Last year I posted about trying to cope with my moms breast cancer recurrence.  Four years ago my mother was diagnosed with Stage I breast c...

Women are mothers, teachers, healers, and crusaders. We are slowly entering a revolution for women where sexual assault and abuse are a topi...

I am at a crossroads with my 5 year old. It’s 4 o’clock in the morning and I have just been woken up from some amazing sleep for the countl...

I’m sure we all have an opinion about the election outcome; most likely, a strong one. I was following with intense anticipation as a Canad...

The day to day practice of General Internal Medicine can be particularly challenging and trying, but also thoroughly rewarding. I have ...

Genmedmom here. Childcare is such a huge issue for working parents. It can be so expensive, and it is so important. With me in outpatient ...

T minus 8 months until I join the real world. I am now 4 months into my breast imaging fellowship. It's about that time I start lookin...

Genmedmom here.  Let’s face it: working moms have alot on their plate. A patient recently complained to me how guilty she felt beca...

Let's bring the boys to the wedding, we said. It will be fun, we said. We were so cocky. Bean had been to several weddings and l...

Children are expensive. So is medical school. Children take up a lot of time. So does medical school. Unfortunately time and money are two t...

Now how's this for stereotyping: Sometimes when I drop my youngest off at school, I've seen another mother dropping off her daught...

Genmedmom here. I could not have imagined going anywhere but the OB/GYN office down the hall from mine. My lovely OB was a clinical instru...

I retired my personal blog a couple of years ago, but at one point, it was a very big part of my life . The importance of capturing the deta...

A Love Letter to my Breast Pump* When we accidentally met many years ago, I had no idea how our relationship would become such a centra...

When KC put out a call for contributors over a year ago, I barely hesitated to respond. MiM was such a refuge for me as I navigated new mot...