(Editor’s Note: June and July are times of immense change for medical families, so we’re focusing on people in the midst of those changes. Last week we heard from someone whose husband had just completed his first year of residency and she was kind enough to share her insights. This week, we hear from someone […] Continue reading →

By Marysa Stevens As the end of my husband’s intern year approaches this week, I’ve taken some time to reflect on where I was a year ago and what I can walk away with from this experience. Just like four years of medical school don’t actually prepare our spouses to suddenly wake up one day […] Continue reading →

by Maria Lesetz, Certified Life Coach for Doctors It was a Wednesday afternoon and “John” was calling me for his first coaching session to discuss the specific challenges he was facing as a result of being married to a physician. He was not sure what to expect from the coaching but had indicated prior to […] Continue reading →

by Donna Baver Rovito This past weekend I had the opportunity to spend a lot of time with surgical residents and their significant others at two separate events, one a cocktail party at a popular local club, and the other a pool party at my own house. A consistent topic of conversation at these two […] Continue reading →