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November 23, 2011
How To Be Thankful
Thanksgiving can be a tough time for people. I lost my father almost six years ago, and his birthday often falls on Thanksgiving (this year it's the day before), so I always miss the way he'd finagle my leftover turkey sandwich out of my hot, little hands and into his. Many of you miss loved ones on Thanksgiving - or the holiday reminds you of the person who abandoned you - or the husband that betrayed you - or the perfect mother you never had. It's easy to let Thanksgiving devolve into a pityfest.
November 21, 2011
How To Say No
An Owning Pink reader asked me to write this post on how to say no. She wrote, "I searched high and low on the web to find how to say "no" in a finite manner. From Oprah to many self help gurus, most advise the not so friendly way - and when it comes to family - it's a different story than saying no to a car salesperson. How can I make someone understand no is simply NO? Some kick-ass pointers, Lissa Rankin style, would be stellar."
November 20, 2011
Medicine Is A Spiritual Practice
When I went to medical school, nobody ever taught me that medicine was a spiritual practice - but it is. Or at least, in Pink Medicine, it will be.
You might not think so. After all, philosophers like Descartes have been perpetuating the notion of mind-body dualism, suggesting that body, mind, and spirit have absolutely nothing to do with each other.
November 17, 2011
Enjoy Every Sandwich: How To Live Each Day As If It Were Your Last
Some of you know my friend Dr. Lee Lipsenthal. I wrote about him here and he wrote an article for Owning Pink here. A physician, author, and workshop leader who spent most of his career working with Dr. Dean Ornish and teaching physicians how to find balance in a medical life, Lee has inspired hundreds of thousands of people with his work.
November 16, 2011
The Private Hell of Pain With Sex
For over a decade after losing my virginity at twenty, I suffered from painful sex (dyspareunia). Although my body would lie there, feeling like I was getting stabbed with a knife while being rubbed raw with sandpaper and having acid poured on my wounds, the rest of me would go running for the hills every time I saw a penis coming my way. I literally dissociated from my body during all those years of painful sex that led to the disintegration of my marriage.
The Private Hell of Painful Sex
For over a decade after losing my virginity at twenty, I suffered from painful sex (dyspareunia). Although my body would lie there, feeling like I was getting stabbed with a knife while being rubbed raw with sandpaper and having acid poured on my wounds, the rest of me would go running for the hills every time I saw a penis coming my way. I literally dissociated from my body during all those years of painful sex that led to the disintegration of my marriage.
November 15, 2011
I Am A Recovering Physician
I'm a doctor, but I call myself a "recovering physician." As in, "Hi, I'm Lissa Rankin, and I'm a doctor." (The physician 12-steppers in my made-up rehab respond, "Hi Lissa.")
November 13, 2011
When Things Don't Go Your Way. . .
It was 6:25 am when I left San Francisco to head to Vermont to keynote the women's conference Zest Fest. My Virgin America flight to Boston went smoothly enough, and in spite of the gusty winds, dense fog, and heavy rain, the plane landed with just a few bumps. But it turns out I only had an hour to transfer to my connecting flight, a little puddle jumper that would take me to Lebanon, New Hampshire, where the conference coordinator would pick me up and drive me to Fairlee, Vermont.
November 10, 2011
What's Broken About Health Care & How To Fix It
If you haven't noticed, our health care system in the U.S. is imploding. I mean - things are bad. I'm a doctor, and yet, because I was diagnosed with high blood pressure in my twenties, and because my husband accidentally cut two fingers off his left hand with a table saw, we're uninsurable under a traditional family health insurance program. We're still on COBRA, paying $1200/month until it runs out in two years and we'll have to scramble to find a way to stay insured.
November 8, 2011
Predictors Of A Cheating Partner
Wouldn't it be great if we could predict if our lovers/spouses were likely to be unfaithful? Maybe we could track warning signs from the get-go and avoid the heartbreak most of us have experienced at some point or other in our lives.
Of course, it's never that easy, but a new study identifies traits that make people more likely to cheat.
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