physician burnout | Dr. Valerie Brooke

Valerie Brooke, MD

Mar 27, 20215 min read

The Listening Path - Part 2

I used to listen to upbeat music or NPR news on the way to work every day, which is about a 15- minute drive, one of the many blessings...

Valerie Brooke, MD

Mar 12, 20215 min read

Rapid response

Last week I said to my colleague, “It feels like it’s a full moon,” and she quickly agreed. It was a day full of chaos and emergencies,...

Valerie Brooke, MD

Feb 11, 20213 min read

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...

Valerie Brooke, MD

Feb 9, 20213 min read

Physician burnout - Part 3 - Suicide

By the time the COVID-19 surge in our community did arrive last fall, I was ready. In the months prior I had recognized that I was...

Valerie Brooke, MD

Feb 5, 20215 min read

Physician burnout - Part 1

Last year when the SARS-CoV2 was just starting to circulate in the US (or, more accurately, the awareness of its presence was becoming more