“I am more confident in many ways, and I try not to be so hard on myself, I have always been my worst enemy when it comes to self talk, I'm getting better about that.”

“Embrace the change and the inevitable”

…I’m more confident and comfortable than when I was younger, and in a job like mine it’s an actual benefit to be 40+ (people tend not to take a 30-year-old physician seriously).”

“My superpower is tenacity. I have never given up on myself, even though it has been a challenging and at times exhausting journey. My evil superpower is growing foul, poisonous mold species in the refrigerator. I have skills.”