As an older woman, I have seen ideas and concepts in your writing (I own your first book) that I wished you would pursue. There were times I thought your writing was just for the young mothers and wished for that advice when my two sons were growing up. I am looking forward to the broadening of your work. Thank you, also, for setting a permanent fee for original subscriptions.
Pamela -- appreciate this feedback. Educating about perinatal mood and anxiety disorders was how I originally found my voice as a writer and was brought me to the New York Times, as that is my clinical work. But, yes I've found especially over these past few years that I have so much more to explore. And, re keeping the fee at $5 for OG subscribers, that only feels fair!
I love all of this and thank you for your transparency about how you’re doing it. It’s making me think I need to do some of the same things as well. I pretty much unsubscribed from all my paid subscriptions as I’m working on my book and not reading much on substack but I just signed up for the yearly paid w you with you because I want to support what you’re doing. Your work is so important and I’m a super fan 💜
Kirsten - you have no idea how much this means to me coming from you. I admire what you are doing too, so much. Not just professionally but also personally (re your decision to leave the US). Thanks for being such a supporter of my work. I’m excited for both of us. And, can’t wait to read your next book (and would love to support your launch too, hit me up when you are ready). xx
Thank you so much for all of this detail - as a physician thoughtfully trying to figure out how to do some non-traditional things I always appreciate hearing how people make this all work. 2025 sounds like it’s going to be amazing for RSC!
Would love to read your series on cults, we need this information now more than ever, especially recommendations on how to help people.
I loved Amanda Montell's book Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism. It helped me see how cult-like marketing is everywhere and can inure us to the more dangerous kind.
Thank you. Appreciate this. It’s been 10+ years out for me and, exactly, it feels particularly salient now. Stay tuned! It’s one that I know I have to be in the right emotional space for so I’m doing a lot of prep around it.
All doctors (and other healthcare professionals!) benefit from examples of others who are working on non-traditional paths and thriving, so I'm so happy to see all of this. We get so few diverse options modeled for us in training (academics or bust is what I was taught).
A big congrats on sustaining your commitment to writing, which is its own rich reward, but which also brings so many other rewards! Excited for what's to come in this space in 2025, and to read book #2.
I was also taught academics or bust. I put that path on a pedestal for way too long. I appreciate you being here Vicky and you taking the time to write this feedback. The notes I get from other physicians are some of the compliments that stick with me the longest because I too know how hard it is to venture outside the bubble. Again, thank you for being here and for your support. Means so much to me. xx
I always tell residents that academic medicine isn’t all there is, and that life and priorities change (if only I knew at their age what I know now!). And then it feels like I’m preaching something naughty to them when I tell them to know their worth and to make sure they prioritize their own long-term health over accolades and CV lines (residency is finite, attending life is forever).
Being nimble and diversifying skill sets in health care is so hard.
Academic medicine is extraordinarily important (and should be safeguarded from capricious funding cuts), but most important for longevity in medicine (which improves access and thus health for more people!) is finding the right life fit. At least that’s what I’ve learned.
Love all of this and *nodding* so vigorously. So glad you are here. Maybe I’ll do a post later this year about how to think about Medicine as an early career doctor or hcw ? I used to have more interaction with residents when I was still supervising at GWU but I had to let that go about a year or so ago (due to boundaries and real self-care reasons of my own). But I miss it!
As an older woman, I have seen ideas and concepts in your writing (I own your first book) that I wished you would pursue. There were times I thought your writing was just for the young mothers and wished for that advice when my two sons were growing up. I am looking forward to the broadening of your work. Thank you, also, for setting a permanent fee for original subscriptions.
Pamela -- appreciate this feedback. Educating about perinatal mood and anxiety disorders was how I originally found my voice as a writer and was brought me to the New York Times, as that is my clinical work. But, yes I've found especially over these past few years that I have so much more to explore. And, re keeping the fee at $5 for OG subscribers, that only feels fair!
I love all of this and thank you for your transparency about how you’re doing it. It’s making me think I need to do some of the same things as well. I pretty much unsubscribed from all my paid subscriptions as I’m working on my book and not reading much on substack but I just signed up for the yearly paid w you with you because I want to support what you’re doing. Your work is so important and I’m a super fan 💜
Kirsten - you have no idea how much this means to me coming from you. I admire what you are doing too, so much. Not just professionally but also personally (re your decision to leave the US). Thanks for being such a supporter of my work. I’m excited for both of us. And, can’t wait to read your next book (and would love to support your launch too, hit me up when you are ready). xx
Thank you so much for all of this detail - as a physician thoughtfully trying to figure out how to do some non-traditional things I always appreciate hearing how people make this all work. 2025 sounds like it’s going to be amazing for RSC!
Bridget, thank you for this. And, good for you for building outside the box as a doc. Your support means a lot to me.
Would love to read your series on cults, we need this information now more than ever, especially recommendations on how to help people.
I loved Amanda Montell's book Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism. It helped me see how cult-like marketing is everywhere and can inure us to the more dangerous kind.
Thank you. Appreciate this. It’s been 10+ years out for me and, exactly, it feels particularly salient now. Stay tuned! It’s one that I know I have to be in the right emotional space for so I’m doing a lot of prep around it.
Love this - and Madysen is the best! She was the brilliant fact-checker of "When You Care." So glad you two are working together!
That’s right !!! I remember when I learned that I was like oh I’m on the right track :)
And yes Madysen is incredible
All doctors (and other healthcare professionals!) benefit from examples of others who are working on non-traditional paths and thriving, so I'm so happy to see all of this. We get so few diverse options modeled for us in training (academics or bust is what I was taught).
A big congrats on sustaining your commitment to writing, which is its own rich reward, but which also brings so many other rewards! Excited for what's to come in this space in 2025, and to read book #2.
I was also taught academics or bust. I put that path on a pedestal for way too long. I appreciate you being here Vicky and you taking the time to write this feedback. The notes I get from other physicians are some of the compliments that stick with me the longest because I too know how hard it is to venture outside the bubble. Again, thank you for being here and for your support. Means so much to me. xx
I always tell residents that academic medicine isn’t all there is, and that life and priorities change (if only I knew at their age what I know now!). And then it feels like I’m preaching something naughty to them when I tell them to know their worth and to make sure they prioritize their own long-term health over accolades and CV lines (residency is finite, attending life is forever).
Being nimble and diversifying skill sets in health care is so hard.
Academic medicine is extraordinarily important (and should be safeguarded from capricious funding cuts), but most important for longevity in medicine (which improves access and thus health for more people!) is finding the right life fit. At least that’s what I’ve learned.
Love all of this and *nodding* so vigorously. So glad you are here. Maybe I’ll do a post later this year about how to think about Medicine as an early career doctor or hcw ? I used to have more interaction with residents when I was still supervising at GWU but I had to let that go about a year or so ago (due to boundaries and real self-care reasons of my own). But I miss it!