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Mom, ER Doc, 18x Marathoner, @EMNews columnist, Physician wellness advocate. Figuring out how to stay true to my own voice amidst life's cacophony. #NightShift
Jun 20, 2018 7 tweets 3 min read
I deleted a tweet about feeling blue. It’s a valid feeling that we all have sometimes. But I didn’t want to show that side of myself, b/c of the stigma.

But then I thought about it & I’m 100% sure others have days like this. It’s just that we all go around pretending we’re ok. We force wellness &resilience as if it’s not okay to feel UNwell. I’m here to tell you that even successful people who seem to have their shit together struggle with depression. And that’s okay. There shouldn’t be such a stigma to talking about how we really feel.#ItsOkNotToBeOk