Reflections on Medicine & Life
Have you ever found yourself in a challenging situation, unsure how to move forward? We’ve all been there, grappling with difficult decisions or demanding circumstances. Recently, when struggling with a potentially tricky interpersonal situation, I ruminated and mulled over various
I have read many books and articles about leadership over the last couple of years. In addition, I have attended webinars and workshops on culture change. I have observed leaders and tried to understand what they get right. Mastery of
Most people are not surprised to learn that the kids and I are in counseling since their mother, my wife Uzma, died almost a year and a half ago. Some people are, however, surprised that a psychiatrist would need counseling.
Cancer didn’t just take my wife, Uzma. Many dreams died with her. Her solo aspirations and our shared ones. All went, poof! Come to think of it, these dreams died in 2017. By then, it was clear she was not
It is impossible to avoid reflecting on my life with Uzma as I work on the book proposal for Left Boob Gone Rogue: My Life With Breast Cancer. Many years ago, my first and only proposal — not a book proposal
A Psychologist Kills Himself It was September 9, 2019, the second day of National Suicide Prevention Week in National Suicide Prevention Month. A man jumped off a 17-story building in Philadelphia. Police ruled his death a suicide. At the time
Yesterday, a phone call from a surgeon reminded me how much I will miss Uzma’s gut feeling about people. And it taught me how little it can sometimes take to break stereotypes. Before I recount the tale, I want to
As the opioid epidemic shows no signs of abating, the term “harm reduction” has entered into the lay media. We hear about mentioned in all sorts of places. It has support in conservative parts of the country. People speak of
It’s no longer news that are in the midst of an opioid crisis. It was couple of decades in the making, but we have been wise to it for about a decade. We first responded to it by creating a
A few days ago, while reading Staten Island Law Enforcement Won’t Stop Fighting the War on Drugs I found myself again asking whether the war on drugs was always a war on people with addiction. We are in the midst of an