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Published in An Injustice!

·Sep 13, 2021

Medicated Law Enforcement and Worsening Mental Illness

Not what we need for public safety — As if being thrown in prison for being mentally ill wasn’t scary enough for people suffering from mental illness; as if incarceration wasn’t threatening enough for a general population with increasing anxiety, depression, and substance use; as if police custody wasn’t insulting enough to mental health providers who face enough…

Mental Health

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Medicated Law Enforcement and Worsening Mental Illness
Medicated Law Enforcement and Worsening Mental Illness

Aug 31, 2021

Work, Stress and Personal Growth

A meditation on what is worth taking home I had lunch recently with a woman who lives in my building, after exchanging numbers as friendly neighbors do. We were getting to know one another, and she wanted to hear more details about my work. I briefly described doing regular Ob/Gyn…

Mwc Work

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Work, Stress and Personal Growth
Work, Stress and Personal Growth

Aug 17, 2021

The anatomy of a clinic exam room

A table, some chairs, and most importantly, you With my back against a cold table, my thighs spread open and my feet precariously balanced on what feel like spatulas, I am fully aware of my place in this room. The young Family Medicine doctor leans in toward my knees, brought…

Mwc Space

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The anatomy of a clinic exam room
The anatomy of a clinic exam room

Published in Elemental

·Jul 18, 2021

Why I Choose to Perform Abortions

Because humans have sex. Because I believe in God. Because I am pro-life. — I’ve worked in a county hospital, and I’ve worked in a private clinic. The waiting rooms looked different, the staff’s enthusiasm varied, and the patients of all ages came from different backgrounds, education levels, and phases of their lives. It never ceased to amaze me that despite variation in settings…

Abortion

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Why I Choose to Perform Abortions
Why I Choose to Perform Abortions

Mar 18, 2021

To Have a Bad Day

Pondering Motives that Led to a Massacre in Georgia — It doesn’t take much browsing to realize there is very little information about the victims of the mass shootings in Georgia. We know a little about Delaina Yaun, and the names of the other victims: Paul Michels, Xiaojie Tan, Daoyou Feng, Elcias Hernandez-Ortiz. …

Racism

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To Have a Bad Day
To Have a Bad Day

Published in Age of Awareness

·Feb 24, 2021

The cost of striving for “model minority”

Learning silence as a second language — I have several memories of people blaming me for being out of touch with my Japanese roots. One was a gym coach, the classic kind with a buzz-cut who wore sunglasses on our indoor basketball courts, carried a whistle around his neck and chewed gum as he told me, at…

Asian American

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The cost of striving for “model minority”
The cost of striving for “model minority”

Feb 24, 2021

Author Note

I am no hero. I don’t break down doors and run into the fires of my patients’ lives. I have made some sacrifices. In twelve years of training to be a doctor, I missed weddings, baby showers, and funerals, experienced my own health cyclically decline and recover, lost sleep in…

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Feb 19, 2021

Day of Remembrance: Today, 79 Years Ago

Our Country’s Shameful Past and Present — On February 19, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which led to the forced relocation of Japanese Americans living on the West Coast to concentration camps. Now, 79 years later, the tendency to imagine hostile enemies within our own nation has not changed. In response to the…

America

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Day of Remembrance: Today, 79 Years Ago
Day of Remembrance: Today, 79 Years Ago

Published in Perceive More!

·Feb 17, 2021

“The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel” made an important point, then missed it horribly

Netflix’s trending docuseries and the exploitation of mental illness If you have heard about Netflix’s new true crime docuseries featuring the story of Elisa Lam, you’ve also likely heard scathing reviews detailing the many ways in which the producers missed the mark. If you plan to watch the series, I…

Mental Health

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“The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel” made an important point, then missed it horribly
“The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel” made an important point, then missed it horribly

Feb 1, 2021

Trauma Everywhere

What substance use and Instaglamour might have in common “I’m so sorry,” she apologized profusely, catching her breath between sobs, “I’m trying my best.” She called the hospital in a panic. Her neighbor had stolen her buprenorphine, a medication needed to prevent cravings and withdrawal for people who suffer from…

Mental Health

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Trauma Everywhere
Trauma Everywhere
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