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01
Feb
Why Is Burnout Commonly Silent in Healthcare?
Many healthcare workers are struggling, but you wouldn’t know it from the outside.
Why? Because burnout in healthcare rarely
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25
Jan
When Monotony Creeps In: The Two Stages of an Optometry Career
I was at a lunch with a colleague, and he confided something many of us feel long before we ever
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18
Jan
Are You Living Your Purpose?
Here's an important question we don't often ask about our work:
"Am I living my
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11
Jan
Half of Us Are Burning Out.
According to multiple studies, burnout rate among healthcare workers is over 50%. That's half of us. Half of
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04
Jan
Whadda Ya At?
I was sitting on a flight en route to Newfoundland for work when my seatmate turned to me and said:
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28
Dec
What Are Your "Anti-Goals" For Next Year?
Every December, I take a “sabbatical” — not a vacation, but a reset. It’s a time to step away from
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21
Dec
Trust in Your Adaptability, Not Your Plan
One of the reasons I burned out was the lack of variety. Eight years into my optometry career, working at
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14
Dec
My Joke Flopped In Front of 100 People. And I'm Glad It Did!
A few months ago, Canadian Association of Optometry Students (CAOS) invited me to speak to current optometry students at the
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07
Dec
Why Every Optometrist Needs a Creative Outlet
I never saw myself as a "creative."
For years, optometry was my only professional identity. It's
3 min read
30
Nov
What Would You Do With a Whole Month Off?
For most of my career, I worked 6 days/week. Days blurred into weeks, and weeks into years, as I
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