Women's Dermatologic Society

WDS Book Club - Summer Reads By the News You Can Use Committee Summer is heating up! Ready to cool off with a summer escape? Whether you’re craving a relaxing beachside book or a fun staycation read, dive into this selection of titles curated by your WDS Members   Molly Stout, MD recommends the following books: 1) The Hotel Nantucket by Elin Hildebrand – An iconic summer destination in need of a fearless leader, plus a little ghostly mystery. 2) The Covenant of Water by Abraham Vergase – A multigenerational family saga with lots of nods of medicine. Don’t be afraid of the page count, this tome is hard to put down. 3) The Burnout by Sophie Kinsella  – A young woman finds herself at a career meltdown and retreats to her childhood vacation town. For anyone feeling burnt out, this will reignite a little heat! 4) The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post by Allison Pataki – Consider your historical fiction itch scratched with this real-life cereal heiress. The plot thic...

  By Dr. Azeen Sadeghian James Clear is a streamlined popular blogger and has intensively studied habits. He wrote a book to compile all of his personal research on habits. The book, called Atomic Habits, is a best seller on Amazon. Dermatologists have multiple habits that dictate their days. Our lives are filled with habits that can make or break our productivity. Because of this, I was eager to read this book.    This book is an interesting read and written in an easy, clear format. It can be skimmed quickly or it flows well to be read thoroughly if desired. Although habit formation appears obvious, many of us fail at fostering the right habits and we realize willpower alone is not the ticket. This book is full of brief yet practical stories of other individuals and their successes in arranging habits.   I have included some of Mr. Clear’s high yield tips from this book but added some examples in pink that may pertain to Dermatologists, myself included!   Mr. Clear...

Liane Moriarty A look at Liane Moriarty's Book by Dr. Jennifer Sorrell Work-life balance is an important concept for happy satisfied dermatologists. One of my favorite ways to unplug after a challenging day or week is with a good book. I am partial to fiction and a compelling storyline, especially when I have trouble putting the book down. I am happy to share with you my thoughts on two novels written by an author who had me eagerly devour each novel she had written! Liane Moriarty was born and still lives in Sydney, Australia. She has published 6 books. One of them, Big Little Lies , was recently made into a short television series by HBO, with great success. [Wikipedia, lianemoriarty.com.au] I hope you find these reads take you to a wonderful haven from a busy world. The Husband’s Secret was the first book of Moriarty’s that I read. It was quite the page-turner. We enter the life of Cecilia, Tupperware enthusiast and entrepreneur, and her husband John-Paul, the ...