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Why Building a Bigger Life Isn't Optional: Lessons from a Forced Medical Leave

I became an ObGyn to bring life into the world and teach others to do the same. Then at 46, my body forced me to stop. A major medical event—one I still don’t discuss casually—took me out of clinical practice for several years. I lost part of my voice and my balance. I fought it at first, convinced I was nothing without my white coat. But medicine didn…