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Happy Valentine's Day! Lorae (lorae.the.pa) and I have teamed up to talk about long distance relationships, break-ups, and dating in graduate school and the true meaning of Valentine’s Day! Breanne Wiekamp @lifewithme_pabre Long Distance Relationships in Gradute School   Load up on the chocolate and wine, and pull out your favorite Rom-Com, because today is the day of L-O-V-E. Most people look at Valentine's Day as the "reminder that I am single day" or "thank goodness I am in a relationship day". I definitely used to have this mind set, but when we truly think about it, what is the true meaning of Valentine’s Day? LOVE.  I would not be sitting in PA school today if it were not for all the people I love: God, family, friends, animals (yes, I am talking about my cat ), and significant others. Their love has guided me in my journey, pushed me forward through the toughest times, and has made me believe in who I am. However, making all these pe...

PA school is amazing and the community of Physician Assistants and students is even more wonderful. Social media has provided our field with a great platform. It has brought so much light and attention to what a PA is and all that we can do. This has been a positive aspect of social media for us! However, social media is also known for portraying only the "good" aspects of everything in our lives and can often hide the realities of what it means to be a PA student.  I had a great conversation with @tierney2pac on Instagram about this topic: "I think that even I'm guilty of this sometimes and I think it's due to the fact that it's so grueling and mentally challenging that you try to make yourself feel better about feeling so emotionally and mentally drained about accomplishing your dream. It's almost as if you feel guilty about being in a constant state of anxiety and even some looming depression when others would kill to be in your shoes. And I...