Rewriting the Rules: Boundaries for Women in Healthcare
Rewriting the Rules: Boundaries for Women in Healthcare
The secret is out: I am completely rewriting the rules for women in healthcare who want more.
More freedom.
More energy.
More say in how their career supports their life—not steals from it.
My Burnout Origin Story (AKA, What I Thought I Had to Be)
I used to believe I had to be the “easygoing one.”
You know the type:
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The one who picks up all the extra shifts
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The one who stays quiet when things feel unfair
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The one who puts everyone else’s needs before her own
I said yes when I wanted to say no.
Avoided hard conversations.
Let resentment simmer under the surface while I smiled through it all.
The result?
I was burned out. Drained. And quietly miserable.
The Wake-Up Call
One day it hit me—no one was coming to rescue me from this cycle.
I had to stop waiting for someone else to notice how exhausted I was.
I had to start advocating for myself, not just my patients.
The Shift That Changed Everything
I started:
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Saying no without overexplaining
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Setting clear, unapologetic boundaries at work
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Asking for what I needed—without guilt
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Letting go of the idea that self-sacrifice was noble
And you know what happened?
I went from surviving shift after shift...
To feeling in control of my career and my life.
Boundaries Aren’t Selfish—They’re Survival
Setting boundaries doesn’t make you difficult.
It makes you powerful.
It says: My health matters. My time matters. My peace matters.
It says: I don’t have to earn rest by breaking myself.
You Can Rewrite the Rules, Too
If you’re tired of feeling like your job is running your life—it’s time to change the game.
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