Fitting In, Fitting Out: The Doctor's Professional Journey
A colleague 5 years out of school recently shared something that stopped in my tracks:
"Is this all there
Dr. Sandra Chiu's Bold Career Pivot
Sandra and I worked together for years at a busy Toronto clinic with 3 lanes running non-stop. On the rare
Why Every Optometrist Should Add a Non-Clinical Role
One of the biggest—yet least discussed—drivers of burnout in optometry is clinical repetition.
Optometry is an amazing profession,
Why Is Burnout Commonly Silent in Healthcare?
Many healthcare workers are struggling, but you wouldn’t know it from the outside.
Why? Because burnout in healthcare rarely
When Monotony Creeps In: The Two Stages of an Optometry Career
I was at a lunch with a colleague, and he confided something many of us feel long before we ever
Are You Living Your Purpose?
Here's an important question we don't often ask about our work:
"Am I living my
Half of Us Are Burning Out.
According to multiple studies, burnout rate among healthcare workers is over 50%. That's half of us. Half of
Whadda Ya At?
I was sitting on a flight en route to Newfoundland for work when my seatmate turned to me and said:
What Are Your "Anti-Goals" For Next Year?
Every December, I take a “sabbatical” — not a vacation, but a reset. It’s a time to step away from
Trust in Your Adaptability, Not Your Plan
One of the reasons I burned out was the lack of variety. Eight years into my optometry career, working at
