Dr. Tiffany Moon

I was like redlining my engine from the age of six when I landed in America until about 36. Like I never let up on the gas. Like you said, I graduated from medical school at the age of 23. I went to the best anesthesia residency program in the country at UCSF. I finished when I was 28 years old, got married, signed on to be a faculty.

I was like redlining my engine from the age of six when I landed in America until about 36. Like I never let up on the gas. Like you said, I graduated from medical school at the age of 23. I went to the best anesthesia residency program in the country at UCSF. I finished when I was 28 years old, got married, signed on to be a faculty.

I was like redlining my engine from the age of six when I landed in America until about 36. Like I never let up on the gas. Like you said, I graduated from medical school at the age of 23. I went to the best anesthesia residency program in the country at UCSF. I finished when I was 28 years old, got married, signed on to be a faculty.

Struggled with infertility for over a year and then got pregnant with my twin daughters who were born when I was 30. Then I was doing all this academic mentoring, clinical trials. One weekend per month, I would take a 24-hour trauma call, which is Saturday 7 a.m. to Sunday at 7 a.m. And sometimes I slept some of those 24 hours and sometimes I didn't.

Struggled with infertility for over a year and then got pregnant with my twin daughters who were born when I was 30. Then I was doing all this academic mentoring, clinical trials. One weekend per month, I would take a 24-hour trauma call, which is Saturday 7 a.m. to Sunday at 7 a.m. And sometimes I slept some of those 24 hours and sometimes I didn't.

Struggled with infertility for over a year and then got pregnant with my twin daughters who were born when I was 30. Then I was doing all this academic mentoring, clinical trials. One weekend per month, I would take a 24-hour trauma call, which is Saturday 7 a.m. to Sunday at 7 a.m. And sometimes I slept some of those 24 hours and sometimes I didn't.

And then Sunday I would rest and play with the kids and then Monday start the week over. So I was just like pedal to the metal, whatever you want to call it. And I think I burned myself out because I didn't invest in self-care time. I basically thought that self-care was a luxury and not a necessity. And I really had to learn the hard way.

And then Sunday I would rest and play with the kids and then Monday start the week over. So I was just like pedal to the metal, whatever you want to call it. And I think I burned myself out because I didn't invest in self-care time. I basically thought that self-care was a luxury and not a necessity. And I really had to learn the hard way.

And then Sunday I would rest and play with the kids and then Monday start the week over. So I was just like pedal to the metal, whatever you want to call it. And I think I burned myself out because I didn't invest in self-care time. I basically thought that self-care was a luxury and not a necessity. And I really had to learn the hard way.

Yeah, exactly. I had this sense of depersonalization and that my work didn't matter. Sometimes in the OR, I would maintain homeostasis for a patient, keep their blood pressure up, transfused blood, things like that. But I knew that ultimately their outcome wasn't going to be good. I knew that. It felt like putting a bandaid on a hole. It's not going to heal it. And it just felt insignificant.

Yeah, exactly. I had this sense of depersonalization and that my work didn't matter. Sometimes in the OR, I would maintain homeostasis for a patient, keep their blood pressure up, transfused blood, things like that. But I knew that ultimately their outcome wasn't going to be good. I knew that. It felt like putting a bandaid on a hole. It's not going to heal it. And it just felt insignificant.

Yeah, exactly. I had this sense of depersonalization and that my work didn't matter. Sometimes in the OR, I would maintain homeostasis for a patient, keep their blood pressure up, transfused blood, things like that. But I knew that ultimately their outcome wasn't going to be good. I knew that. It felt like putting a bandaid on a hole. It's not going to heal it. And it just felt insignificant.

What am I really doing? Am I really helping this patient or helping the world? Should I focus my efforts somewhere else where I can actually make a meaningful impact on people's lives? I felt so lost.

What am I really doing? Am I really helping this patient or helping the world? Should I focus my efforts somewhere else where I can actually make a meaningful impact on people's lives? I felt so lost.

What am I really doing? Am I really helping this patient or helping the world? Should I focus my efforts somewhere else where I can actually make a meaningful impact on people's lives? I felt so lost.

Yes, that is very true. It is not an overnight thing or a weekly thing. Like I said, it's always a work in progress. I'm always trying to get back to my truest, most authentic self. And sometimes I catch myself doing things that prick me a little bit. Oh, why am I doing that? That doesn't feel good to me.

Yes, that is very true. It is not an overnight thing or a weekly thing. Like I said, it's always a work in progress. I'm always trying to get back to my truest, most authentic self. And sometimes I catch myself doing things that prick me a little bit. Oh, why am I doing that? That doesn't feel good to me.

Yes, that is very true. It is not an overnight thing or a weekly thing. Like I said, it's always a work in progress. I'm always trying to get back to my truest, most authentic self. And sometimes I catch myself doing things that prick me a little bit. Oh, why am I doing that? That doesn't feel good to me.

So I make mistakes all the time, but yeah, it's having that true North star of knowing who you are and doing the things that you want to do and not because you're a people pleaser or everyone thinks you should or shouldn't be doing something.

So I make mistakes all the time, but yeah, it's having that true North star of knowing who you are and doing the things that you want to do and not because you're a people pleaser or everyone thinks you should or shouldn't be doing something.