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    De-programming those deeply rooted beauty standards

    September 30, 2021 by

    Ugh, the dreaded weight scale. I recently returned to Dublin after almost three months in North America. Between studying for back-to-back board exams, working on residency applications, travelling and completing electives, it suffices to say that I have not been eating the best. All this time, I had managed to push all the weight-gain thoughts… Read more

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    Warped Body Image

    February 18, 2021 by

    Ah, body image. The infamous concept that many of my generation (and those before & after me) have struggled with. With the strong emphasis of beauty over all other traits, the instant access of filtered photos, pencil thin models, and the generally appalling lack of diversity, its easy to see why self-confidence issues are as… Read more

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    My Tried & True Productivity Tips

    October 12, 2020 by

    Struggling to be productive in this predominately online, WFH era? You are not alone. I’ve been trialling ways to maximise productivity without feeling too much screen induced fatigue. It’s so easy to get distracted when you are sitting at home. So here is a list of my top productivity tips that have sky rocketed by… Read more

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    My USMLE Step 1 Journey

    October 9, 2020 by

    Ah, the dreaded USMLE… *shudder*. It is dreaded for a damn good reason. Preparing for this eight hour exam was the most gruelling experience I have undergone in my academic career. It really is mind over matter for this beast: a test of one’s endurance and mental fortitude. In this post, I am going to… Read more

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    My Struggle with Imposter Syndrome

    October 6, 2020 by

    I will be the first to admit that I suffer from some serious imposter syndrome. I’m not sure when this internal echoing of “you aren’t good enough” came into play (I suspect the years of growing up with horrendous acne probably did the trick), but it has been unwelcome company for a long time. In… Read more

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    Life on the other side: my experience as a patient

    July 10, 2020 by

    It all began October 8th, 2018. I had gone for dinner the night before. I woke up feeling sick to my stomach with my head pounding: the classic food poisoning picture, nothing major to stress over. I skipped school that day, deciding to take it easy, indulging in fizzy drinks and relying heavily on Gravol (the… Read more

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    Feelings of Doubt, Is Medicine Truly for Me?

    February 7, 2020 by

    I would be lying if I said that I didn’t ever feel self-doubt about choosing medicine as my career path. Sometimes it feels like an all too regular visitor. I suppose that’s par for the course when you’re dedicating over a decade of your life to mostly work and little play. You have to sometimes… Read more

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    Sincerely Who?

    January 1, 2020 by

    I’m sitting in a beautiful coffee shop called Neighbours in my sister’s trendy Calgarian neighbourhood. This is my very first time blogging and I have to say it feels a little weird being this vulnerable and open. Yet while I look around at all the cute couples having coffee on this early albeit beautiful Sunday… Read more

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  • Feeling guilty about taking time off? Me too.

    August 19, 2021 by

    I am sitting under the cool duvet covers of my Airbnb bedroom after a long, but awesome day on the Family Medicine Inpatient Service at the Mayo Clinic. After lathering up and washing off the hospital aroma (if you know, you know) with a wonderfully hot shower, I am sitting here in my cream silk… Read more

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