Dr. Angela Cortal, N.D.

26/06/2024

Posting will be on hiatus for a few weeks while I pursue one of my passions- world travel! (With some continuing education mixed in of course.) I will look forward to checking in with you all when I return. Until then, be well!

14/06/2024

Happy Rescue Dog Friday! Levi is giving E.T. vibes in his cozy blankie today- looking forward to some weekend relaxation!

11/06/2024

Your future self is depending on you to make good choices now! If you’re feeling the stress and strain of day to day life continue to build, please consider joining my Restorative Embodiment Conference and Retreat in Tuscany, in October 2025. Link in comments. Future you will thank you!

07/06/2024

It’s a beautiful Friday to go out and explore! I hope you find something interesting to dig your snoot into this weekend. (Frank and Levi recommend stinky dead things, but that is a very personal preference!) 🤣

04/06/2024

31/05/2024

Mr. Frank and his teefs are here to wish you Happy Friday! We hope you have some doggone awesome plans for the weekend.

28/05/2024

If you’re a physician looking to really amp up your injecting skills in no time, please consider joining my next Prolotherapy Medical Brigade coming in September 2024. The prolotherapy medical brigade is really one-of-a-kind. Students get to deep-dive into prolotherapy and immediately use it on patients - all day, every day - for multiple days in a row. You can put your skyrocketed proficiency into practice as soon as you return to your office! Link in comments.

24/05/2024

I hope you are spending your long weekend surrounded by folks you love! For me today it's these fluffy goofballs. Happy Friday!

20/05/2024

Some good advice for a Monday morning! I hope you find some ways to be kind to yourself this week.

17/05/2024

Happy Friday! I hope you have lots of squirrels outside of your window to keep you happy today! (Or some other exciting thing that keeps your attention and makes you smile.) 😊

14/05/2024

Today seems like a good day for a reminder that self care is really important! (Hey, it can’t just be dog photos and travel shots all the time!)

Physician burnout is at an all time high, and that’s no secret.

Clinicians who care for seriously ill patients face a high risk for diminished personal well-being, including burnout, moral distress, and compassion fatigue.

All physicians can be at risk for burnout as a result of both work and personal characteristics. Work factors include work overload (eg, large patient volumes, insufficient resources, or feeling poorly managed), lack of control over one's work environment, having the bulk of one's time at work spent on tasks inconsistent with one's career goals, and high levels of work-home interference.

The consequences of burnout, compassion fatigue, and moral distress are profound and range from personal crisis to suboptimal patient care practices.

This info is taken from an article titled "Caring for oneself to care for others: physicians and their self-care", by Sandra Sanchez-Reilly, MD, MSc et al. You can find a link to my blog post and the full article in the comments, and it includes some strategies for how to cope!

And if self care is something that you have some room for improvement on, consider joining my Restorative Embodiment Retreat in Tuscany in October 2025. Link to full details in comments.

10/05/2024

Happy Friday! With the warm temps expected this weekend, how do you plan to stay cool? Frank and Levi's preferred method is definitely the river!

08/05/2024

I got told by one of my patients yesterday that my outfit matched the rhododendrons outside the office, and I'm taking that as a compliment! The blooms this time of year are just so pretty. Oregon is a pretty great place to live. 🌺🌞😊

07/05/2024

It's pretty much a given that whenever I travel, there will be pictures of me with the local vegetation- I'm drawn to all things planty! I especially enjoy the variegated ones- pinks and purples are my favorites. How about the fenestrations on this giant Monstera though? What is making you smile this Tuesday morning?

03/05/2024

Levi is happy to be cuddled up under his blankies on this chilly, dreary Friday! Have a cozy weekend everyone!

30/04/2024

Our last Florida adventure was to the Locahatchee Wildlife Refuge. It's part of the Great Florida Birding Trail (and had a butterfly garden). I lost count of how many birds we identified, but four kinds of herons, two egrets, a stork and a handful of water birds were among them. And since it's part of the Everglades swamps, of course more gators! (This time much closer and more personal!)