Learning to not-know
Even though Ramesh has not worked for more than a decade as a physician, receiving phone calls at 3 a.m. from patients is common. “I am having chest pain,” they…
Where Pain lives
Fixing back pain is possible only when patients understand how much of it is produced by the brain, not just the spine. For patient after patient seeking relief, the journey…
Hunger Mood
Michael, a renowned psychologist, says that weight regulation is a matter of psychology, not physiology. If losing weight were only about “calories in versus calories out,” then everyone would have…
Words Of The Day
1 ) Gravitas – dignity A leader is expected to speak with gravitas. 2) Erudite – showing great knowledge that is based on careful study. An Erudite Professor . 3)…
O You Who Secretly Shed Tears
O you who secretly shed tears,You who waste your precious pearls —The death of a few dreamsDoes not mean life has died. What is a dream, but waterAsleep upon the…
Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night
By Dylan Thomas Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Though…
Why read Aristotle today?
Modern self-help draws heavily on Stoic philosophy, but Aristotle was better at understanding real human happiness. Ancient Stoicism was pessimistic and grim. It denounced pleasure and required the suppression of…
I attend , therefore I am
You have thoughts, feelings, and desires. You remember your past and imagine your future. Sometimes you make special efforts; other times, you simply relax. All these things are true about…
The Problem of Mindfulness
Mindfulness promotes itself as value-neutral, but it is loaded with troubling assumptions about the self and the cosmos. I have a long history with meditation, although my involvement has been…
Why Self-Harm
Cutting brings relief because emotion and pain criss-cross in the brain. Can we untangle this circuit and stop self-harm? Here’s what I remember: the first time I cut myself, I…