MedPage Today May 8, 2021
— Treat yourself like you treat your patients
I was trained in delivering bad news. I knew what to expect. I knew the questions that would come. I have learned the stages of grief. More importantly, I had done this before many times in the past 15 years.
This is my job and my responsibility, I told myself.
I got to work earlier than usual, diffused some comforting essential oils, and did my routine 10-minute morning meditation. Then I slowly sipped my tea and read through the reports once more. I thought about all the possible questions and combed through to see if I had missed anything and had a plan formulated.
With a deep breath in and a gentle...
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