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I 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...

I was blessed this past week to host two teenagers, Vijay and Bhavani, who were visiting the United States from Bangalore India.  Vijay...

How 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...

Tonight, 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...

As a student of meditation, I realize I find tremendous strength in stillness.  In silence, I find the ability to surrender to the...

I 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...

This month, I was fortunate to serve as guest parenting editor of City Life Magazine, a lifestyle magazine that is distributed throughout...

This past weekend, I had the privilege of attending the Wisdom 2.0 conference in San Francisco.  This conference brings together thought...

This 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...

As 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...

How 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...

This 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...

Over this last week, several of my patients were truly in a state of suffering.  One patient suddenly lost his sister to suicide the day...

Every 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...

There 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...