Why I Left Medicine.. and Found Myself Again
A formerly practicing physician shares her deeply personal journey of stepping away from clinical medicine to rediscover joy, purpose, and self, while emphasizing that her story is one of reflection, not prescription.
Peter Attia, the Internet’s Favorite Doctor, and the Fight Over Who Gets to Be an Expert
The backlash against Peter Attia shows how we punish doctors who dare to speak publicly, revealing medicine’s enduring credibility crisis.
The One About The Hair (in the Waiting Room)
A tender, slightly humorous look at the “Waiting Room Haircut,” the quiet ritual where patients fix their hair before appointments as a small act of dignity, control, and humanity in a vulnerable medical moment.
Medicine’s PR Problem: We Want Relatable Doctors, but Punish the Ones Who Try
A reflection on how medicine’s outdated idea of professionalism keeps doctors afraid to show up authentically online, even as patients crave connection and transparency from the people who care for them.