At various points in her life, Adela Justice has spent her days working as a librarian and her evenings playing electric bass in bands and volunteering as a Texas reserve deputy. Sometimes she’s also juggled full- and part-time jobs in different libraries.

Justice, a senior librarian at The Learning Center, has a simple explanation for why she’s often kept such a hectic schedule.

“I learned it from my mom. She was a nurse...

Growing up, Patricia Eifel loved to paint, draw and play the piano. But once she started medical school, Eifel discovered she no longer had time to pursue these interests.

It was after she earned her M.D., finished her residency and began a fellowship that Eifel had a revelation.

“I decided I wasn’t really content. So in a very deliberate way, I started making time for my other passions. I like to call the result my philosophy...