"We Give Privacy": A Lesson from the Grand Canyon
Some years ago, I was lucky enough to get on a raft trip down the Grand Canyon. There were about 20 of us. The first day, we loaded the rafts…
A short conversation that improved my parenting skills
In the late 1970s, I was sitting in a charting station at Brookfield Hospital in Wisconsin. A little tired, I complained to the social worker next to me about having…
Taking Direction
In a healthy relationship, people collaborate. They share goals, ideas, and effort. If Jack heads up the hill to fetch a pail of water, Jill might say, "You know, we…
Rethinking Hypochondria: The Value of Healthy Self-Attention
Early in my career, a woman came into my office bent over in pain. She leaned on the exam table. "I know it's all in my head," she apologized.
Some years ago, I was lucky enough to get on a raft trip down the Grand Canyon. There were about 20 of us. The first day, we loaded the rafts…
In the late 1970s, I was sitting in a charting station at Brookfield Hospital in Wisconsin. A little tired, I complained to the social worker next to me about having…
In a healthy relationship, people collaborate. They share goals, ideas, and effort. If Jack heads up the hill to fetch a pail of water, Jill might say, "You know, we…
Early in my career, a woman came into my office bent over in pain. She leaned on the exam table. "I know it's all in my head," she apologized.
You may be familiar with a biopsy. We take a piece of tissue from some bodily organ—such as the skin—and examine it in a laboratory to look for signs of…
Animals use their senses to find food, mates, and protection—to survive and thrive. Some even play: watch muskrats sliding down a snow-covered hill. Think of our human senses as windows:…
