FROM MYTH TO MANTRA
During this season of the year, people like to revisit scary narratives in movies, TV shows and books. When I think of the stories that have frightened me most in life, they were the ones where I was missing a crucial element to make a troubling myth comforting and...
MESSAGE TO 2010 ME
September marks another year since I left clinical medicine. Even now that I’m over a decade removed from the decision to retire clinically, I’m still learning from the choice I made back then. Mainly, I realize how much I didn’t know at the time about what really...
THE END OF PERFORMATIVE WELLNESS
I love that this summer is highlighting an end to performative wellness occurring in the culture. For centuries, many disempowered people have put up the false front of being OK. That default setting of presenting as happy and healthy made for a very comfortable...
DOCTORING DIFFERENTLY
Maybe you are doing it wrong for you. You sometimes dig your heels in on tradition more because it’s what you are used to seeing than because it actually works well for anyone involved. This is a concept many physicians struggle to accept when you find yourselves...
JOY
Spending the first three decades of my life constantly looking ahead to what will be better in the future diminished my appreciation for the present. Even as a coach, it can be tempting to think only about something better coming. Whether it’s enjoying life more,...
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