Thoughts

Resilience doesn’t always look brave. Sometimes, it’s about showing up when things are uncertain and you’re not sure what’s next. For me, it started in my home office, su…

I saw the Facebook post through a rising haze of green. Not the bright leafy green of a fresh spring day, but the dull kind that reeks of sludge. I peered at the words on…

I vividly recall what is still, to date, the most gut-wrenching mistake of my life – a mistake that led to the death of a patient. I was a third-year small animal emergen…

When I think back to the moment my daughter was born, I remember the quiet before her first cry – the kind of silence that holds both joy and fear. It was my second C-sec…

The last five years have had all the hallmarks of a Hollywood blockbuster: geopolitical unrest, a global pandemic, economic, cultural, and social injustice are just a few…

I am learning to quiet that voice by remembering the truth I know deep down: saying no takes courage.

I have a married girlfriend, Sara-Jane, who has invited me to her and her husband’s dinner parties throughout all my marriages (yes, plural!) and relationships (too many!…

For leaders in 2025, resilience is a proactive and forward-looking mindset for pioneering the unknown. It’s a cycle that, for Erin Elofson, is ever changing.