helping physician moms get their evenings back
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I landed back in the US on Monday after nine days abroad. I could have gone straight back to work Tuesday. Instead I took my daughter to her annual medical appointments, and somewhere along the way we turned it into something we actually look forward to.
I’ve been running this business for several years. I’ve had ideas, plans, content calendars, and good intentions that lasted a few weeks before I talked myself out of it and stopped. What I haven’t had — until now — is consistency.
May came in like December. Softball, lacrosse, a solo college move, an international trip to plan. It was genuinely a lot. But my charts are closed. And I was actually there for all of it.
When she first came to me, she already knew what she thought. She had instincts, opinions, inner wisdom. What she didn’t have was trust in it.
I was sitting in the car line outside my daughter’s school when my pager went off. What happened next is something I’ve thought about for a long time.
It was one of those mornings — multiple complicated patients back to back, switching between in-person and telehealth visits. And then I made a decision I’m still thinking about.
There’s a particular kind of moment that used to happen in my house more than I’d like to admit. My husband and one of my daughters would be talking about something and I’d realize I had no memory of the conversation — even though I was there.
A physician mom and life coach shares a real clinic moment — and what it taught her about charting, thought work, and getting her evenings back.
Many physician moms finish their last chart long after clinic ends. Sometimes it’s after dinner. Sometimes it’s after the kids go to bed. And when that happens, many physicians assume the same thing: “I just need to get faster.” But after talking with many physician moms about their workdays, I’ve noticed something interesting. Most of …