resilience Archives - NonClinical Physicians

2021-02-16T11:49:20-06:00

Interview with Pennie Sempell, JD Pennie Sempell has spent much of her adult life answering this question: How do I boost my resilience? In today’s interview, she explains what she and her colleagues have produced to answer that question. Pennie Sempell completed her undergraduate degree in Psychology and her law degree at the University of California. […]

Pursuing Resilient Physician Leadership

John Jurica2017-05-02T16:25:49-05:00

My practice had become a burden. My patients seemed annoying and overly demanding. I was living alone in a small duplex, feeling isolated. I was sleeping more than usual, yet fatigued most of the time. Any resiliency had been stretched and tested and was wearing thin. My usual optimism was gone. I did not become overtly suicidal, but I began to have thoughts about what it would be like if I was no longer “around.” […]