
Tragedy and Triumph
While substance abuse is horrible, and being trapped in it is a pretty awful experience for everyone involved, there is often a silver lining. Many
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While substance abuse is horrible, and being trapped in it is a pretty awful experience for everyone involved, there is often a silver lining. Many

We all know what we should be doing—exercising more, eating better, spending less time on our phones—but most of us don’t. If I were an

This first story is a classic Buddhist parable: One day the Buddha was resting with a group of monks in the woods. They had just

I recently had an appointment with a patient who is doing really well in his recovery. He was stuck in the mud and struggling for

I’ve written before about imposter syndrome—the feeling of not belonging even after we reach some milestone. I’ve also written about the hedonic treadmill—how quickly good things become

The dictionary defines curiosity as a desire to know something– technically, true. But if curiosity were only “a desire to know something,” then love would
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