Aug 2, 2023
Weeding Your Professional Garden Written by: Dr Suzanne Reed I hate weeds. I love my home and the way beautiful plants and flowers make it look, and then I hate weeds even more: they stand between me and my pretty flowers brightening up my home and yard. As a busy...
Jul 10, 2023
Developing a Deliberate Practice of Expressing Gratitude Written by: Janet Serwint, M.D. In the following post, Jan walks us through her personal journey of a building a reflective gratitude practice. She shares her struggles and joys and offers practical ideas you...
Jun 7, 2023
Instinct Joy Sullivan I’ve heard elephants think we’re cute but I doubt it. Instead, it’s humans who are easily charmed. A species delighted by yellowing leaves and the decency of dogs. We’re tender mammals mostly. Trying to keep each other afloat....
May 3, 2023
Small Kindnesses, By Danusha Laméris I’ve been thinking about the way, when you walk down a crowded aisle, people pull in their legs to let you by. Or how strangers still say “bless you” when someone sneezes, a leftover from the Bubonic plague. “Don’t die,” we are...
Mar 15, 2023
“The brain is like Velcro for negative experiences and Teflon for positive ones.” This is a quotation attributed to Dr. Rick Hanson, and I first heard it today in a STREAM Faculty Development presentation I attended. There’s a lot to chew on with that statement, I...
Nov 11, 2022
Many of us are familiar with the quotation, attributed to Lao Tzu, “The journey of one thousand miles begins with one step.” Each one of us participating in STREAM has begun a journey. Ideally, you have thought somewhat about the destination. Are you involved in...
