Getting quality sleep when you work long hours or on rotating shifts is a complex task. I hope you are up for the task though because inadequate or irregular sleep puts you at risk for mental and physical health problems (Khoshakhlagh et al 2023) as...
There’s a lot going on these days: the pandemic, war, injustice, fires, violence, continued threats to the welfare of women and BIPOC communities, etc, etc. In addition to this, you may be experiencing conflict in your personal life. How do you respond? Do you feel...
These past few years have brought no shortage of challenges. How can we focus on wellness when we’re dealing with such intense workloads, a global pandemic, unpredictable childcare needs, and many other personal responsibilities in our private lives? What if there was a tiny step...
We all know that social connection is important for mental wellbeing, but what about physical wellbeing as well? More specifically, what about the relationship between social connections and cardiovascular health? This month, we explore wellness and cardiovascular health with Dr. Jill Schneiderhan, a clinical assistant...
Many people are getting their first injection of the COVID-19 vaccine. While our immune systems accept the vaccine our minds are also accepting the realities of a post-COVID and conflicted world. Perhaps with this vaccine we can build not only on strong immune resistance, but...
We so often hear the term “self-care.” They say that self-care is one of the keys to avoiding burnout, but, what is self-care? Do I need to start having my nails done? Do I need to sit cross legged on the floor while saying “ohm”?...
Although quarantine has been difficult for all of us, at least with the sunny and mild weather, a walk outside could help clear your mind and provide the benefit of exercise. But, now that the temperature is falling what can we do to prepare to...
In August 2020, Drs. Kara Zivin, Kirk Brower, and Srijan Sen along with Rebecca Brownlee and Dr. Katherine Gold from Michigan Medicine's Departments of Family Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology published the study “Relationship between faculty characteristics and emotional exhaustion in a large academic medical...
Hello HHR friends, By now we've been bombarded with COVID-19 information, pandemic panic, and countless unknown scenarios. We're stuck inside or wrapped up in our PPE outside. What can we control in this time of uncertainty? No one has all the answers, but here are a few...
As I think back on 2018, one of the trends I heard about most from my health coaching clients was their curiosity about and use of products containing Cannabidiol (CBD) oil. The products have been hard to miss these days. I've personally seen them arranged...