Me:   “Swallow this.”    Patient:   “Are the Stars playing today?”   (coughs and splutters) Me:   “One thing at a time.   Swallow.” ...

 Is there someone you’re trying to avoid?  An acquaintance in the community, a neighbor, a coworker, a friend?  Someone whose political opin...

I frequently tell this parable to my patients.  And honestly, I think I could stand to listen to it myself: Bob was driving to work when h...

The Muses are taking over the website!  Melete, muse of practice, Aoide, muse of song, and Mneme, muse of memory have been inspiring me in b...

As a speech therapist, I am sometimes tempted to focus only on improving my patients’ deficits.   After all, isn’t that what rehabilitation ...

I am sickened by the recent deaths of Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, and now Rayshard Brooks—and all similar unnecessary dea...

Whenever I wipe poop off a bottom (or a toilet, or a wall), I make a mental note to say something extra positive to our nurses and sanitatio...

I have seen in the movies and read in books that true love is about finding joy in each other, about holding hands and giving roses and wr...

Some days, I just don’t like myself.   From the outside in, I notice plenty of flaws.   I have acne, my hair is a wild mess, my posture i...

I sat with my cousin on the floor in the corner of the bookstore, poring over Elvish grammar and the rich world of Tolkien’s languages.  A...

" T his is W ho I am and T hat's H ow it's G onna B e ” An interview with my friend Sydney My friend Sydney always has...

Communication is connection. For most of us, it's easy. A sideways glance. Hands on hips, feet tapping. A kiss on the cheek. So...