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Embracing Health in Every Season The coming of winter in the Midwest is foreboding in a way that I haven’t experienced anywhere else. As the skies darken, everything becomes an omen of the cold months to come. Each cat is black, and every mirror seems broken. It...

How Embracing Awe Can Transform Our Minds, and is a Missing Piece in Mental Health Care Programs Mosh pits don’t exactly have a reputation for being the friendliest of places. Sure, there are flying elbows, stepped-on toes, and the occasional injury (if it’s not done...

The Importance of Human Relationships in Medicine The year is 1870… it is a dark and stormy night in New York, as a young woman is overcome by the spirits swirling around her. We don’t know her name, just that she has been touched by the loss of her mother to cholera...

Step Into Wellness: Rediscover Joy, Health, and Connection One Walk at a Time Winding gothic streets, the alluring smell of tapas, and a pronounced lack of Chicago road rage made Barcelona a paradise to walk through. I was recently lucky enough to take a trip there,...

Edward Hopper’s Nighthawks painting is a quintessentially American image, that currently hangs in The Art Institute of Chicago. You’ve likely seen this picture many times, but like everything in plain sight, it has probably become invisible to you. Looking through the...

Remember you will die It was January 2020 and I was visiting Philadelphia. For many of us, just the date January 2020 is enough to send a shiver down our spines, but the chill was a lot more literal then, as a cold front engulfed the city. I was relieved when I set...