DoctorMama

One little cold snap, and you maggots all take cover? OK, maybe a few of you are on a treadmill in a warm gym somewhere, but I know there ar...

How about some more “kids say the darndest things,” since it won me an award last time? HB, bringing me the doll he calls his “little siste...

A while back, I made mention of doctors’ dread of lists . Now, I love a good list. I make them all the time. For example, here is a list I...

Thanks for your wise counsel and perspectives. I’m feeling much better now (at least, as long as I don’t think too hard about another Tom Cr...

While I’m on the topic of body image: there is a type of prejudice of which I have become acutely aware since the birth of my son. Why is st...

My friend J and I were talking about body image recently, and she said, “I’m very comfortable with my body—I don’t mind being naked in front...

A little over a year ago , I went from never listening to music while running to almost always doing so. (Thanks again, E! Did you know my i...

Not depressed anymore, just unbelievably overbooked. Doesn’t feel as bad when I’m not depressed, at least. I try to refrain from posts on “k...

A couple of weeks ago during office hours, I saw a particular name on a chart, and my heart sank. This is a patient who sucks up an inordina...

Department of Motivation/Inspiration Q: Will I get better/faster? WHEN? I know you know the answer, don’t pretend you don’t!!! How not to ge...

My blogger meet-up the other week was terrific, which was no surprise to me, since every blogger I’ve ever liked on screen and had the chan...

I recently received this query from a friend: My feet are trashed—ingrown toenails, blisters, corns, bunions. I fear they will end my runnin...

Is this about what you had in mind? Microfiber, in girlie or unisex style: First one goes to Victoria. Victoria, if you'd like to claim ...

Upswing underway, I’m fairly sure. I am looking forward to things here and there—for example, I am really pleased that I get to meet up with...

You’d think I’d recognize the signs earlier by now: Five (or more) of the following symptoms have been present during the same 2-week peri...