Doctors with empathy

Tuesday, October 18th, 2011

Six months ago my son’s father-in-law suffered a massive heart attack requiring emergency intervention and four stents. Feeling short of breath a few weeks ago, he visited his Cardiologist and, within three days, had an urgent quadruple bypass. This man has a zest for life that I have personally never seen in another person. I [...]

Choosing Life

Monday, May 9th, 2011

Many eons ago I dragged myself through a master’s degree in clinical psychology. There were six of us in the program and no one was happy. We were all at various stages of questioning our lives. For some of us it was life in general and it’s purpose and for others it was the ability [...]

Running and Depression

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

Having suffered since childhood from depression, I was deeply moved by an article I read on washingtonpost.com written by Daniele Seiss, entitled “Running For My Life“. I began running to get fit and to shed some pounds and also discovered, accidentally, the huge benefits that pounding the earth has on my mental state. While I can [...]

The Inspiration Behind “Boom… Boom… Boom…”

Thursday, August 6th, 2009

I promised in a recent Q&A video that I would answer the question about the inspiration behind my children’s book “Boom… Boom… Boom…” Five years ago, my daughter and I had a day that changed both our lives. The day was warm and we were well into summer, my favorite season. It was a day [...]