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How Italy and Celaena Sardothien Have Inspired Me
I had forgotten how old Europe is, like hundreds of years older than the US. One church we visited, the Duomo di Siena, took 300 years...
Valerie Brooke, MD
Nov 7, 20243 min read
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Restoration
It's been a long time since I've written, too long for sure, but a lot has happened in my personal and professional life in the last...
Valerie Brooke, MD
Apr 24, 20233 min read
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The Necessity of Fire
The second full day in Yosemite started out better than the first. We got up early to get to the valley floor before the crowds and the...
Valerie Brooke, MD
Sep 7, 20224 min read
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Perfect Versus Good
It was Voltaire who is attributed with the aphorism “Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good.” I have been contemplating this...
Valerie Brooke, MD
Aug 28, 20225 min read
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Pretzel Twists and Introspection
When I first stepped onto a yoga mat in my late twenties, I had no idea yoga entailed so much more than just moving my body into more and...
Valerie Brooke, MD
Apr 10, 20223 min read
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The Health Benefits of Yoga
In one corner of my vision board for 2022 are the words yoga, flexibility, and keep moving forward. Right next to them is a photo of a...
Valerie Brooke, MD
Mar 8, 20223 min read
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Boxes and Boundaries
Many years ago, a wise therapist gave me some excellent guidance in how to stay sane while parenting a teenager. “Set up a box of...
Valerie Brooke, MD
Jul 5, 20215 min read
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Pandemic Traveling and Gym Workouts
This past weekend I traveled via plane for the first time in two years, since before COVID-19 transformed my way of life and leisure. I...
Valerie Brooke, MD
May 26, 20214 min read
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My Magic Pill
I’ll never forget the PowerPoint lecture in medical school that taught us about a powerful medicine seemingly able to prevent and treat...
Valerie Brooke, MD
May 4, 20214 min read
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Physician burnout - Part 4
I was reminded that my response to the stressors at work during the COVID-19 pandemic are to be expected. It’s normal to feel stress...
Valerie Brooke, MD
Feb 11, 20213 min read
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Swimming and poetry
There’s a meditative flow that can occur when swimming laps, a shift that occurs when I stop fighting the water, and just relax...
Valerie Brooke, MD
Feb 2, 20213 min read
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