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Dr. Krista Roybal

Dr. Krista Roybal

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.

4 min readDec 6, 2023

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It’s a warmer than usual autumn day, and the 100-foot tree in my backyard is being taken down.

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Dr. Krista Roybal

Mary’s Million Dollar Workup

When I think of the fundamental role of mindbody medicine, I think of Mary.

4 min readJul 30, 2021

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Mary’s Million Dollar Workup

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Dr. Krista Roybal

Rx: 1 Dose Awe; As Needed

For some, it’s catching the perfect wave…watching NASA land a rover on Mars…an evening at the ballet or holding a newborn baby.

5 min readApr 27, 2021

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Rx: 1 Dose Awe; As Needed

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Dr. Krista Roybal

Our Great Escape: The Rise of Benzodiazepine Use

When I present to industry professionals about the growing benzodiazepine epidemic, the slide above, featuring pharmaceutical ads from the…

2 min readApr 21, 2021

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Our Great Escape: The Rise of Benzodiazepine Use

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Dr. Krista Roybal

Progress Is Not Linear

For a society so fixated with improvement — of our homes, our morning routines, our bodies, our finances — it is remarkable in what…

3 min readApr 21, 2021

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Progress Is Not Linear

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Dr. Krista Roybal

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…

4 min readApr 15, 2021

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Inspiration from the Depths of Care
During COVID-19

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Dr. Krista Roybal

You Are Not Alone: A Note to Pandemic Caregivers

It’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…

2 min readApr 15, 2021

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You Are Not Alone: A Note to Pandemic Caregivers

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Dr. Krista Roybal

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…

5 min readApr 15, 2021

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If ‘It Takes A Village’, Do We Have What It Takes?

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Dr. Krista Roybal

Dr. Krista Roybal

Leading psychiatrist in integrative mental health care and addiction medicine. Medical Director and Founder of True Life Center in San Diego, Calif.

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