Reflections
Medicine & Mortality
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The Pain Paradox
Summer 1992, a 19-year-old with ice-blue eyes in my trauma room. Our strongest instinct is to avoid pain, yet hardship teaches us…
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Why Is There So Much Anxiety and Why Is it Increasing ?
Anxiety, depression and suicide are increasing, and the research shows they were rising before the pandemic. What is going on?
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Why Study Near Death Experiences? They Shine Light on Purpose and Meaning
“The meaning of life is to find your gift; the purpose of life is to give it away.” Life is hard. Do…
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Why Study Near Death Experiences?: Because Everyone is Betting On Something
I like playing roulette for fun. But every one of us is placing a real bet right now, with our time and…
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Long Haul Covid: A Medical Emergency?
Long Haul Covid is real. MCAS, POTS, chronic fatigue? Covid attacks so many systems that we need to take it seriously and…
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Long Haul Covid: A Problem With Many Faces
I have Long Haul Covid, and so do colleagues and friends. It is real, there are objective tests for it, and there…
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Why Study Near Death Experiences ? (What Happens When We Die)
If there’s a chance it’s true, I’d better find out. Eternity is the one problem we can’t get wrong, and near death…
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We All Have A Choice
“So much wasted time” were David Cassidy’s last words. I wrote the Authentic Self Series as a road map, so we don’t…
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Afraid to Die, Too Scared to Live
If you’re afraid to die and too scared to live, fear is in control. Your Authentic Self is the person God had…
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Corona, A Gift From God?
The whole planet thrust into one crisis at once. I can’t think of anything in my lifetime like it. Could Covid-19 be…
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On the Front Lines of This Corona Battle
From the ER front lines of the Covid battle: is this crisis an obstacle or an opportunity? It depends on whether we…
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Teen Suicide and Depression Skyrocketing
Teen depression and suicide are skyrocketing. I see it in the emergency room. Social isolation, bullying and not belonging are a deadly…