Perfection’s Hiding Place

April is poetry month, which is as good an excuse as any to share a poem I wrote called “Chipped China Cup” and some thoughts I have about it. I love poems because they concentrate truth, bare emotion, and support insight.
Owning Your Life

Have you ever thought of life as progressing in the shape of an upward spiral, where we circle back in periodic cycles to encounter old issues from a different, perhaps higher and wiser, perspective?
The Pill Paradox

Why and how do medications create disease? And how can we deal with this phenomenon when it occurs?
Thirty-eight Beads

My approach interweaves energy and functional medicine together in one cohesive system to restore health and ultimately, a person’s freedom from being a patient. Learn more in this story, “Thirty-eight Beads.”
Hardy Helpers: Herbals and Homeopathy

Get to know some of my favorite supplement brands and herbals/homeopathics so that you can consider adding them to your toolbox.
The Bare Bone Basics

Holistic healthcare’s price tag can be difficult to afford for a lot of people. The question that comes up at times in my practice is: “What are the basic must-haves that I need to help me move in the right direction?”
From Understanding to Compassion

In order to be a holistic psychiatrist, I had to walk in my patients’ shoes. I needed the power, insight, and determination that only compassion could provide.
My Own Journey Towards a Healthier Life

I share my personal journey towards a healthier life: where I came from and where I am today.
Treating Underlying Causes of Mental Illness

How genetics, nutrition, stressors, toxicity, infection, and medication/withdrawal contribute to understanding how to treat the underlying causes for mental illness.
On Patients’ Spiritual and Paranormal Experiences

How can we provide safety, receptivity, and understanding to folks with profound spiritual and/or paranormal experiences?