Covid-19, 3: Health Disparities
During my residency in public health 35 years ago I first heard about the Oregon Health Plan. We learned about then Oregon state senator John Kitzhaber’s vision of creating a Continue Reading →
Covid-19, 2
Covid-19 is one of many present-day man-made public health crises. It appears, its origin is linked to the growth in world population and the narrowing of spaces between the human Continue Reading →
Covid-19
CThe global human body is sickened by the virus and we need individual and community approaches to process its impact. As it spreads across the world it creates disruption, fear, Continue Reading →
The Conversational Nature of Process
Caminante, no hay camino, se hace camino al andar. Al andar se hace camino. ~ Antonio Machado “Wanderer, there is no road, the road is made by walking. Walking makes Continue Reading →
What is Racism?
There is no more consequential outcome of privilege than (health and) life itself. The privilege of being on the living end of racism. Racism is one of the fastest-spreading and Continue Reading →
Communal Intelligence (CI) Projects
I started a new Facebook page to promote CI and collect feedback and ideas about what CI means for different people in diverse communities. For the moment I define CI as Continue Reading →
Contaminated Health
Health is contaminated with disease, wellbeing is polluted with sickness. As Antonovsky[i] remarked, we are all chronically ill, constantly adjusting to challenges and threats to our health. We keep moving Continue Reading →
Big Medicine: Transforming Your Relationship with Your Body, Health and Community by Pierre Morin – Available September 1, 2019
Big Medicine is a guide for anyone who is interested and healing, including “patients,” providers, and caregivers who want to uncover the deeper meaning of physical symptoms and build a Continue Reading →
Process, Ecobiont & Communal Intelligence
Biologists and geologists are proposing that we live in a new geological epoch called Anthropocene (anthropos meaning “human” and cene “period”). This emphasizes the human impact on our ecosystems. Humanity Continue Reading →
Eulogy in praise of Julia (name changed)
Julia came to me to get help processing her experiences with an advanced smooth muscle cancer. I was privileged to accompany her in her journey that took a transitional turn Continue Reading →