Are my coping skills a result of my emergency medicine training?

<p>"We’re encouraged to mentally rehearse life-saving procedures for conditions that occur so rarely we might go our entire career without performing them. And the reality is that I could spend every minute of my free time this way and still have an unexpected situation arise during my next shift. So, is there a way, as experts in disaster preparedness, to accept what we cannot control?</p> <p>Thankfully time, medication, and therapy helped me out of a very dark place, and the journey has prompted me to reconsider my priorities. Tessa and I only meet about once a month now. With her continued help, I’m hoping to find a way forward in the specialty I love, but with the understanding that I’m no longer willing to sacrifice my own mental wellness."</p> <p><a href= "https://providers.emoryhealthcare.org/provider/Adrienne+Van+Curen/778077" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow external noreferrer" data-wpel-link="external">Adrienne Van Curen</a> is an emergency physician.</p> <p>She shares her story and discusses her KevinMD article, "<a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/2022/04/are-my-coping-skills-a-result-of-my-emergency-medicine-training.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Are my coping skills a result of my emergency medicine training?</a>"</p> <p><strong>Did you enjoy today’s episode?</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.kevinmdpodcast.com/rate/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rate and review</a> the show so more audiences can find <strong>The Podcast by KevinMD</strong>.</p> <p><a href="https://www.kevinmdpodcast.com/follow/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Subscribe on your favorite podcast app</a> to get notified when a new episode comes out.</p> <p><strong>Reflect and <a href="https://earnc.me/ulMxwU" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">earn 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CME</a> for this episode.</strong></p> <p>Also available in <a href= "https://www.kevinmdpodcast.com/p/cme/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Category 1 CME bundles</a>.</p> <p><em>Powered by CMEfy - a seamless way for busy clinician learners to discover I