My resolution was to be more mindful and respectful of my own personal needs. Oh, my gosh. Enormous success. I still have room for improvement (especially when it comes to stepping back before or during time with patients, to make sure I’ve sorted through my own business and can effectively communicate and make the most of my short time with patients — which is a bigger and bigger issue, because my patient load keeps increasing which means shorter appointments >_<).

But in my personal life, it's been a complete and total transformation. I used to get horrible migraine headaches constantly. This year, I've barely had any… For the first time, I'm figuring out what's going on with myself and taking action before my whole system goes haywire – even communicating what I need to other people, and recognizing when others are disrespecting or trying to control me by invalidating my needs (also newly appreciating people who don't treat me that way, and deliberately avoiding any tendency to treat other people that way). My entire way of relating to the world is completely restructured. Such a huge change.