Parenting as a Doctor: Maternal Factors
The Brave Enough Show
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“A difficult thing in our current state is the unpredictability of our plans, and so we need to give ourselves grace and grace to others.” Dr. Katherine Sharkey
Season 2 Episode 35: Parenting as a Doctor: Maternal Factors
In this episode of The Brave Enough Show, your host, Dr. Sasha Shillcutt talks with Dr. Katherine M. Sharkey, a sleep medicine physician and associate professor of Medicine and Psychiatry & Human Behavior and Assistant Dean for Women in Medicine and Science at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University. They speak about maternity in medicine, challenges for the working mom during COVID-19, and the crazy COVID-19 dreams.
Dr. Shillcutt and Dr. Sharkey get real and talk:
Maternity and Medicine
Working Mother Challenges during COVID-19
Unpredictability & The Importance of Boundaries
Practical Sleep Tips during COVID-19
Grab a cup of coffee and enjoy!
BIOGRAPHY
Katherine M. Sharkey, MD, PhD is a sleep medicine physician and associate professor of Medicine and Psychiatry & Human Behavior and Assistant Dean for Women in Medicine and Science at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University. She earned her MD-PhD and completed a combined internal medicine and psychiatry residency at Rush University in Chicago, IL. Dr. Sharkey joined the Brown faculty in 2007. She is Medical Director of the Sleep for Science Research Laboratory. Dr. Sharkey is a recognized expert on sleep and circadian rhythms, particularly as they relate to mood regulation and women's health. Her research is supported by grants from the National Institute of Mental Health and the Hassenfeld Institute. Dr. Sharkey is an Associate Editor of Behavioral Sleep Medicine and serves on the editorial board of Sleep Health. Sharkey is a founding member of Time’s Up Healthcare and serves as the Mentorship Chair for the American Medical Women’s Association.