3 minEmbracing InefficiencyIn leading a life with multiple moving parts, I often prize myself on how I can fit those pieces together in the most sensible manner...
3 min75 Posts and CountingI realized as I sat down to write this week, that this is my 75th post. I was tempted to continue on with what I was previously...
3 minThe First TimeI was blessed this past week to host two teenagers, Vijay and Bhavani, who were visiting the United States from Bangalore India. Vijay...
3 minLoving Ourselves FirstHow do we earn our own love? This has been on my mind lately, as it seems to be a recurring theme within my patients. And yet if we look...
3 minFalling AsleepTonight, I laid down with my son to put him to sleep. We don’t often do this, but tonight was somehow different. I laid down next to...
3 minMy Two HandsAs a student of meditation, I realize I find tremendous strength in stillness. In silence, I find the ability to surrender to the...
3 minStarting SmallI don’t know about you, but I often feel overwhelmed by the state of affairs these days. I feel overwhelmed by the dishes that are...
3 minRaising A Grateful GenerationThis month, I was fortunate to serve as guest parenting editor of City Life Magazine, a lifestyle magazine that is distributed throughout...
3 minWhy Are You Here?This past weekend, I had the privilege of attending the Wisdom 2.0 conference in San Francisco. This conference brings together thought...
3 minMixed FeelingsThis past week, my nine year old daughter found out that she did not make her school talent show. We had struggled with how much to...
3 minAllowing RestAs I write this, I notice how physically and emotionally drained I feel. I stared at the blank screen on my computer for a good twenty...
3 minMoving ForwardHow does one move forward? This is a question I face with nearly every patient I encounter in my office. My patient who has been off of...
3 minA Girl And Her DogsThis morning, I went for a run with my nine year old daughter. In Pismo Beach for the weekend, we ran along a beautiful ocean front...
3 minThe Work We DoOver this last week, several of my patients were truly in a state of suffering. One patient suddenly lost his sister to suicide the day...
4 minMotheringEvery week when I sit down to write my blog post, all I ask of myself is that I write from my heart. Sometimes something happened during...
4 minIn The Blink Of An EyeThere is something about a new year ahead that makes me pause and think about time. The time that has passed, the time that is yet to...
2 minThe Deeper WorkIt is hard for me to believe that this is my final post of 2015, and also the completion of my first full year of blogging. Before I...
4 minWhy I Teach Medical Students About Self CompassionAs part of my work on the volunteer clinical faculty at the UC Irvine School of Medicine, I co-facilitate an elective for first year...
3 minAllowing ImperfectionEvery morning, right after my meditation, I try to sit down and write a few “morning pages”…these are usually about three pages written...
3 minWhy I WriteWhy do I write? This is a question that has been asked of me multiple times…and one that I have only recently begun to ask myself. This...