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Can Doctors “Gaslight” Their Patients?

I was taken aback by the term used in the article published in JAMA Network Open: Medical gaslighting has been defined as, “…an act that...

I Had an Emotionally Healing Vaginal Birth After my C Section.  Why VBAC May Be Right For You, Too

VBAC is the term for having a vaginal birth after you've delivered a baby by caesarian section. Many women don't realize this is an option and this is my story

Why Healing Still Begins with Relationship

When I discuss Healing the Sick Care System: Why People Matter with audiences, I expect nods of recognition acknowledging the mess and the hopelessness...

“Deaf” Physicians’ Failure to Listen to Seriously Ill Patients

Too often, women’s medical concerns face a healthcare bias; lack of belief. When this happens, as in a recent case of ovarian cancer, the final...