Session 7
WORKLIFE BALANCE
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To explore how residency affects personal relationships.
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To reflect on how the struggle to maintain balance can affect doctoring.
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To brainstorm how residents can cope with the conflicts between work and personal life.
POINTS FOR DISCUSSION
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Think about and silently reflect on this question: How are you feeling at this moment in your residency?
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When ready – sketch a picture that represents what work-life "balance" looks like for you - either ideally or right now
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If comfortable, share or describe your picture
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Discuss as group: What did you notice during this exercise? What themes come up in people's pictures?
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Ask the interns to ways they feel they find balance in their lives and situations that challenge that balance
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Explore with residents: is there one strategy for finding balance that you can commit to working on between now and next session?
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Some ideas might include:
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schedule "me time"
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make self care a priority
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nurture relationships that you are important to you)
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Resources
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Narratives about work life balance
