Medicine…

#91What I Learned After Parenting for 30 Years
Dr. Joan Naidorf Dr. Joan Naidorf

#91What I Learned After Parenting for 30 Years

My twins are now 30 so that means I have thirty years of experience raising twins. I have learned a few things about parenting that I will share and in a future blog post. There is no science or evidence here. Self-reflection, kindness, and accepting help will get you through the challenges and joys of parenting.

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#90 Why did my Doctor say this About me?
Dr. Joan Naidorf Dr. Joan Naidorf

#90 Why did my Doctor say this About me?

Our patients have access to the medical record and are reading them even before the doctors and nurses on the case. Sometimes we pass judgement and communicate bias with our words and faulty impressions. We can cause unnecessary anxiety and suffering. We need to watch the words we enter into the digital record.

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#89 Walking to Carisbrooke and Yarmouth
Dr. Joan Naidorf Dr. Joan Naidorf

#89 Walking to Carisbrooke and Yarmouth

It’s Britain so of course, we visited a castle. This one actually served as the prison for a king. Carisbrooke Castle is well worth visiting near Newport on the Isle of Wight. We checked out Ventnor and Yarmouth too in the last of my Isle of Wight posts. We had a lovely week.

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#88 Hurry, Closing Soon!
Dr. Joan Naidorf Dr. Joan Naidorf

#88 Hurry, Closing Soon!

Hurry to see a great one man show and museum exhibit in New York City. Come along on another whirlwind weekend in Manhatten with two Broadway shows, great restaurants, and Belgian beer on tap. Cheers!

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