Valerie Brooke, MD
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It's been a long time since I've written, too long for sure, but a lot has happened in my personal and professional life in the last...
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Valerie Brooke, MD
- Sep 7, 2022
- 4 min
The Necessity of Fire
The second full day in Yosemite started out better than the first. We got up early to get to the valley floor before the crowds and the...
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Valerie Brooke, MD
- Aug 28, 2022
- 5 min
Perfect Versus Good
It was Voltaire who is attributed with the aphorism “Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good.” I have been contemplating this...
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Valerie Brooke, MD
- Apr 10, 2022
- 3 min
Pretzel Twists and Introspection
When I first stepped onto a yoga mat in my late twenties, I had no idea yoga entailed so much more than just moving my body into more and...
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Valerie Brooke, MD
- Mar 8, 2022
- 3 min
The Health Benefits of Yoga
In one corner of my vision board for 2022 are the words yoga, flexibility, and keep moving forward. Right next to them is a photo of a...
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Valerie Brooke, MD
- Jul 5, 2021
- 5 min
Boxes and Boundaries
Many years ago, a wise therapist gave me some excellent guidance in how to stay sane while parenting a teenager. “Set up a box of...
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Valerie Brooke, MD
- May 26, 2021
- 4 min
Pandemic Traveling and Gym Workouts
This past weekend I traveled via plane for the first time in two years, since before COVID-19 transformed my way of life and leisure. I...
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Valerie Brooke, MD
- May 4, 2021
- 4 min
My Magic Pill
I’ll never forget the PowerPoint lecture in medical school that taught us about a powerful medicine seemingly able to prevent and treat...
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Valerie Brooke, MD
- Feb 11, 2021
- 3 min
Physician burnout - Part 4
I was reminded that my response to the stressors at work during the COVID-19 pandemic are to be expected. It’s normal to feel stress...
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Valerie Brooke, MD
- Feb 2, 2021
- 3 min
Swimming and poetry
There’s a meditative flow that can occur when swimming laps, a shift that occurs when I stop fighting the water, and just relax...
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