Valerie Brooke, MD
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
- Dec 19, 2021
- 2 min
Professional Accomplishment
In addition to emotional exhaustion and depersonalization, not having a sense of personal accomplishment is the third symptom of burnout....
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Valerie Brooke, MD
- Dec 12, 2021
- 3 min
Resilience
What type of person comes to mind when you think of the characteristic of resilience, the ability to continuously bounce back from...
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Valerie Brooke, MD
- Dec 5, 2021
- 3 min
Depersonalization
The meaning of depersonalization has always alluded me. How can one not feel like a person? I finally understood it when I experienced...
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Valerie Brooke, MD
- Nov 28, 2021
- 2 min
Compassion Fatigue
When I realized last year I was feeling burned out in my job as a physician, I dove into learning as much as I could about the symptoms...
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Valerie Brooke, MD
- Sep 7, 2021
- 4 min
Talking to Patients about the COVID Vaccine
When I admit a patient to the acute rehabilitation hospital, after asking them about the history of their stroke or brain injury,...
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Valerie Brooke, MD
- Aug 23, 2021
- 3 min
Surrendering to the Surge
The sense of dread in the air inside the hospital last week was paired with the thick smoke and ashes falling from the multiple fires in...
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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
- Jun 9, 2021
- 4 min
Resolving Resistance
Several years ago, I had the most challenging interaction I have ever had with a patient’s family member, and even today, the memory 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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