Anna FernandoMD
@annafernandomd.bsky.social
Unfolding...Homeschooling, Investigating HEALING, MINDFULNESS, HUMAN POTENTIAL; Learning from adversities
MD, FM@uOttawa, fmrFM@ClinicOshawa &ICU-RN@SHNcares
Author:
"The Alchemy of Suffering: Wisdom Recipes from a Doctor’s Jungle... https://a.co/d/eliF3Ih
MD, FM@uOttawa, fmrFM@ClinicOshawa &ICU-RN@SHNcares
Author:
"The Alchemy of Suffering: Wisdom Recipes from a Doctor’s Jungle... https://a.co/d/eliF3Ih
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“You are the sky.
Everything else – it’s just the weather.”
― Pema Chödrön
Everything else – it’s just the weather.”
― Pema Chödrön
And the weather could be very stormy.
The good news is that all storms end one day, no matter how violent they are.
The good news is that all storms end one day, no matter how violent they are.
Can you please share this story @nilikm.bsky.social @casinoshiftmd.bsky.social @alikamd.bsky.social How does it feel to be “MARGINALIZED” and vulnerable? —Series open.substack.com/pub/homeless...
How does it feel to be “MARGINALIZED” and vulnerable? —Series
Even a physician can fall through the cracks.
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November 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Can you please share this story @nilikm.bsky.social @casinoshiftmd.bsky.social @alikamd.bsky.social How does it feel to be “MARGINALIZED” and vulnerable? —Series open.substack.com/pub/homeless...
Is this true?
November 26, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Is this true?
Open your hearts to open the world for yourselves and bring light to others.
#Compassion #LovingKindness #Humanity #Motivation #Inspiration
#Compassion #LovingKindness #Humanity #Motivation #Inspiration
November 26, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Open your hearts to open the world for yourselves and bring light to others.
#Compassion #LovingKindness #Humanity #Motivation #Inspiration
#Compassion #LovingKindness #Humanity #Motivation #Inspiration
November 26, 2025 at 8:33 AM
And the weather could be very stormy.
The good news is that all storms end one day, no matter how violent they are.
The good news is that all storms end one day, no matter how violent they are.
“You are the sky.
Everything else – it’s just the weather.”
― Pema Chödrön
Everything else – it’s just the weather.”
― Pema Chödrön
November 26, 2025 at 7:31 AM
And the weather could be very stormy.
The good news is that all storms end one day, no matter how violent they are.
The good news is that all storms end one day, no matter how violent they are.
Burnout, Addiction, and the Secret That Set Me Free—From a Healthcare Provider Who Lived It open.substack.com/pub/homeless...
#burnout #addiction #healing #recovery #healthcare #womenInMedicine
#burnout #addiction #healing #recovery #healthcare #womenInMedicine
Burnout, Addiction, and the Secret That Set Me Free—From a Healthcare Provider Who Lived It
Today I want to share the biggest discovery I made after I FELL APART some years ago.
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July 18, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Burnout, Addiction, and the Secret That Set Me Free—From a Healthcare Provider Who Lived It open.substack.com/pub/homeless...
#burnout #addiction #healing #recovery #healthcare #womenInMedicine
#burnout #addiction #healing #recovery #healthcare #womenInMedicine
For those who are STRUGGLING. You don't have to pretend you are fine, or fight your suffering to eliminate it entirely. The pain (of all sorts) might never go away; but when we change our relationship with it, it becomes less painful and even useful.
Everyone has different path. Accept yours.
#heal
Everyone has different path. Accept yours.
#heal
July 17, 2025 at 2:07 PM
For those who are STRUGGLING. You don't have to pretend you are fine, or fight your suffering to eliminate it entirely. The pain (of all sorts) might never go away; but when we change our relationship with it, it becomes less painful and even useful.
Everyone has different path. Accept yours.
#heal
Everyone has different path. Accept yours.
#heal
I've have been practicing hard core mindfulness using Buddhist texts & Vipassana for many years now. When I arrived to Sri Lanka after burnout, full of unprocessed grief about loss of the unborn baby, postpartum depression (that led to addiction), I had no idea where to begin. I started with
July 16, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I've have been practicing hard core mindfulness using Buddhist texts & Vipassana for many years now. When I arrived to Sri Lanka after burnout, full of unprocessed grief about loss of the unborn baby, postpartum depression (that led to addiction), I had no idea where to begin. I started with
Do silly things, because they might be not as silly, after all.
#mindfulness
#mindfulness
July 16, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Do silly things, because they might be not as silly, after all.
#mindfulness
#mindfulness
Reposted by Anna FernandoMD
Try this short but powerful 5-minute mindfulness activity designed to help you navigate life's uncertainties. Learn to connect with your inner calm, acknowledge what feels unknown, and discover the steady resources you carry within.
July 14, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Try this short but powerful 5-minute mindfulness activity designed to help you navigate life's uncertainties. Learn to connect with your inner calm, acknowledge what feels unknown, and discover the steady resources you carry within.
keep forgetting to fly in the skies
July 16, 2025 at 3:31 PM
keep forgetting to fly in the skies
We can end wars when we find peace within ourselves.
open.substack.com/pub/homeless...
open.substack.com/pub/homeless...
We can end wars when we find peace within ourselves.
The truth must be the same—no matter who we are or where we come from.Thanks for reading!
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June 22, 2025 at 3:28 PM
We can end wars when we find peace within ourselves.
open.substack.com/pub/homeless...
open.substack.com/pub/homeless...
Has been my experience...Useful meditative/reflecting prompt: What are you RUNNING from? Notice REPETITIVE patterns...They are the CLUES...
#Meditation #Reflection #Authentic #Alchemy #Vipassana
#Meditation #Reflection #Authentic #Alchemy #Vipassana
June 21, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Has been my experience...Useful meditative/reflecting prompt: What are you RUNNING from? Notice REPETITIVE patterns...They are the CLUES...
#Meditation #Reflection #Authentic #Alchemy #Vipassana
#Meditation #Reflection #Authentic #Alchemy #Vipassana
Reposted by Anna FernandoMD
Some replies have made me think of learned helplessness- a consequence of being unable to change bad things that continue to happen.
Very worrisome and yet, a reality in today’s world.
Very worrisome and yet, a reality in today’s world.
June 20, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Some replies have made me think of learned helplessness- a consequence of being unable to change bad things that continue to happen.
Very worrisome and yet, a reality in today’s world.
Very worrisome and yet, a reality in today’s world.
Sometimes we find ourselves in places LEAST EXPECTED. Yet, those places might bring PRESENTS we'd never discovered anywhere else...
#Opportunity #Authentic #Alchemy #Transformation #Hidden #Potential
#Opportunity #Authentic #Alchemy #Transformation #Hidden #Potential
June 20, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Sometimes we find ourselves in places LEAST EXPECTED. Yet, those places might bring PRESENTS we'd never discovered anywhere else...
#Opportunity #Authentic #Alchemy #Transformation #Hidden #Potential
#Opportunity #Authentic #Alchemy #Transformation #Hidden #Potential
The Alchemy of Suffering works this way:
June 15, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The Alchemy of Suffering works this way:
“It feels like we’re losing something essential — our connection to the human suffering in front of us and, with it, our deepest self.”
— Dr. James Maskalyk
Kinder Healthcare: A Conversation About Burnout, AI and the Future of Medicine open.substack.com/pub/jamesmas...
— Dr. James Maskalyk
Kinder Healthcare: A Conversation About Burnout, AI and the Future of Medicine open.substack.com/pub/jamesmas...
Kinder Healthcare: A Conversation About Burnout, AI and the Future of Medicine
How front-line humanity, science-based wellness, and smart tech—plus sabbaticals—are helping doctors give and receive true care.
open.substack.com
June 8, 2025 at 5:05 PM
“It feels like we’re losing something essential — our connection to the human suffering in front of us and, with it, our deepest self.”
— Dr. James Maskalyk
Kinder Healthcare: A Conversation About Burnout, AI and the Future of Medicine open.substack.com/pub/jamesmas...
— Dr. James Maskalyk
Kinder Healthcare: A Conversation About Burnout, AI and the Future of Medicine open.substack.com/pub/jamesmas...
May 29, 2025 at 10:36 AM