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…

#117 Self-Doubt is Normal
Dr. Joan Naidorf Dr. Joan Naidorf

#117 Self-Doubt is Normal

Self-doubt is a critical part of the learning experience or young doctors and nurses. It makes us double and triple check, look things up, and ask for help. Self-doubt spurs us to grow.

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#116 Looking for the Healing Connection
Dr. Joan Naidorf Dr. Joan Naidorf

#116 Looking for the Healing Connection

When one doc read that a healthcare CEO dismissed physicians as the cornerstone of primary care, he went to his computer to refute that notion in this book of narrative-memoir-research and philosophy.

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#115 Celebrating that Final Flight
Dr. Joan Naidorf Dr. Joan Naidorf

#115 Celebrating that Final Flight

Passengers got to celebrate along with a retiring commercial airline pilot who was taking his final flight. It was a moving and delightful moment to share.

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#113 Reading the Ladies of Medicine
Dr. Joan Naidorf Dr. Joan Naidorf

#113 Reading the Ladies of Medicine

More than half of the students attending medical school are women. Many lady physicians have chosen to share their expertise, their stories, and their creativity in the books they have written. Here is a short appreciation and a review of Real Self-Care by Dr. Pooja Lakshmin

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