burnout… Superwoman, supermom, boss babe, super wife! The problem with believing that superheroes exist in women! 20 Apr 201920 Nov 2019 In a life of high expectations, accolading women with these titles is adding to our problems frankly. No one is a super hero, right? Let's just agree over this because…
burnout… Everything changed when I learned to say NO. It helped me avoid burnout. 19 Apr 201920 Nov 2019 I know this sounds like a super exaggeration. How can everything change just by mastering the art of saying no? After all, it's just a word. Can it have such…
feminism… Housewife versus homemaker 1 Apr 201925 Aug 2019 May be because I’m old school and see words as words. May be I don’t see how a job changes if the job description doesn’t change. May be because when…
feminism… Success isn’t determined by years in school. 31 Mar 201925 Aug 2019 Many years ago this is the conversation that I had with Adnan while watching a Victoria's Secret fashion show, Adriana Lima walking down the runway. Me: (with my USMLE book…
feminism… A letter to my other half….part2 11 Mar 201925 Aug 2019 Dear working mom, I got your letter today. To be honest, thoughts have brewed in my head for so long to make you a part of my life. But then…
feminism… A letter to my other half…. 8 Mar 201925 Aug 2019 Dear SAHM, I met you today. I wish I could say this to you when we were talking about mundane stuff about schools and shopping and relatives and friends. I…
autism… My bystanders loved me with all their heart, just not enough to help me. 24 Feb 201925 Aug 2019 How many of us are choosing to be a parent? Probably not many. Not many of us are "choosing" to be parents. I know people are formulating a response to…
autism… My secret identity 23 Feb 201925 Aug 2019 Personal style and a physician? Oh yeah! We care about how we look. But not all of us. And it has no reflection on our job as a physician or…
feminism… The ordeal of divorce 15 Feb 201925 Aug 2019 A very dear friend got divorced after struggling to fix her marriage for six years. They’d been married for ten. As I sat with her trying to commiserate in some…
feminism… The control freak 26 Jan 201925 Aug 2019 For as long as I can remember, I've controlled my life and what happens to it. Anytime I've met with any disappointment, it has been temporary. If I had bad…
My mind as a woman 