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Hiring Alcohol to do a Job
Good morning everyone! Getting used to the tech here day by day. Behold! My latest video blog (Vlog?) - this time we discuss the effects...
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Nov 14, 20241 min read


Trauma Recovery
Two and half years ago, we adopted Hawkeye, a rescue dog from Alabama. He was somewhere shy of six months old. He and his dog parents and...
jeniesmth
Nov 7, 20243 min read


Negative Self-Talk
Hello my friends! My latest Video Blog is here at last... Let me know what you think! Today I am talking negative self-talk, and some...
jeniesmth
Oct 31, 20241 min read


Three layers of emotion
Hello again! My latest video blog is now available - this time we are talking about the three layers of emotion. I love getting your...
jeniesmth
Oct 30, 20241 min read


Normalizing difficult conversations
We are conditioned to keep our periodic thoughts of our own exit to ourselves, and that conditioning begins in childhood. Imagine being so c
jeniesmth
Oct 23, 20244 min read


Decision Making Fatigue
Decision-making fatigue is a real thing. But what if your entire job involves decisions?
jeniesmth
Oct 14, 20241 min read


A Broken Clavicle
Summer 2024 has been … interesting. I fractured my clavicle on my dominant arm Memorial Day weekend, and in the context of owning,...
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Oct 7, 20243 min read


The intrusion
Early in my tenure as one of three Chief Residents, we had settled into our office, a generous and inviting space that we shared,...
jeniesmth
May 13, 20242 min read


"Burnout is Everywhere."
“Burnout is everywhere. So are burnout coaches.” This was said to me recently by an Associate Director of Physician Wellness at a large...
jeniesmth
Apr 16, 20243 min read


The Power of Connection: A Solution to Stress?
Be honest and think with me about your coping mechanisms to manage work stress. See if any of these sound familiar: a quick donut in the...
jeniesmth
Mar 31, 20242 min read


How to Recognize the Signs of Burnout
An Oxford language definition of “burnout” says: “the reduction of a fuel or substance to nothing”….. Reduced to nothing was how I felt...
jeniesmth
Feb 21, 20242 min read


What's your why?
Yesterday marked five years since my older brother, Jay, left this planet. We had a complicated relationship rooted in a disconnection...
jeniesmth
Jan 28, 20242 min read
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