Learning to trust your body again: Healing the hidden wounds of medical training

In medical training, we were taught to trust protocols, patients, and data—but not our own bodies. The body was something to overcome. Tired? Push through.Hungry? Ignore it.Sore? Work harder.Sick? Keep going. This way of being seeps so deeply into us that many physicians stop hearing the language of their own bodies. We become experts at Read more… Learning to trust your body again: Healing the hidden wounds of medical training originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Learning to trust your body again: Healing the hidden wounds of medical training

In medical training, we were taught to trust protocols, patients, and data—but not our own bodies. The body was something to overcome. Tired? Push through.Hungry? Ignore it.Sore? Work harder.Sick? Keep going. This way of being seeps so deeply into us that many physicians stop hearing the language of their own bodies. We become experts at

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Learning to trust your body again: Healing the hidden wounds of medical training originally appeared in KevinMD.com.