How to handle family and parenting stress as a physician

<p>"Being a parent in the middle of a pandemic is not easy. Sheltering in place with canceled daycare, school, and college, while also being a doctor or other healthcare worker, working in high-risk, high-intensity situations, presents many challenges.  It also presents many opportunities.</p> <p>It is possible to choose thoughts about being a physician and a parent during the COVID-19 situation that can help it feel more like an opportunity and less like a struggle."</p> <p><a href="https://www.jessiemahoneymd.com/about-jessie" target= "_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jessie Mahoney</a> is a pediatrician and can be reached at <a href= "https://www.jessiemahoneymd.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener nofollow noreferrer">Pause & Presence Coaching</a>.</p> <p>She shares her story and discusses her KevinMD article, "How parenting in a pandemic is an unexpected opportunity." (<a href= "https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2020/04/how-parenting-in-a-pandemic-is-an-unexpected-opportunity.html">https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2020/04/how-parenting-in-a-pandemic-is-an-unexpected-opportunity.html</a>)</p>