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I am so proud to feature my first guest post on the blog today.  This is a beautiful and poignant essay written by Ms. Deena Baxter, the...

I placed my book on the desk in front of Dr. F, slightly embarrassed.  Despite all of my efforts and attempts to become friendly with...

As I sit and type these words, my home feels quiet.  My daughter and husband have stepped out on an errand, my son is napping in my...

As I write this, I am sitting at a lovely restaurant on the beach, waiting for a friend to join me for breakfast.  Such profound...

My patient shifted around on the couch, frustrated and upset.  She was speaking of a conversation she had recently shared with her...

I have had several recent patient encounters, where patients have been expressing frustration to me. “I should have gotten this down by...

As I approach the one year anniversary of blogging (next week will be my 52nd weekly post), I marvel at how blogging has changed my life....

“So,” Yvonne asked me, “How is that serving you?  How is it serving anyone else?” Yvonne Whitelaw, a dear friend and physician coach, was...

For those of you who regularly follow my blog, I apologize for my absence last week.  I had some last minute technical difficulties that...

This weekend, I was hit with a nasty upper respiratory infection.  The usual–sore throat, cough, nasal congestion, fever, body aches.  I...

A new friend and I were recently sitting together, drinking coffee and getting to know one another.  At one point, the topic of my blog...

When I asked my children what this week’s Mindful Monday post should be about, they excitedly shouted, “Las Vegas!”  We just returned...

This week, my daughter will turn nine years old.  Gretchen Rubin, the author of “The Happiness Project,” summarized it nicely:  “The days...

My patient sat in front of me, silent.  She was a beautiful, elderly woman, always well dressed in bright, matching outfits, and not a...

Most of my patients are in a great deal of emotional pain.  They struggle with depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and other...

Sometimes, despite our best efforts, life gets very full.  We find ourselves overbooked, overscheduled, overcommitted, and with...

As a psychiatrist, mother, and writer, I do a lot of “talking” in one form or another.  A few months ago, however, I found myself in a...

A dear friend of mine recently lost her mother.  She and her mother had a very troubled relationship for a very long time, and they both...

The other night, I woke up in a state of panic around 3:30 am.  A cloud of parental anxiety was swirling furiously in my head.  Self...

This weekend, we moved out of the home we have lived in for the last seven years.  In the midst of moving trucks, packing, and cleaning,...