%0 Journal Article %T The importance of self %A Calina Ouliaris %J Australasian Psychiatry %@ 1440-1665 %D 2019 %R 10.1177/1039856219839479 %X Self-awareness is essential for combating burnout, promoting self-care, and wellbeing in health professionals. This article examines modern day roadblocks to developing this skill in medical practice and highlights some simple solutions for consideration. The capacity for self-awareness is essential to the modern-day physician seeking a long and fulfilling career. Mindfulness meditation and reflective writing are two simple, proven methods that can be easily implemented into medical training %K psychiatry training %K medical studies %K self-care %K self-awareness %U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1039856219839479