Valerie Brooke, MDApr 24, 20233 minRestorationIt'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...
Valerie Brooke, MDJan 21, 20235 minGetting COVIDDETECTED. SARS-CoV-2. There were the words on the lab results page I had seen so many times at the hospital where I worked. I never...
Valerie Brooke, MDDec 19, 20212 minProfessional AccomplishmentIn addition to emotional exhaustion and depersonalization, not having a sense of personal accomplishment is the third symptom of burnout....
Valerie Brooke, MDDec 5, 20213 minDepersonalizationThe meaning of depersonalization has always alluded me. How can one not feel like a person? I finally understood it when I experienced...