Category: Doctor’s Thoughts

We often feel tension between the things that bring us happiness and what we believe makes us healthy, assuming these two aims are at odds.

What do you want for… your kids? For your partner? Your family? Yourself? It is interesting to me how we often do not think through

I will often get asked What is the most important thing I should do for my health? It’s an excellent, well meaning question, and a highly reasonable

When we look back at our life, our recollection of events often differs significantly from our perception of them in the moment. Memory is fluid,

We all have fantasies– and they can be great. In our fantasies, we are not bound by the constraints of time, resources, societal expectations, or

Our culture and society can often feel obsessed with finding happiness. We are told to cultivate joy, and just be happy. We spend time making

There is tremendous variation in us humans: how we live, what we think about, why we do things, who we care for, what we look

I recently went to a memorial for a member of our family. It was a sorrowful event, as memorials are. However, it also caused me

I recently got back from a trip. Before I left, I had put a few blocks in my schedule, so that on my return, I

Discomfort plays a crucial role in our growth. Despite its negative connotations, avoiding discomfort can lead to significant problems in our lives. Often, our fear