SPOTLIGHT -
June 16th 2025
"As my daughter and I rehearse for the interview, I assure her no one asked me the cookie question..."
June 14th 2025
A psychiatrist thoughts for Father's Day.
May 15th 2025
Check out this year's Gerald F. Berlin Prize winner!
May 14th 2025
"And I feel closer to him than 50 minutes should allow, a puzzled sensation, I’ve known him all my life..."
April 18th 2025
A Barred Owl
"The warping night air having brought the boom, Of an owl's voice into her darkened room..."
Psychiatric Reflections on Black Incarceration
Can psychiatrists help be the champion for those behind bars?
Variant Party
A poet's reflections on COVID-land's relentlessness grip on society...
Prompts for Doctors Who Write
"Write yourself scared the first day of med school, dying to cure the world..."
Prompts (for Doctors Who Write Poetry)
Being a poet isn't a 9 to 5 job.
In Honor of a Legacy: Colin Powell
Inspired by a life well-lived...
Trauma, Resilience, and Justice for Those in the Criminal Justice System
With so many stories of trauma associated with the criminal justice system, it is time to reexamine how this population is treated.
The Need for Rapid Resuscitation
It's time to take a deep breath...
Nursing Home Frontline
Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori: It is sweet and fitting to die for one’s country.
Walk With Nature
Nature can bring the ultimate treasure: contentment.
World Mental Health Day 2021
Honoring World Mental Health Day...
Infant Moments
Backyard Mercy
"A fruit fly fell in my fine crystal glass, half full of five-dollar wine..."
Our Identity Puzzle
Work can be rewarding and bring meaning, but should not define us...
A Bridge of Faith
Sometimes to find your place of tranquility, you must cross a bridge of faith...
A Psychiatrist's New Season
A psychiatrist reflects on career changes as he embarks on a new adventure.
Daybreak in Alabama
"...Rising out of the ground like a swamp mist, and falling out of heaven like soft dew..."
Sharing Haiku Reflections
When we reflect on our commonalities, we get closer to working together to make the world a better place.
War Stories
"I’ve told these war stories for decades, made them tales of friendship, savvy, good luck, and brotherhood’s strength..."
Substance Use: The Importance of Advocacy
Understanding addiction through new, creative lenses can offer a fresh perspective.
Beginning
"The moon drops one or two feathers into the field..."
Fraternity Paddle
A true war story is never about war...
8:46 Shock and Reflections
Two traumatic events... the same timing.
Posttraumatic Growth: Reflections on 9/11
It's been 20 years since the 9/11 attacks. What have we learned?
First Grade
"Until then, every forest had wolves in it..."
Contagious Philosophy and Perspectives
Taking a page from African philosophy that emphasizes the importance of humanity into the psychiatric realm.
Prayer/Oracion
"I want a god as my accomplice..."
Elegy for a Wounded Summer
The summer began with such promise. Where did it go? And what hope can we see in the future?
Reflections on Women’s Health
The newest law in Texas dictating women's health brings with it many issues for consideration.
Paying Respect
We must not forget the cost of fighting... the lives of the brave men and women who serve and aim to protect lives.