The Critical Importance of Playfulness in Healing
A little lightness can make a big impact, even in a serious situation. Discover the importance of “playful healing,” or “playfulness in healing.”
Essays
Classical Chinese Medicine vs. TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine)
Explore the evolution and impact of Chinese medicine and the distinct paths of classical vs traditional Chinese medicine as each made its way West.
Gratitude = the New Guilt… But You Don’t Have to Buy It.
Gratitude has acquired a hashtag, and it has folks fretting about #gratituding adequately. Here are a couple of tips to replace that worry.
Ridding Medicine of Blame (and our lives of clutter)
It may be easier to see in cases like heart attacks, communicable diseases, and cancer - but it's true across the board: there's no place for blame in a healthy medicine.
The Case of the Lost Essay (What NOT To Do When Disappointment Strikes!)
So I wrote a blog post and I lost it. Is that going to change the course of the world? Am I such a middle-schooler that I believe my thoughts MATTER in an all-caps and italicized sort of way? I'm going to give that a no and a yes.
How to Keep the World from Getting You Down
No human can operate healthfully in the modern world without news boundaries. Here's some help putting yours up.
My briefcase is like acupuncture
I hate to brag... it's just good, old-fashioned, unbiased reporting - when I tell you that my briefcase is a metaphor for life and healing.
3 Mistaken Thoughts You Had About Acupuncture
(This post is not going to address the acupuncture-is-BS mistaken thought, because that answer is so long it makes my fingers ache for moxa to think about typing it out. Another day, perhaps!)
Happy Memorial Day: Triggering PTSD with Fireworks.
Another Memorial Day has come and gone. A time when we profess to honor our service people by blowing up a bunch of fireworks. I cannot make sense of this ritual. Who is it for? I can tell you who it's NOT for.