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it's 2 a.m.
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Shailla Vaidya, the Yoga MD
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Groceries
Pushing the cart forward, the steel-framed glass doors slide open and I am immediately hit with the scent of cinnamon-baked dough and whipped white…
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Shailla Vaidya, the Yoga MD
Burnout
Lying flat shoulder to shoulder with my peers in this box, I am waiting to fulfill my destiny to bring light, warmth, fire, sustenance
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Shailla Vaidya, the Yoga MD
They came to listen.
Sitting at those round tables in the golden glow of the conference room, I needed to be heard. Sitting at the long table on the platform in front of us…
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Shailla Vaidya, the Yoga MD
My Mother
She stands there, shoulders hunched to her ears, jaw clenched, and forehead furrowed with worry. It is only broken by the scar from a fall when she was…
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Shailla Vaidya, the Yoga MD
First Day of School
It’s September 1977. The first Tuesday after Labour Day and my first day of kindergarten. Having been to daycare, leaving home in the morning is nothing…
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Shailla Vaidya, the Yoga MD
InDOCTORination
A Horror Story of Medical Education
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Shailla Vaidya, the Yoga MD
Just Fine
It's Summer 1995, the summer before I start medical school. I score a job hiking the trails of Canada's Ocean Playground - Nova Scotia. Sport Nova…
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Shailla Vaidya, the Yoga MD
Re-Union
Re-Union
I am a physician writing about reconnecting with my authentic Self after burnout, injury, and illness.
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