One of my professors in graduate school gave us an assignment to take time in our week to look up and notice the treetops. It seemed like such a simple assignment.  I remember thinking, “Is that all?” – little did I know how difficult yet effective this assignment would be!

The mental health crisis among healthcare professionals is no longer something we can afford to ignore. Physicians, residents, nurses, and PAs continue to navigate staggering emotional demands often without the support they need or the privacy they deserve.

In healthcare, those patterns often get written off as part of the job: long hours, high pressure, no time to process what you’re carrying. But irritability, anger, and emotional withdrawal are some of the most common signs of burnout and stress in men1.