My sister, Virginia, is a surgeon As a breed, surgeons aren't sissies And that's true for Virginia, too She was a resident at St Vincent's Hospital in Greenwich Village, NYC during the peak of the... Read More

When will it end How many more days until it is over All of us are asking these questions every day about COVID-19 It's natural that we do so This is the way we typically frame our questions about... Read More

The Jewish holiday of Passover is less than four weeks away It is looking like COVID-19 will impact the possibility of gathering multiple generations of family and friends who would typically squeeze... Read More

I don't know about you, but I am exhausted from the deluge of discussions this week about hand sanitizer and health care policy, travel bans and super delegates No doubt that coronavirus and the US... Read More

This past Monday, we hosted an evening celebrating the unique capacity of the arts to connect communities and advocate for mental health Our fourth annual event, Love is EleMental, raised... Read More

Those who have a "why" to live, can bear with almost any "how"', wrote Viktor Frankl in his book, Man's Search for Meaning Equally, the absence of 'why' can make unbearable almost any 'how'... Read More

I am spending this weekend with dear friends in Mexico City where February 14th is celebrated as El Día del Amor y la Amistad, the "day of love and friendship" And earlier this week, two... Read More

Yes, folks, it is that time again: the Tracy Challenge Here are the rules My friend, Tracy, sends me a list of five things that do not immediately appear to have anything to do with mental health,... Read More