Why Slowing Down Helps Women in Healthcare Succeed

The more you slow down, the faster you go.

Sounds backwards, right?
But let me explain...

In healthcare, we’re conditioned to keep pushing.
To stay busy.
To hustle harder.
To always be doing something “productive.”

But if you’ve ever tried to run on empty for too long, you already know how this ends:
Burnout. Exhaustion. Resentment. And no real progress.

Rest Isn’t the Opposite of Progress—It’s the Prerequisite

I used to think stopping would slow me down.
But now I know: Rest, recovery, and boundaries are what keep me moving.

If I don’t take time to pull back and reset, nothing flows. I’m just spinning my wheels.
But when I intentionally slow down—when I sleep, reflect, plan, and restore myself—I move forward faster, with clarity and energy.

This isn’t laziness. It’s strategy.
This is what a soft life looks like. One where success and self-preservation coexist.

The Power of the Pause

Slowing down might look like:

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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:

• The one who picks up all the extra shifts

• The one who stays quiet when things feel unfair

• 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