You may want to start from the beginning (at “Who’s Nikki?”), but feel free to enjoy any of my posts as its own entity!
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Blue skies, coastlines, and so many olives
I worked 26 of the 30 days in April, in the pediatric ICU no less. 3 children died. My attendings were incredible, as always. My coresidents and I leaned on each other heavily. I was exhausted physically, mentally and emotionally. Sooooo, I hopped on a plane and got the heck out of there. Okay, the Read more
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We Can Do Hard Things
J loves the podcast We Can Do Hard Things. I really hate podcasts, but every once in a while she will hear something that reminds her of me and will play a snippet for me to hear. They discuss different topics between the three women on the show, and often talk about lessons they have Read more
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Dear Sophie
Dr. Nikki has been upgraded!! It’s AUNT Nikki now! After what felt like 9 long months, my sister K just delivered a beautiful baby girl, and we are all so smitten. Even though we were all CONVINCED “Squish” was a boy. I worked a night shift before the delivery, and before I randomly woke up Read more
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Seven Minutes with Evelyn Hugo
OH. MY. GOD, I thought to myself as I sat on a train headed back to New Jersey. That was SO. GOOD. I closed the book and tried to pick my jaw up off the floor. I flipped to the cover page, and immediately started googling “Taylor Jenkins Reid” to find what I could devour Read more
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Feeling it all
Am I the only one who has to take laps of the floor between patients every once in a while, focusing on my breathing and trying to recenter myself? Am I the only one who drives home with tears prickling my eyes after a difficult shift? Is anyone else trying to remind themselves, ‘I am Read more
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Bloom where you’re planted
Here we go again. Another set of applications, interviews, rank lists. Why must I do this to myself? As long as I can remember, I have been looking forward to the next step, the next chapter, whether that be in my personal or professional life. I think I am coming up on the end of Read more
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