From the beginning of this transformative text, Tolle explicitly articulates that the purpose of the book is to bring a shift in consciousness and to awaken us as individuals and communities. Identifying ego as the root of the dysfunction, insanity, and suffering that we experience as humans, Tolle clearly advocates…
Humans have rights simply because they live. As written in the preamble of the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948: “Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and wellbeing of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing, and medical…
In 2002, my parents nervously packed my brother and me into the car, and we drove silently to Indianapolis. We were providing emotional support to my father as he registered himself in the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System (NSEERS), a post-9/11 immigration policy, which required foreign nationals from 25 countries…
It’s easy to see our patients as constellations of complaints and symptoms packaged in human bodies. It’s easy to focus on our patients’ chief complaints and on alleviating their immediate needs. But something is not working.
Data: Friend or Foe?. Does anyone actually know what big data is? It has become as ubiquitous as kale; you can’t go a block without seeing an advertisement for the leafy vegetable. All of a sudden, it’s in every smoothie and salad. Everyone says it’s healthy, so we go along…
As the old adage goes, a person’s identity is shaped by a culmination of their positive and negative experiences. This can range from intimate experiences with family to minute run-ins with strangers. My own growing personal desire to understand public health stems from an eccentric combination of these experiences, and…
Public health is a broad term, encompassing many dynamic fields with complex interactions that affect the well-being of a population. My interests in public health lie mainly within the area of mental health, a crucial component of well-being; while the medical establishment is (generally) placing more importance on mental health,…
