Author Alexandra Retana blogs about her book, medicine, kids, life, and whatever else comes to mind
I gotta be honest with you, folks, I think parenting has gotten pretty darn ridiculous. No one can do everything that you're supposed to do to raise well-adjusted and healthy children. NO ONE. I'm taking a stand. I need to unburden my soul. I am hereby confessing all the things I am doing wrong. 1. … Continue reading Mom confessions: 6 things I do wrong ALL the time
As physicians, we have to become relatively hardened to the misfortunes of others because if we don't, we will fall apart. There is a Ray Bradbury story about the being who would morph into whoever the person next to him lost in order to make them happy and restore what they've lost; eventually, too many … Continue reading Human to human: when doctoring hurts
I haven't written anything about the #MeToo movement because every time I try, I just get this overwhelming feeling of fatigue, and my hands won't go to the keyboard. Plus, I almost feel like everything that could be said about it has been said, and said better than I could. Almost. Because I think that … Continue reading Yet more reflections on #metoo and where to go from here
10 years ago, I was finally--FINALLY!--about to be finished with training, and was looking for a job. By the way, I would just like to note, as I already have to my friends and family, how it's absolutely amazing that a person can make it to age 32, and not know how to look for … Continue reading Pump it up: pumping at a job interview
And Why Not! 