Zen Psychiatry
By Elana Miller, MD
In the last few weeks I have been riveted watching events unfold in the wake of George Floyd's tragic death, as I imagine many of you have been, too. First I watched, horrified, the video of his slow …
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"This existence of ours is as transient as autumn clouds To watch the birth and death of beings is like looking at the movements of a dance A lifetime is like a flash of lighting in the sky Rushing …
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Maybe this is a story Maybe this is a poem It starts where the last one ended—a new beginning It continues, unafraid, without knowing It's been one year, one month, and eight days since I last …
"With wisdom let your mind full of love pervade one-quarter of the world, and so too the second, third and fourth quarter. Fill the whole wide world, above, below, around, pervade the world with …
I got cancer and all I have to show for it is this stupid rap. ...Just kidding. But seriously. I did it... I wrote a rap about cancer. I think when you're able to reflect back on a difficult …
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Last week I wrote about how our world is ruled by love, and this week circumstances conspired to show me just how true that really is. Love is when a week ago I go to the ER at UCLA, where I …
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