"I was the person who could work fourteen hours, sleep five, and do it again. I wore my exhaustion like armor. It proved I was serious. It proved I was dedicated. It proved I was worth something."
"I could look at another person's body and see exactly what was wrong. I could diagnose, treat, and repair. But I could not see what was happening inside my own body."
"After two weeks, something shifted. I started noticing things I had been too busy to see. The tension in my jaw. The shallow breathing that had become my default."
A surgeon reflects on her past dedication to work at the expense of her health. Despite being skilled in diagnosing others, she neglected her own well-being. A turning point occurred when she experienced physical signs of exhaustion. Initially resistant to meditation, she eventually tried it and began to notice the effects of stress on her body. This practice led to greater awareness of her health and a shift in her approach to self-care.
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