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There is great benefit in recognizing the things in our lives that we should be grateful for – family, friends, employment, and life. But there also must be reflection upon areas in our lives that we leave unattended and do not show appreciation for such as our wellness, our values, and our overall life journey. If we disregard these areas, this creates barriers for gratitude.

Have you ever shared information with someone and thought to yourself, “I hope I didn’t share too much” or “What will they think of me after this?” Or have you ever felt a sense of shame or guilt for navigating life with various emotions and feelings that some may think of as “weak?” Have you sought a safe space to express these feelings without judgment?

Relationships are at the heart of everything we do at UT Southwestern. In fact, we can see UT Southwestern Medical Center as nothing more than a rich and complex set of relationships among a diverse collection of people. As such, these relationships require focus and attention, starting with recognizing that relationship work is different than task work. That recognition allows you to invest some of your precious time and energy into the work of building high functioning relationships through trust and clear agreements. For a deeper dive, check out this month’s blog post on the topic.

Authenticity - a term that embodies the essence of being true, genuine, and unapologetically yourself. Have you ever walked into a room, a meeting, or engaged in a conversation, feeling like you were truly showing up as your authentic self? Take a moment to reflect on the first time you acknowledged your true self. How did it feel? What did it reveal about you?

UT Southwestern offers an array of options for working with a trained coach, but you may be asking yourself, “Why would I work with a coach?” Coaching has the power to help you create change in your life. Maybe you want help charting a path to a more fulfilling future. Maybe you’re feeling powerless to get past the circumstances you find yourself in. Or maybe you’re experiencing something difficult, maybe even painful, and you want to move beyond it. Different from mentoring, consulting, and even therapy, coaching is a process of empowering you to maximize your personal and professional potential.

What do you want from life? That question includes what do you want from your work, your career, your relationships, indeed your entire world. Understanding where you are now is essential to finding a way toward where you want to be. Answering that question begins with asking: “What’s here now?”

The annual Daniel W. Foster, M.D., Visiting Lectureship in Medical Ethics brings the most distinguished medical ethics scholars to the UT Southwestern campus.

VIP-C is a grassroots program that provides a framework for career development and networking across the continuum around shared focused areas of interest.

Meet our Clinical Pastoral Education Residents.

Eligibility and Admissions Eligible candidates must meet NIH criteria as a U.S. citizen or permanent resident and must have matched to UTSW Internal Medicine or Pediatrics Residency Programs. Given that the purpose of the R38 funding mechanism is to stimulate recruitment and retention of M.D. physici…