"We basically stay so busy that the truth of our lives can never catch up". (Definition of a workaholic)

I worked for a workaholic once, or perhaps more than once, but this one was special. He won a Nobel Peace Prize and was changing the world through his work with...

I'm texting more than ever. I was late to this digital dance but have arrived and am loath to leave. Texting is quick, easier with a smartphone, and handy. I'll admit to texting while driving. I'll further admit to texting someone else while that person's driving. Did I know it...

If your area is anything like New York, you might be experiencing an intense heat wave. Yesterday, I stepped out of my house and was welcomed by a wall of thick, hot, humid air that made the prospect of running seem more like swimming. In this situation, no normal playlist...

"A person waiting is a person suffering," a doctor told me recently. "I never realized that -- until I became a patient myself. The difference between being a doctor and not being a doctor is the timing."

The word "patient" has two meanings - referring to a person with illness,...

I marvel at a certain hospital employee's cheerful disposition and indefatigable smile. She works a full shift at the hospital every day, and I have known her for many years. No matter how lengthy her shift, she always seems happy.

But she does not work as a doctor -- she...

The word "doctor" means "one who teaches," and we can tell how well we do this in our practices by simply looking in the waiting room. If doctors teach well, then people will understand their veterinary care and make wiser health choices, and that should translate into healthier patients. Caring,...

On a recent trip to the dreamy sun-washed landscape of Newport Beach, Calif., to celebrate the second birthday for the Center for Living Peace, my friend Kelly Smith's labor of love that brings peacemakers from the community and abroad to inspire people to live peace, I indulged in...

A couple of years ago, when my daughter Sammy was 9, some health issues she'd had pretty much since birth -- asthma and eczema -- suddenly became a whole lot worse. Her breathing tests showed reduced lung function and her entire body was itchy, red and dry. Sammy was also...

Let's say I go to the bank to withdraw $100. The teller asks me if I want five $20 bills, three $20 bills and four $10 bills, or a $50, a $20, two $10 and two $5 bills?

I always politely tell them it doesn't matter, because five $20 bills...

When she was an overweight teen, bullies relentlessly tormented Natt Smith, one of The Huffington Post's weight loss success stories.

"I was walking down the science hall and one of the notorious school bullies poured milk over my head and followed me around making mooing sounds, pausing...

"Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like." -- Lao Tzu

For as many euphemisms as there are about how life is always changing, most of us often...

I was standing in the cosmetic aisle of the co-op with another health care practitioner when a bright-eyed clerk approached us. "You will be happy to hear," he reported enthusiastically, "that our shampoos are gluten-free."

As he walked away, Hannah whispered, "Isn't it funny that suddenly things that never contained...

In the West, the concept and practice of learning how to be more present in our lives has enjoyed an exponentially-growing audience in the last 10 years. There have been a number of people and books raising awareness of the importance of cultivating greater mindfulness for the purpose of healing...

Q: Whenever I am dating a woman, I always feel the need to be the one in control. I tend to be very guarded. Conversations seem to always be about my superficial stuff, then the relationship usually ends, and I never really form a solid connection. I have begun to...