Medicine for the Soul

I offer these creations from my heart to yours. May they offer you inspiration and a reminder that you’re not alone.

Menopause Miniseries

Get a taste of Dr Johnston’s latest course “Coming Home to Ourselves at Midlife” free of charge.

Reframing Menopause

In March 2024, I spoke an at event organized by The Menopause Advocacy Team – a group of six women from Camosun College, who organized this event as part of their Social Justice course.

Infinite Possibilities

In March 2023, I gave a “success talk” at the Infinite Possibilities Conference on the ways I used the principles of Infinite Possibilities to help me recover from burnout.

The Creative Process

In this blog post from May 2022, I’m writing about the process of creating the Connecting in Community and the challenges of the creative process

Reflections on the Past Year

In this blog post from April 2022, I’m reflecting on my healing journey and what I’ve been learning since leaving my practice in April 2021

Quality Improvement

In November 2021, I was asked to speak on behalf of our class at our graduation from the Physician Quality Improvement program. I talk about how doing a quality improvement project helped me through a rough year as I was burning out and leaving my practice.

Professional Distance

In this article published in June 2021, I talk about being an empathic doctor in a system where caring and showing our humanity is discouraged