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Tough love means you feel better

What happened to the understanding that medicine should not always be convenient or tasty to actually be working? Buckleys’ commercial and the infamous slogan Tastes awful, but it works, was an important part of my

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Fear of change

The season of fall is one where change is all around us. The leaves change colours, fall off, and die. The weather changes from sunny to more sombre, rainy and cold. Foods change from light

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Life as a widower

Not all of us experience grief in the same ways, and sometimes life just is not fair. We often lose the ones closest to us sooner than they should leave us, or what we think

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I don’t have ANY time…

This is a common theme, both behind the closed door in my office and outside of it. No one seems to “ have time ” to follow through with their personal needs or goals, nor to get

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Just common sense

A patient walks in feeling tired. Do they need: A nutritional check An exploration of blood work A referral to a psychologist for their inability to deal with stress A good night’s sleep All of

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