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Knowing When to Quit — and How to Do It With Dignity

The Hidden Cost of Staying and the Power of Walking Away

By Dr. Aisha Rush,  Coming Soon!

Written from the perspective of a practicing physician who has navigated burnout, moral injury, and organizational dysfunction firsthand — not as theory, but as lived experience inside real healthcare systems.

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What This Book Is About?

There is a moment — quiet, persistent, and deeply unsettling — when you realize that staying is costing you more than leaving ever could.

Knowing When to Quit is for the high achiever who has been taught that endurance is strength and quitting is failure — and who is ready to learn the difference between discomfort that builds you and erosion that breaks you.

  • The difference between burnout, misalignment, and breakdown

  • The physical and emotional signs your body has been trying to tell you

  • How to protect your reputation and finances before you leave

  • How to leave without burning bridges — unless you need to

  • How to rebuild your identity and redefine success once you're out

I draw on two decades of clinical practice, leadership dynamics, and multiple healthcare systems to write with the authority of someone who has lived every chapter — not just studied it.

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MD, MA, MBA, FACOG — Obstetrics & Gynecology, New York. Author of the forthcoming book Knowing When to Quit — and How to Do It With Dignity. Host of Informed & Unfiltered.

This website shares my personal experiences, writing, and professional insight. It is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. If you are in crisis, please contact a licensed provider or emergency services.

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