When Did Being Unreachable Become Something We Had to Apologize For?
We used to leave the house and simply become unreachable. A psychiatrist considers what constant availability has done to our attention and boundaries.
You Were a Person Before You Became a Physician
Medicine can become so intertwined with identity that physicians forget who they are outside it. What parts of your life belong entirely to you?
The World Cup Reminded Me I Belonged to Two Countries
A psychiatrist reflects on how the World Cup reveals our deep need for belonging, shared emotion, and human connection in an increasingly fragmented world.
The Longer I Practice Medicine, the More I Recognize Our Shared Humanity
Years of practicing medicine reveal that while every patient’s story is unique, the fears, hopes, grief, and resilience that shape our lives are remarkably universal.
The Parts of Medicine We Don’t Write Down
Every physician keeps two medical records, and the one that changes them most is never entered into the chart.
The Physician’s Dilemma: To Share or Stay Silent
Devina Wadhwa writes about how privacy and visibility are not mutually exclusive. When you write the book, visibility is part of the job.
The Part of Medicine We Don’t Document: Why Some Patients Stay With Us
A psychiatrist-led session, with Dr. Devina Wadhwa, reframing burnout as unresolved grief, introducing a practical Notice–Name–Integrate framework to help clinicians process lingering patient experiences and sustain compassionate, effective clinical practice.
Grief Can Look Remarkably Productive
People kept telling Dr. Devina Wadhwa how strong she was. Nobody asked what it was costing her.
The Sounds Clinicians Stop Hearing
Dr. Devina Wadhwa writes about how how clinicians adapt to hospital noise over time, while for most other people, the first thing they notice is that very same noise.
The Quiet Grief of Clinical Practice
Dr. Devina Wadhwa BSC(Pharm), MD, FRCPC Psychiatry writes about patients who leave our care, but not our minds, revealing the quieter forms of loss embedded in medical practice.
The Work That Follows Us Home
Dr. Devina Wadhwa shares how we are trained to move on, but some patients follow us quietly home.
Devina Wadhwa, MD, BSC(Pharm), FRCPC
Helping doctors move from survival mode back to themselves.