The lab tech can measure your sodium levels, and the glucose in your body. The neurologist can see which areas of the brain light up when you’re happy or sad. The mechanic can measure the amount of oil in your car. Your boss can measure your performance. Yet, you are the only person that can Continue reading

We think purpose comes neat. A degree, a promotion, or a mission statement on the wall. It doesn’t. All purpose begins in pieces. The crack comes first. Sometimes it’s sharp. The layoff, the diagnosis, or the “I can’t do this anymore” moment. Sometimes it’s soft. A sunset that stops you mid-sentence. A song that makes Continue reading

What if the most ethical medicine is not: Here’s the hard truth. There is no hope. Instead, here’s what we know. Here’s what we don’t know. And here’s where possibility still lives. Possibility is not the same as false hope, it’s an open door. Framing things in terms of possibly instead of finality reminds the Continue reading

Where the heck is the map? How do we know if we’re only given a small clue, feeling, hunch, fire, itch, or as some might say nudge? It’s like being stranded in the woods with only a dull pen light. You know the one I’m talking about. The small light the doctor uses to assess Continue reading