So much of how I view the world has to do with how to be a good person; what does that even mean? A few things come to mind. Having a set of values and priorities that are in line with helping the world. Living and taking actions that are in harmony with those values....
#12 Organ Recital
As someone who has lived my life in the driver’s seat, it’s not easy being a passenger. As someone who has been the proverbial giver, it’s not easy being the receiver. As someone who has nurtured a career as a healer, it’s hard to be the patient. Of course, no one has...
#11 Grape Juice
We drive part way to Boston before answering a call that in fact, they do not have a bed for me. When we return home to our bonus day, we think together, what shall we do? We harvest our overflowing patch of tomatoes and Paul makes his famous slow-cooked-with...
#10 Buzz Cut
I am blessed with a head of thick, dark, hair, often long and usually straight. If there is a quick, low-maintenance way to wear it, I do, from a pony tail, to tucked up in a bun with a chopstick. In my 40s, as eager strands of silvery white wisp into the mix, I like...
Bookmark & Signed Copies of the Book!
Here's the bookmark I made for when I sign books at conferences, bookstores or events. I love tucking it into the page where I sign and closing the book gently. While most people buy the book (ebook, hardback, softback, or audio,) wherever books are sold, I love...
Calling Up Gratitude
Piece out today on Gratitude! Just in time for Thanksgiving but relevant all the time!
How to Create a New Habit?
How do you start a new habit? One idea is to connect to something you already do. This week I had a follow up visit with a patient I am treating for GERD and anxiety. One piece of my recommendations asked her to integrate 5 minutes of deep, focused, full-belly...
Are You Run Down with Burnout? How Relentless Stress Damages our Health and What to Do About It
There was an apropos article in the New York Times earlier this year about how the pandemic did something unexpected to a lot of people – it put them in a state of languishing. [1] Sadly, instead of flourishing or being at the peak of well-being or thriving, people...
Food Matters: Mental Health and Our Kids
As a doctor who likes to keep up on research, I am sometimes struck by the kinds of things we are studying. Before naturopathic medical school, I had a paid internship in a research lab. My job was in part, to walk pregnant pygmy goats on a treadmill, I kid you not,...