Blogging Addiction Disorder
The author has been concerned for a while that she might be addicted to blogging. Symptoms include wanting to post instead of working on a book proposal and other, likely more important projects. She...
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Noting Depression in Susan Glaspell’s 1917 Story: A Jury of Her Peers
Recently I read the short story, A Jury of Her Peers by Susan Glaspell, with a group of women in my community. The author, with whom I wasn’t previously familiar, first reported on the real 1901 trial...
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Until Tuesday, A New Book About a Very Strong Person
A short note on a book party, fundraiser and warm celebration I attended yesterday evening. My first Facebook friend, Luis Carlos Montalván, an acquaintance from my experience at Columbia’s Journalism...
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Psychology Colors and Emotions, from the Late Dr. Robert Plutchik
This morning’s med-blog Grand Rounds is up at MedGadget, where my colleague Dr. Nick Genes has put together a nice assortment of reads. One entry refers to the Plutchik Emotion Circumplex – “a...
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Shoutout to Shrink Rap
cropped image, from Shrink Rap Shrink Rap hosts this week’s med-blog Grand Rounds. It’s a special Summer Solstice edition, with warm pix covering a broad-spectrum of health-related posts. The three...
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Thoughts on the Death of Amy Winehouse
I feel compelled to write at least a short note on Amy Winehouse, a young woman who was found dead in her London apartment a few days ago. I don’t like to speak ill of the dead, but the truth is I was...
View ArticleiPod Therapy – Why Not Prescribe It?
Yours truly, the author of Medical Lessons, is listening to music while she writes. A live version of the Stones’ “Silver Train” has just come on, and she’s happily reminded of something that happened...
View ArticleCyberchondria Rising – What is the Term’s Meaning and History?
Yesterday the AMA news informed me that cyberchondria is on the rise. So it’s a good moment to consider the term’s meaning and history. Cyberchondria is an unfounded health concern that develops upon...
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Living Like It’s Shark Week, Take 3
It’s Shark Week, or at least that’s the situation over at Discovery Channel. The annual, virtual immersion into the world of cartilaginous fish has been adopted by your author as some sort of metaphor,...
View ArticleTalking About Physician Burnout, and Changing the System
Dear Readers, I have a new story at the Atlantic Health. It’s on burnout among physicians. The problem is clear: Too many have a hard time finding satisfaction in the workplace. Many struggle with...
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The U-Shaped Curve of Happiness
This evening, when I finished cleaning up the kitchen after our family dinner, I glanced at the current issue of the Economist. The cover features this headline: the Joy of Growing Old (or why life...
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