What has kept me strong, hopeful, and calm even when tomatoes were being thrown at me? What has helped me to stay on course when I wanted to walk away? No, it's not ice cream.
Read morePearls From the Practice
My holistic psychiatry practice is constantly progressing and changing because I am always learning new and helpful ways to improve mental health. I share a story about K. M. and what I learned over the past few weeks about the connection between anxiety and mitochondrial health.
Read moreA Holistic and Integrative Approach to Weight Loss
Ultimately, I believe that slimming down is just a side effect of health and well-being. For myself, it has reflected my growing capacity to care for myself in a consistent, wholesome manner.
Read moreIf life gives you chives...
As sweat rolled down my back and mosquitos sucked my blood, I thought of all the well-intentioned things my father had done or not done, said or not said that were like these chives--planted years ago, hard to get rid of, and generalizing into various corners of my life if left unattended.
Read moreOn a Few Miracles
When I was young, I thought that love and joy would come to me if I were rich and famous. I wrote for love and won awards for my writing in hopes that I could be loved for my achievements as a writer. When I abandoned that path, it was because I wanted to find the kind of joy and love that could be felt through service.
Read moreThree Great Tips on Publishing Your Own Book
I just got back from the Hay House Writers Conference in Toronto, Canada, and I'm excited to share a brief summary of what I've learned about publishing your own book!
Read moreWhat Happy People Know
Because of my focus on past disappointments, I had failed to appreciate who I had become. I devalued what I had worked so hard to create: an incredible holistic psychiatry practice that was ideal for me in every way.
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 moreOur Gifts
We each have been given gifts, and now is the time to know what they are, and to use them for the good of all. My reflections on divine gifts stem from my recent interest in a book called, “Medical Medium”, written by Anthony William.
Read moreLove Knots: Twisted Rules that Govern How We Love
The book offers this healthy and truly loving alternative: “I cannot assume that you know. I will ask for what I want and not expect you to know.”
Read moreSpiritual Pioneers and Where to Find Them
What is a spiritual pioneer? What do spiritual pioneers want to explore? Where can you find a spiritual pioneer? And in what ways are we all spiritual pioneers?
Read morePAIRS and Shares
This past weekend, I learned about “fair fighting” or, in other words, conflict resolution in close relationships. I learned that anger and fighting can be separated, and positive changes can come from an authentic, loving approach to conflict.
Read moreOn Unconditional Love
Perhaps it may be due to the holidays and the focus on thankfulness and charity for each other, or perhaps it may be due to my work, teaching me that love is a healing energy that leads to recovery; but lately, it seems to me as if everything radiates the spiritual message of love.
Read moreA Way to Nurture Beautiful Relationships: PAIRS
My PAIRS class focuses on helping individuals learn how to communicate, especially in intimate relationships. Often times, we learn how to communicate, from examples we encountered when we were young.
Read moreThe Wisdom, Insight, and Power of Patients
Being a holistic psychiatrist allows me to live and learn vicariously from the thoughts, feelings and experiences of many people. It is a life packed with life!
Read moreMatter and Energy: Colleagues along the Healing Journey
Energy medicine is to functional medicine what an atom bomb is to a cannon ball. The power of energy medicine is immense and multifaceted.
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 moreTwo Parables for Reflection
Sharing a couple of parables--using symbolism and story to facilitate a deeper reflection and exploration of life. The beauty of parables is their flexibility in meeting each person at their level of being.
Read moreReflections and Clinical Pearls from the Integrative Medicine for Mental Health (IMMH) 2016 Conference
Life teaches us to be humble, but also to be aware of the wealth we carry, so that we can learn to share as comrades along our journey.
Read moreAt the Center of Healing is...
I discuss a list of health insights, but from a variety of perspectives.
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