Veronique Bijou
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Anxiety Management, or Musings of the Unrested Mind
On Jan 9th 2026 around 11pm I said goodnight to my younger sister and my niece, both of whom had come by visit me this weekend, and turned in for the night with my husband. Two hours ago, I was… Continue reading
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Praise for the Unserious, Or The Practice of Self-Love
I began the year 2024 in a state of complete devastation. The December prior I found out I had not been selected for a position as a General Surgery intern. It took me four months to feel as though I… Continue reading
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On Death, and the Pursuit of Usefulness
My first year of medical school was a deeply challenging time for me. For the first five or six months of medical school, I found myself going through an existential crisis. I was twenty-nine, far removed from friends and family,… Continue reading
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