A 29 year-old woman was carried into the emergency room by her dirty, bearded husband. She was semi-conscious and slurring her speech. The couple first encountered some opposition to treatment, as this was 1979 and still the age when bearded men were automatically assumed to be hippie drug addicts. …
The Substitute Yoga Teacher
All the regulars were sitting on their mats waiting for class to start. Some chatted with their neighbors on adjacent mats, while others quietly stretched. Then, a woman walked to the front of the studio. In a quiet voice, she introduced herself as the substitute yoga teacher. A hush fell over …
Who Supports You When You Struggle?
This past month, the national medical residency match occurred. If you're not familiar, it's where all US medical students, who interviewed with different residency programs in their chosen specialties and ranked them in order of which they'd like to attend, learn the fate of their next 3-7 years. …
Speaking About Wellness and Burnout
I haven't kept up with my regular blogging schedule for the past month or two because much of my free time has been dedicated to preparing for a speaking engagement. Last year, one of my 18 for 2018 to-do items was to be interviewed on a podcast; this year, I decided to step it up a notch and make …
#Valueist Staycation: A Gym Membership or Spa Getaway?
Is it a ridiculously expensive $300/month gym membership, or a valuable $300/month spa vacation with built-in daily childcare? You be the judge... Imagine an oasis of a locker room, one with a stone tile floor clean enough to walk on barefoot. Integrated hot tubs, saunas, and steam rooms. A …
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Be Your Own Valentine
Do you love yourself? Do you want to improve yourself? And can these two things exist together? The other day I walked into the gym locker room. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a woman looking at me as she gathered her belongings. Then she said to me, "Your legs are absolutely perfect. …
