Women in Medicine and Spirituality

These women seemed committed to the spiritual connections and practices that anchor them, specially during difficult times. Some of those practices were mindfulness, prayer, fasting, and reading sacred texts.  Other spiritual sustaining practices were: supportive messages from family members and close community.   

We shared about practices to help shake off the stress of daily work like: doing Wordle, going for a long dog walk, praying on the commute home, singing (worship), domestic chores to nurture family (like cooking dinner), regular exercise, and ten minutes of facial care right after getting home.  

I particularly appreciated the insights of one of the NP's who had grown up kids out of the house. She said something along these lines: "I know that life being a healthcare professional with young kids can feel pretty busy and stressful, but try to enjoy the times with your children while they are at home.  This "raising children while working" season doesn't last forever, and when they are gone you miss them. 

It was good to witness the new and deeper connections that were discovered among these caring professionals as they shared deeper. One of the physician's wives wrote down the phone number of the newly arrived physicians to help her connect with a lady from her same nationality and religion.  

Events like these help to create deeper connections  among healthcare professionals which facilitates a sense of  community, which supports their retention in Quesnel.  It also helps to know your colleagues better so you feel like a tighter team, which will likely increase morale.

Quesnel, que encanto, de gente!