As the COVID emergency enters its third year, doctors and medical professionals have learned they need a good work-life balance if they’re going to survive. But one group is still working long hours on the front lines: first-year residents. New doctors in training are still expected to put in grueling shifts of up to 80…
Health professionals are compassionate, driven people who work to make a positive difference in the world every day. While these careers can be rewarding, they can also be incredibly stressful. Often, physicians and nurses prioritize other people’s well-being to the detriment of their self-care, which can cause burnout and lead them to self-medicate with drugs…
The United States is in the grips of a nationwide drug and alcohol epidemic that has left no community untouched. Though the opioid crisis has been widely publicized, our nation’s drinking problem is even more prevalent. As a country, we drink an average of 2.35 gallons of alcohol per capita per year. While high rates…
Burnout has long been a problem for healthcare providers. The stress of the job itself, combined with the ever more complex administrative duties and requirements set by insurance companies, has led to a situation where many healthcare providers (from surgeons to doctors, nurses and physical therapists, to lab technicians and aides) find themselves both physically…
Until fairly recently, the causes of many types of cancer were not well understood. As research continues, the medical establishment and research scientists are getting a clearer image of some of the links between lifestyle and cancer risk. One of the newer findings is that there is a link between drinking alcohol and cancer.1 What…
Even during “normal” times, the stress felt by frontline workers can be tremendous. Now, during the coronavirus pandemic, the psychological stress among frontline workers has become a serious issue that needs to be addressed. Unprecedented Pressure During the COVID-19 pandemic, frontline workers are facing a level of pressure that is unprecedented. As they help others…
When you are ready to get help for your addiction to drugs or alcohol, you are faced with choices. As a professional, you need to know whether you should enter into an inpatient treatment program or if an outpatient program would be best for you. Outpatient addiction treatment in Philadelphia provides options for your recovery…
As the pandemic continues and there’s still so much prolonged uncertainty about our futures, many of us will begin to experience stress and significant mental health concerns. There are millions of people who are already suffering from psychiatric and mental health conditions, even prior to the pandemic. Those pre-existing conditions do put those individuals at…
The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.” Joseph Campbell There is a certain kind of gift to being committed to practicing a true and authentic self. Too often we metaphorically, hold our breaths, remaining uptight and compliant with the expectations and wants of others. We study what it means to be a…
“The kingdom of heaven is inside and outside of you.” The Gospel of Thomas Much of what we call life’s journey occurs within oneself. We tend to experience life through a lens of perception, meaning and discrimination. Not discrimination in the most common use of the word, more of increased awareness of differences and nuances in the…