My First Year As An Attending Psychiatrist

I’m Bacckkkk!!!! Welcome or welcome back to my blog!!!! If you’re new here, I’m an attending psychiatrist who started blogging as a medical student in 2018 as a way to reflect on my journey in medicine. I grew professionally and personally all while documenting the journey on this blog and social media. If you’re interested in learning what it’s like for a Barbadian, Christian, business-minded woman to find her way in the field of medicine, I encourage you to go back to my first-ever blog post and follow the journey from there. I, personally, go back and read old blog…

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Entering PGY4 Year of Psychiatry Residency – Joys and Wishes

Hi there! It has been a WHILE since I last wrote a blog post! So much has gone on in the world and my life over the past couple of years. Can you believe I’ve entered my PGY4 year of psychiatry residency?!? There’s so much to catch you up on, but let’s start at the beginning. Navigating the Pandemic as a Psychiatry Resident It is so hard to wrap my head around the fact that we have been navigating a global pandemic for over two years. So much about our day to day lives have changed. On top of that,…

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Christian Apparel: Jesus + Therapy

Christian Mental Health is an underappreciated but extremely important aspect of Christian living. Jesus+Therapy is a Christian apparel brand that offers you the opportunity to bring awareness to the intersection of faith and mental health. Yes, we should rely on God for ALL aspects of life. The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. Psalm 18:2 However, God also provided us earthly resources to tackle the physical and mental challenges of life. Jesus+Therapy apparel is for you if…

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Ch 29. Soul-Nourishing Growth

August is my favorite month of the year because I get to celebrate my birthday! Birthdays have always been important to me, mostly due to the time I spend in reflection. Every birthday, I take the time to think about what I have achieved and who I have become in the past 365 days (or 366 this year!). Just as plants need water, soil, and sun to grow, our own personal growth needs nourishment. We can’t grow as people if we don’t nourish our souls. Over the course of this year, I can truly say that I have nourished my…

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Top 10 Blog Posts of 2019

Through my blog posts of 2019, I’ve continued to reflect on my experiences navigating personal and professional growth as I transitioned from student to doctor. This year on the blog, I’ve written on topics ranging from homeownership and residency applications to imposter syndrome and anxiety. It’s still amazing to me that thousands of people have read my blog posts over the roughly 1.5 years that I have been a blogger!! I started this blog to document my journey and thoughts on my experiences. To know that my posts help you in some way means everything to me. With that being…

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