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Brief Reflection: Work Life Balance
Work life balance is phrase we are all familiar with but what does it mean and why does it matter?
Maire Daugharty, MD MS
Sep 6, 20242 min read
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Alcohol Friends & Family
Those who struggle with alcohol use can often feel a deep sense of alienation and shame.
Maire Daugharty, MD MS
Apr 25, 20245 min read
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Find me for Couples Counseling
Couples counseling is one way to get to know each other more deeply, sometimes it rescues the relationship from costly divorce.
Maire Daugharty, MD MS
Apr 24, 20246 min read
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Misconceptions about Therapy
Guest Post by: Kasryn Kapp, LPC who is a therapist licensed in Pennsylvania and New Jersey with 8 years of experience in a variety of...
Maire Daugharty, MD MS
Apr 9, 20243 min read
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EMDR CONTINUED
The therapeutic modality developed by Francine Shapiro and referred to as eye movement desensitization reprocessing or EMDR, when...
Maire Daugharty, MD MS
Jan 6, 20244 min read
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EMDR and Other Things
In 1987 Francine Shapiro went for a walk and found eye movement desensitization reprocessing as a therapeutic technique for traumatic...
Maire Daugharty, MD MS
Jan 3, 20243 min read
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Many Layers of Validation
It was some time into practice before I understood how being a therapist contributes to one's own growth. I found this assurance from my...
Maire Daugharty, MD MS
Oct 24, 20236 min read
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You Don't Need Me For That
There are many ways to get at the core of what troubles us as human beings, and none of us gets out trouble-free. Troubles explored in a...
Maire Daugharty, MD MS
Oct 7, 20233 min read
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Weight of the Pager
I have heard from more than one retired anesthesiologist about becoming aware of the weight of the pager after it is relinquished. I...
Maire Daugharty, MD MS
Jun 10, 20214 min read
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What is Trauma
Some forms of trauma are obvious: natural disasters like earthquakes, floods, fires, being physically assaulted, wrongfully terminated,...
Maire Daugharty, MD MS
Jan 19, 20213 min read
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Demystifying Therapy: Why So Stigmatized?
Therapy is a treatment intended to heal a disorder. Or, that’s the medical perspective anyway and it’s not wrong, but it’s maybe only...
Maire Daugharty, MD MS
Jan 12, 20213 min read
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Self-Care..."by the road to the contagious hospital"*
As I sit in my office exploring research in addictions treatment and the relative efficacy of various approaches, I am drawn to reading...
Maire Daugharty, MD MS
Dec 21, 20204 min read
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A Little Bit About Me
As a working anesthesiologist I divide my time between being a clinician who reassures and then puts people to sleep, and a clinician who...
Maire Daugharty, MD MS
Nov 16, 20202 min read
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Local Pandemic Notes: October
Initially after completing my master's degree I felt a bit lost. Being very busy, juggling different roles, focusing on areas of interest...
Maire Daugharty, MD MS
Oct 19, 20202 min read
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But is it really burnout?
They say you learn a lot from your clients. Not in anesthesia where I frequently feel great empathy for my sick patients and their...
Maire Daugharty, MD MS
Aug 16, 20193 min read
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