Finding Connection in the CosmosThe demand for glasses was my first indication — later furthered via livestreams of eclipse parties nationwide, texts from my…Jun 12Jun 12
It’s a warmer than usual autumn day, and the 100-foot tree in my backyard is being taken down.And there it is, I think, the invitation.Dec 6, 2023Dec 6, 2023
Mary’s Million Dollar WorkupWhen I think of the fundamental role of mindbody medicine, I think of Mary.Jul 30, 2021Jul 30, 2021
Rx: 1 Dose Awe; As NeededFor some, it’s catching the perfect wave…watching NASA land a rover on Mars…an evening at the ballet or holding a newborn baby.Apr 27, 2021Apr 27, 2021
Our Great Escape: The Rise of Benzodiazepine UseWhen I present to industry professionals about the growing benzodiazepine epidemic, the slide above, featuring pharmaceutical ads from the…Apr 21, 2021Apr 21, 2021
Progress Is Not LinearFor a society so fixated with improvement — of our homes, our morning routines, our bodies, our finances — it is remarkable in what…Apr 21, 2021Apr 21, 2021
Inspiration from the Depths of Care During COVID-19“There is no greater time for us to walk the walk, dear team,” I say to my True Life colleagues during our daily morning meeting. Four…Apr 15, 2021Apr 15, 2021
You Are Not Alone: A Note to Pandemic CaregiversIt’s the late 1980s and I’m volunteering in the ICU. A nurse, Lorraine, has asked me to accompany her to the room of a patient whose…Apr 15, 2021Apr 15, 2021
If ‘It Takes A Village’, Do We Have What It Takes?More than a decade ago, I was a “doc in a box” in solo practice; alone in holding my patients’ stories of sexual assault, alone in feeling…Apr 15, 2021Apr 15, 2021
