Published on May 12, 2010

"Dr. Mom" to Speak in Medford

Dr. Neifert to Provide Helpful Advice for "Healing Harried Lives"

Marianne Neifert, MD, MTS, better known as "Dr. Mom," (www.dr-mom.com) will be the featured speaker on Thursday evening, May 13, for the Rogue Valley Medical Center Community Health Education series. Busy women and men from all seasons of life are encouraged to hear Dr. Mom's prescription for healing harried lives. "If you think you're too busy to come," Dr. Neifert says, "you can't afford to miss it!"

No fee.
5:30 to 7 p.m.
Smullin Health Education Center
RVMC campus
Please register by phone at
888-688-4920 or online at
www.rvmc.org/classes-events.

About Dr. Neifert

"Busy, busy, busy has become an all-too-common American mantra," says Marianne Neifert, MD, MTS, well-known pediatrician, author, speaker, and mother of five, known as Dr. Mom. Propelled by her own experience of having it all-and choking on the unrealistic expectations-Dr. Neifert blends humor and poignant truth, inspiring audiences throughout the country to balance life's competing priorities.

Been There, Done That

As a young medical student and pediatric resident in the late sixties and early seventies, Dr. Neifert was riding the cusp of an exciting time, when women were offered opportunities previously reserved for men. Convinced she could successfully combine marriage, medicine, and motherhood, Dr. Neifert started medical school with a five-month-old baby and gave birth to four more children while completing her medical training- once taking only a weekend's maternity leave. "My life was hopelessly out of control," she now admits, "and there is a high personal cost of trying to ‘do it all.'" 

A Heavy Price

Many women and men today are suffering from what Dr. Neifert calls "toxic role overload." We take on too many responsibilities, until our calendars are filled with other people's agendas rather than our own. This gets us out of sync with our value system. Family, friendships, and health may suffer. Dr. Neifert recalls one couple who, after hearing her message, hired a lawn care service because they realized that yard work was competing for quality family time.

To combat this trap, Dr. Neifert recommends deliberately saying no to some good things so that you can says yes to what matters most. Distinguish the urgent from the important, and schedule something important every day. Maybe it's reading to your kids, calling a friend, or taking a yoga class.

Come and see her presentation and learn more about how you can balance career and family....and you on Thursday, May 13.