Blooming Wellness
Dr. Eek's Health & Wellness Blog
By: Dr. Eeks (ErinKate Stair, MD, MPH) Trust in medical and public health leaders has been eroding for decades. People often miss a slow slide until something dramatic makes them look up. Then they mistake it for something new. For medicine and public health, that “big thing” was the COVID pandemic. Way Back When: Historical …
I originally wrote this and published it on TrialSite News. Ever wonder why we’re marinating in chemicals most of us can’t pronounce? It’s not because they’ve been scientifically proven to be harmless. It’s that here in the U.S., we ignore something simple: the precautionary principle. You know, the idea that maybe-just maybe-we shouldn’t toss potentially …
How Oscar Wilde CURED My Depression (Well, Almost) So “cured” is a bold word. It’s probably not the right word, but it’s the one word that comes close, so I’m using it. It wasn’t just depression. It was a mix of things: Anxiety, stress, sleep deprivation, suicidal thoughts, a horrible eating disorder—you name it. …
I love this article from the Multidisciplinary Study of Psychedelics (MAPS) about my favorite band. You simply can’t discuss the history—or future—of psychedelic medicine without mentioning the Grateful Dead. They were the soundtrack for the 2nd psychedelic revolution, their music pulsing through the veins of a cultural shift. Their contributions helped sustain the Haight Ashbury …
Then she wondered. Maybe it was just life. Maybe most people had a place, like her shoddy, cheap stool, where they spent most of their days with fairy dust for brains and money and cement for feet. And maybe when they looked around, they too saw the exact same objects every day—slightly dustier, more faded, …
Sometimes my small-town sidewalk conversations get me in trouble, but most of the time they turn out alright and even more than alright. A long time ago, I stopped on the sidewalk to chat with a family because their dog looked a lot like mine. Mine, Barnaby…theirs, Oakley. As we learned more and more about …
Is bouncing back from a breakdown completely even possible? I think so-though your shell will be tougher. By: Dr.Eeks Bouncing back from a breakdown isn’t easy. In addition to restoring your mental and physical health, you will need to potentially restore your reputation, relationships, job or school status and perhaps most importantly, a healthy view …
By: Dr. Eeks A lazy Saturday scroll through Facebook and saw a friend died. My friend, now cold and stiff, tagged in the post by a family member. My eyes popped slightly, a rush of adrenaline. When was the last time I spoke to him? Jesus, Death? I thought he was doing well. Well, death …
My Long First Date with Death By: Dr. Eeks (This is based on an experience I had during medical school.) Still crusty-eyed, I sluggishly walk into the New York City hospital’s musty surgical on-call room. It’s 6 AM and still dark out. To lighten the mood, I start joking with the other medical students, identically dressed …
Did you ever meet a random stranger, smile politely, make friendly chitchat, go through the rehearsed motions of civility, casually end the conversation and walk away…, happy the encounter is over, happy to be on your way, while thinking you’ll never see or talk to that person again? We all have. And have you ever …
