Cynthia (Daisy) Smith, MD, FACP, is Vice President of Clinical Education at the American College of Physicians (ACP) and an Adjunct Professor of Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine. She received a medical degree from Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons and completed her internal medicine training at the Massachusetts General Hospital.
She is an experienced medical educator and a former internal medicine residency program director. In her current role at the ACP, she oversees the Instructional Design and Events Department (curriculum development and live meetings) and the Center for Quality (QI support, Well-being and Professional Fulfillment and Patient and Inter-professional Partnership Initiatives). She continues to see patients and teach medical residents at the University of Pennsylvania. She is married to an infectious diseases physician whom she met during residency and is the mother of three teen sons.
In this episode Dr Smith describes resets at several stages in her life, how she has married being a doctor and a teacher.  We discuss how self-reflection has helped her make pivots in positive directions in her life. 
Take Home Pearls for Well-Being:
1. Give Positive Feedback - it builds confidence of the receiver and feels good for the giver.
2. Practice Positive Self-Talk - it fights that inner critic
3. Stretch Yourself- take that next step and try something new even if you don't think you are ready
4. Self-Reflect Often- this helps you know your identity, where your energy is, and when it is time to move to your next chapter. 
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