Last year I asked how long you mamas have been away from your critters (critters being kids) in hopes to find the inspiration I needed to do...

My husband took our son for his first trip to Disney for his birthday. Alas, sans me, I was working. But this post is not about any ...

Hi everyone. I'm Peaches, which is a play off a goofy nickname my father made for me as a kid, and completely ridiculous (which is more ...

Finally, a cause we can all agree to take action on. We means everyone: Liberals and Conservatives, Democrats and Republicans, Christians an...

At my house, we are The Incredibles. The first time he saw the movie, my oldest son identified immediately with Dash, the blond little boy ...

always comes. Always. But my life's progression to "spring" was blocked by an awful behemoth in my path--and I could see g...

I am so excited to be a new contributor to this awesome blog for momma docs.   I’m a Canadian internal medicine resident in th...

Years ago, I wrote  this blog post  about morning routines and how much I adored my "slow" non-workday mornings. I was in the mids...

Intern Year Recap As my kids end school and I start power- reading to get ready to be a 2nd year resident, I want to take a chance to reca...

It's a peculiar thing being a single mom, 30, and a first year medical student. At the med school parties, I'm 8 years older than ev...

I've recently been meditating on personal and professional development and in a lot of ways, maintenance. Part of it aligns with recentl...

Physician burnout and mental health have been on my mind lately. Considering the many articles I’ve read recently on these topics, I’m sure ...

It's hard to believe, but this month marks Mother in Medicine's 10th birthday. Here's 10 reasons to celebrate with us: 1) Ov...

Sick days are hard. I'm on a tough couple of rotations coming up - I have 2 weeks of 24 hour shifts of my own, a week of nights, and...

I recently put together a panel for the AAMC Continuum Connections conference (a joint meeting of student affairs, GME, medical students, an...