As I was preparing for my drive from Baltimore to New York last week, my daughter-in-law suggested that I pass the time by listening to […]
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Mental Health in an Unequal World
Last week, my friend and colleague, Harold Pincus, sent me a stunning photo of the vast field of white flags that carpet the Washington Mall […]
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Memory Making
Exactly three weeks ago today, my oldest son got married. Brendan and his bride, Hiromi, were beaming on this sunny, breezy afternoon in the garden, […]
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Begin Again
Uncannily familiar and utterly new. Sitting down to write this week’s Five on Friday after a month of vacation, I am a beginner again. How […]
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Vacay!
It is that time of year! As this Five on Friday arrives in your inbox, I will be starting vacation. For many of us, myself […]
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Collective Safety
An afternoon with my honeybees got me thinking about what these buzzing yellow and black beauties can teach us about our health, and particularly our […]
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Mental Gymnastics
I frequently get recommendations for Five on Friday topics from readers, friends, family, and colleagues. So I wasn’t surprised to hear from my brother when […]
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Surviving Suicide Times Two
Pooja is a public health graduate student and mental health advocate. She is also a survivor of attempted suicide and a survivor of suicide loss […]
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