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Dr. Jenny Shields

Pinned

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Apr 17

The Long After

Ten years after my father’s death, I am no longer writing his eulogy. I am writing from inside the life his death set in motion.

The Long After

Pinned

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Mar 27

After LaGuardia, the Cruel Logic of FAA Mental Health

When a system makes aviation professionals afraid to seek help, the risk does not disappear. It goes underground.

Dark, wet airport runway at night.

Dr. Jenny Shields

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Jan 20

Beyond burnout: The optimized, dissociated physician executive

I treat physician executives. They aren’t burning out; they are being hollowed out.

Beyond burnout: The optimized, dissociated physician executive

Dr. Jenny Shields

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Sep 1, 2025

The Futility Economy: How American Medicine Profits from Despair

America’s most reliable medical product isn’t health — it’s hopelessness.

The Futility Economy: How American Medicine Profits from Despair

Dr. Jenny Shields

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Jul 24, 2025

The Ethics Hotline Is Confidential. Until You Use It.

Why institutional reporting systems punish the very honesty they claim to protect.

The Ethics Hotline Is Confidential. Until You Use It.

Dr. Jenny Shields

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Jun 19, 2025

The First Rule of Being a Doctor.

From the outside, medicine looks like a science. From the inside, it’s a culture with unwritten rules — and one of them is silence.

The First Rule of Being a Doctor.

Dr. Jenny Shields

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May 15, 2025

On Reverence.

What no one tells you about the quiet holiness of healing.

On Reverence.

Dr. Jenny Shields

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May 3, 2025

It’s Not Burnout. It’s Moral Distress.

Clinicians aren’t burning out from overwork. They’re burning out from moral sacrifice — wrapped in metrics and sold as care.

A bold, flat-style digital illustration of a red and cream megaphone with a dark blue handle, set against a textured yellow-orange background. The megaphone faces right, casting a soft shadow, evoking themes of voice, urgency, and systemic suppression.

Dr. Jenny Shields

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Jul 16, 2024

A Message to Mercy Hospital

No one should have to battle cancer while battling the legal system.

A Message to Mercy Hospital

Dr. Jenny Shields

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Oct 28, 2022

The Long Journey Home

“For some, the study of Christian behavior over the centuries, with all its horrors, has led to doubt, cynicism, and atheism. They see…

The Long Journey Home

Dr. Jenny Shields

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Psychologist. Healthcare ethicist. I write for truth tellers, hope holders, and those carrying more than they let on. Confidential therapy → drjennyshields.com

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