When my nine-year-old daughter was admitted to the intensive care unit and diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disease, my life changed. Processing my daughter's diagnosis and helping her survive a lengthy hospital stay was hard enough.
Supporting my family, trying to keep up with my busy medical practice, and managing my inner critic telling me I should be able to fix this problem left me depleted, burned out.
THEN THE PANDEMIC COMPLETELY UPENDED MY LIFE.
(as it upended everyone's).
While my life was already on a steady course toward burnout, a major curve ball was thrown my way.
Maggie's Story
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I'm Maggie Kang, MD —physician mom of a kid with a rare disease
and Certified Life Coach.
My new narrative:
A physician mom who worries less, is enough, and who now has the ability to leverage her newfound wisdom to support herself and her family, while helping other moms through her coaching practice.
Are you a mom of a kid with chronic needs
(medical condition or emotional struggles)
who constantly worries and doesn't feel like you're doing enough?
I get it. That was me.
I got tired of that narrative and decided to create a better one.
I'm here to help you do the same.
Hello!
Feeling stuck and exhausted, I hired a life coach.
She helped me see that I could choose my response to the circumstance of my daughter's diagnosis - instead of seeing it as a problem that I couldn't fix, I could see it as an opportunity to grow.
By choosing my thoughts, I could create a better narrative for myself.
My thoughts did not just happen to me. I had agency over them.
The best affirmation occurred when my daughter said to me:
"Mom, you seem so much happier and I feel more relaxed around you."
WITH THIS STUNNING REALIZATION, I FELT A HUGE BURDEN LIFTED OFF MY SHOULDERS.
I FELT MORE ENERGETIC and hopeful.
Here's how I created my new narrative:
Feeling stuck and exhausted,
I hired a life coach.
She helped me see that I could choose my response to the circumstance of my daughter's diagnosis - instead of seeing it as a problem that I couldn't fix, I could see it as an opportunity to grow. By choosing my thoughts, I could choose a better narrative.
My thoughts did not just happen to me. I had agency over them.
WITH THIS STUNNING REALIZATION, I FELT A HUGE BURDEN LIFTED OFF MY SHOULDERS.
I FELT MORE ENERGETIC AND HOPEFUL.
What??
Education, Training, Certifications
Yale New Haven Hospital, Diagnostic Radiology Residency, Board certified
Yale New Haven Hospital, medical internship
Medical College of Virginia, MD
Cornell University, BA
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Yale University Certification
The Science of Well-Being for Teens
April, 2023
Yale University Certification
The Science of Well-Being for Teens
April, 2023
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Turning a Struggle Into Your Superpower
When I think about my daughter’s diagnosis, an incurable autoimmune disease, which requires monthly infusions, I often feel sad. She misses school for her treatments, fatigues easily and can no longer play travel lacrosse.
But I know that her struggles have made her more empathic and resilient . . .
When she returned home from the initial hospitalization, she was a nine-year old girl who had to re-learn how to walk, talk and eat. Processing her emotions by writing in a nightly journal helped her to heal. She eventually turned her journal into a book, My Hospital Story, to help other patients. Her published book become part of the teaching program in the pediatric residency at Children's National Hospital, and all the proceeds benefit the hospital.
Her book is an example of how she turned her illness into a superpower - the ability to connect with patients and healthcare workers, while creating awareness about her rare disease. By telling her story she helped others understand that receiving a diagnosis was not a limitation but an opportunity to discover their superpower.
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