I realized recently that no matter the title under which I am practicing, or the tool that I am using, or the condition I am treating, my work is all about reducing pain and suffering, and bringing more love and joy into the world. So here are 20 ways to bring more joy into your [...]

The kindest blog post that ever lived. (Tweet it!) I just want you to know: I love you. I believe in you. I’m here for you. You are a gift. Your gifts are a gift. May you know love. Lots of it. May you find peace. May you experience tons of joy. You’re beautiful. Your [...]

I happen to really love birthdays, especially mine, which is tomorrow. I’m turning thirty-five-ulous. In the spirit of birthday wishes I wanted to share… My Birthday Wish For The World: I want to live in a world where people practice self-care, understand the healing power of food, the mind, and nature. Where people look after [...]

Someone I love recently told me that she had been waking up in the middle of the night panicking. I asked her what she was panicking about. “Oh, the band.” “The band? I thought you liked being in the band.” “Nope. I’ve never liked it.” “But you’ve been playing with them for… decades!” “Yep. I [...]

The last time I was at my hair dresser’s, I had an interesting conversation. As my stylist was finishing up with her client ahead of me, she saw I was waiting and came over for a quick hug and a hello. (Side note: Do you hug your stylist? Do you think it is strange that [...]

I’ve worked with a lot of people who are depressed, both in my personal life and in my professional practice. Depression comes in many forms. Sometimes it is circumstantial, sometimes it’s biochemical. For many people, for many reasons this time of year is particularly emotionally hard. If you have suffered, are suffering, or watching those [...]

In October I spent a weekend in retreat with some wackadoodle (their own term) tarot card readers and other spiritual outlaws. The event was called “Soulful Proprietor.” I trekked to Milwaukee (of all places) to participate. It took me sometime to come down and translate the experience into words. New lessons were learned, older ones [...]

This is a pep talk inspired by an interesting and recent experience. A couple weeks ago, I corralled myself with hundreds of my ND colleagues so we could all keep our pharmacology prescribing licenses up to date. The location of the class was in a building in the middle of a city block. There were [...]

I’ve always hated labels. I never liked being categorized as a punk, or a raver, or a hip-hopper or whatever phase I was going through at the time. I’ve generally avoided putting logos on my body. Shouldn’t companies be paying me to advertise for them as opposed to the other way round? This is true [...]