With my recent move to Utah, the past few weeks have been truly challenging. When nothing is where it belongs, what can we learn as we create order out of chaos? Read on for my reflections!
Read moreA Fitting End: My Journey as a Social Enigma
Read about my personal experiences as an immigrant growing up in Utah and my journey as a holistic psychiatrist, where I explored the tension between living authentically and the desire to fit in.
Read moreGold Nuggets from the Integrative Healthcare Symposium 2020
The most important take-aways from the Integrative Healthcare Symposium 2020 conference, as well as a thematically connected poem I wrote called “The Garden Where Everything Matters.”
Read moreWhat to do Before Lowering Medications
Life is a process. Becoming a holistic psychiatrist is a process. I want to share an indispensable truth about the process of medication withdrawal—preparation.
Read morePerfection's Hiding Place
April is poetry month, which is as good an excuse as any to share a poem I wrote called "Chipped China Cup" and some thoughts I have about it. I love poems because they concentrate truth, bare emotion, and support insight.
Read moreImportance of the Invisible: Living a Passionate Life
I explore what Stephen Harrod Buhner refers to as "the most important thing in life" in his amazing book Ensouling Language, On the Art of Nonfiction and the Writer's Life. He calls it "the invisibles." What does he mean by the invisibles?
Read moreConsolations: The Writing and Poetry of David Whyte
Our collective mistake, as children of an imperfect world, had been to believe that we were alone. As I witnessed my classmates open up and become truly authentic in their suffering, I felt myself through them.
Read moreThe Glass Ceiling: A Barrier and an Opportunity
As I follow current events, filled with the latest stories on our presidential candidates, my reflections turn to the elephant in the room. Let’s explore what “the glass ceiling” is—its role on the political stage, as well as in our personal lives.
Read moreAt the Center of Healing is...
I discuss a list of health insights, but from a variety of perspectives.
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