Loved this episode of Plain English with @dkthomp.bsky.social. Suzanne O’Sullivan is such a sane, compassionate and helpful voice in the field of medicine and mental health. pca.st/episode/5972...

This is a beautiful, profound, deeply personal essay on one man's experience of navigating #FND (which "sits at the interface between mind and brain"), from the far-too-long process of receiving a diagnosis to a psychedelic-assisted session that offered a glimmer of hope. aeon.co/essays/what-...

Troubling that this needs to be said, but here we are: www.persuasion.community/p/theres-not...

American foreign policy is vast, complex, and can change by the hour. The First Amendment protects our right to support, challenge, protest, or question the policy of the United States and every other government around the world.

We had our designer run through of The Mousetrap today at the @guthrietheater.bsky.social. We move onstage on Sun and start tech on Tues. (I'm playing Mrs. Boyle.) The show's already selling like gangbusters, and it's going to be a fun one. Tix available now! www.guthrietheater.org/shows-and-ti...

I've been thinking about where to channel my energy and resources in support of my values. For me, free speech and expression are foundational. So I've started donating to FIRE. Maybe you want to join me. www.thefire.org

During this morning's meditation, four words came to me very clearly, in thinking about how to navigate this time: Presence Patience Power Peace

Dr. Howard Schubiner is doing amazing work helping people heal from mind/body conditions like chronic pain and long Covid. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...

Tangle is a reliable light in the storm of chaos, confusion, and narrative spin.

Love this. How to Like Things More www.thefp.com/p/how-to-lik...

Fantastic 7-minute video on how neuroplastic approaches to healing can be life-changing for those with chronic pain, long Covid, migraines, chronic fatigue and other symptoms. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpvP...

Hear ye, hear ye: Here's everything you ever wanted to know - and more - about the oral microbiome, which has a bigger effect on your overall health than you might assume. My latest for Experience Life: experiencelife.lifetime.life/article/ever...

My resolution for 2023 was to be able to do a handstand again. Still not there, but I can do two kinds of headstands, and I’m not done trying. Maybe 2025 is my year!

Excellent talk that lays out how and why "the brain, the mind, and the body are not separate things." www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtSN...

This is good and fine, and also: Go ahead and tabulate your accomplishments if you like. You don't need to broadcast them, but you probably accomplished a lot this year, and it can be energizing and affirming to see them written down in one place so you can have a private little horn-tooting party.

This is a fun, chewy read: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

My 81 yo dad is nothing if not practical. He likes to choose one item and get enough of them to give as gifts to everyone in the family for Christmas. One year it was car floor mats. This year it’s this magazine. (I assume he asked ChatGPT for advice on what this year's item should be.)

I wrote about dream logic, the danger of believing every story our minds try to tell us, and the burgeoning spiritual sickness taking hold on the left. (And elsewhere. I just have a front row seat to the left.) moperry.substack.com/p/dream-logic

Listening to Christmas music in the MSP airport cell lot on a wintry Sunday night: a mood.

This is best article on FND I've read yet. "We need a new science of brain and mind that really encapsulates that brain health equals mental health and physical health." I would also add spirit to the equation.

How is it possible that none of the many articles popping up about chronic back pain make any mention of the biopsychosocial model of pain? www.nytimes.com/2024/12/10/w...

Put 2 cups of dry pinto beans in a crockpot with sauteed onions, jalapeño, cumin, oregano, chili powder, bay leaves, 4 cups of broth and 3 cups of water at 9:00 am. Twelve minutes of effort buys you 8 hours of wonderful smells, and a large component of a cheap, delicious dinner + abundant leftovers.

Every word of this: www.sensible-med.com/p/the-entire...

Important reminder that providers are a huge part of the problem with the expensive mess that is our healthcare system. wapo.st/3D7SpMe

Part of the healthcare conversation needs to be how, especially in America, money is a huge part of the placebo effect in healing. Higher costs often signal higher value, as do more invasive interventions or newer, experimental drugs. It's part of our national psychology.

Friendship from a whole different angle.

Really enjoyed this conversation: Richard Reeves on the Gender Gap open.substack.com/pub/yaschamo...

This week's office in Puerto Vallarta.

"Relational ethics situates the self within a larger network of interdependent subjects, each with its own valid perspective. It's rooted not in abstract moral principles alone but in a profound respect for the autonomy and depth of others’ experiences." www.nytimes.com/2024/11/27/o...