Before the sun rises
At the dialysis center, the machines greet me with their steady hum. They are both enemy and ally. I sit down in the chair, offer my arm, and feel the sharp pinch as the needles go in.
Burnout and Nephrology: Addressing a Crisis in Healthcare
Burnout manifests in various ways: emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and a reduced sense of efficacy. Emotional exhaustion—the feeling of being drained of emotional resources—is the most significant predictor of burnout.
Two-way life: A caregiver’s story
I walked out of the doctor’s office, in a trance, almost forgetting that my fifteen year old, beside me, had walked through the very same door with me. The doctor had said, “Your son’s kidneys are failing!” During the fifteen-to-twenty minutes of intense conversation, the doctor had talked extensively about chronic kidney disease. Slowly he [...]
In Conversation Series
Janet Wright with Dr. Gavril Hercz As a nephrologist and psychotherapist, I believe it is important to shed more light on the emotional impact of chronic illness, like polycystic kidney disease (PKD), on patients and families. Last year, during the “In Conversation Series”, we shared the 2018 Toronto PKD scientific conference video, in which Ms. [...]
How is your mental health?
Here are some of the posts that put a focus on Mental Health.
10 powerful benefits of journaling for 10 minutes a day
Even though keeping a journal is not everyone’s cup of tea, you might want to consider starting one after reading about the positive benefits, both physical and psychological, particularly during stressful periods.
How to gain from your pain
An enormously distressing past event can have long-lasting effects that may only become recognizable many years later. The traumatic event can be one time, such as an accident, injury, loss of someone close, or it can be due to an ongoing cause, like illness. If you are feeling that you are on an emotional roller-coaster, [...]
12 Things you can do to build mental resilience
Team Psychonephrology is pleased to announce the release of our first in-house video production, listing the activities can you do to build mental resilience. Going forward, we will continue to add more video content to provide you with additional resources. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESU1UnqxBbw You can check the complete blog post here [/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container]