I recently spent a Saturday at a retreat on Physician Spirituality. How refreshing the simple thought of that is! As physicians we have the honor of sitting in the doorway between life and death more often than most people do. We’re there during births, deaths, and life changing health crises in our patient’s lives. These [...]
“God heals. The physician takes the fee.” – Ben Franklin This is one of my favorite quotes. It really sets the stage for what seems like a conflict of interest in having a private practice in Integrative Medicine. And whenever we do something different or new, we are taking a risk. It is not [...]
Yesterday, while driving home through Austin traffic after attending the TAFP CME conference, my mind began to wander to the Wizard of Oz. I think perhaps I was dreaming of having ruby slippers that I could tap together and repeat: “There’s no place like home,” three times and find I could avoid the traffic! [...]
I recently watched this amazing TED Talk by Amy Cuddy about how your body language shapes who you are, and I find it a great place to share my thoughts on Halloween. Here we are, in the shadow of Superstorm Sandy, with many people still without electricity and so much damage done to the Northeast [...]
There are many times in life that strike me as quite interesting. Betty, my 90 year old neighbor and friend called me spur of the moment today to see if I wanted to come over and view Oprah’s last show with her. Now, I probably could count on one hand the times I have watched [...]
I feel the need to share this. My patient gave me permission. I am leaving my current practice after over 12 years. It is an intense experience of which I will blog more on later. I am so grateful to my patients and my partners and my staff. They have been a witness to me [...]