Sasha’s Thoughts on Wellness, Women in the Workplace, Motherhood, and Medicine.

 There is a unique power in outgrowing people—a power that is often difficult to recognize at the moment.  

As women, many of us are raised to nurture, to hold on tightly to our relationships, and to keep everyone around us happy. The idea of moving on from...

Without missing a beat, women are expected to juggle it all—careers, family responsibilities, social obligations, and personal goals. At the end of the day, we often feel like we are being pulled in a million different directions. It is a tall order, and the pressure can be...

Have you ever found yourself perplexed by the behavior and mindset of those around you? Wondering what goes on in their minds and hoping for a clearer understanding of how they want to be perceived and understood.  

I think we've all thought that (or something close to it, at least). ...

We have 24 hours a day, and unfortunately, most women physicians (or working women) cannot account for where we spend those hours due to our busy schedules. It's the sad truth about our concept of time, leaving us in the cycle.

It is easy to get caught up in the daily activities of female...

Chaotic, unpredictable, and exhausting - this tends to be what a typical day for us as women physicians is like. Daily time for ourselves, or even having a meal without working, is impossible due to ever-changing work demands. Lately, I have been asking myself, how can I move from chaos to...