Reclaiming Paradise: Reflections on my Alpine RefugeMy mountain paradise, which I returned to year after year to rest and heal, was seemingly stolen from me in the wake of a hostile breakup.Jul 28, 2024Jul 28, 2024
The Double-Edged Pen: The Writer’s Role in Shaping & Influencing RealityHow writing and marketing not only shape and define the truth but also stoke the flames of industries that ravage health and the…Jul 27, 2024Jul 27, 2024
One Pricey Poke: The High Cost of Insulin in the USWhy are insulin prices 8–10 times more expensive in the US compared to the rest of the developed world?Jan 26, 2022Jan 26, 2022
To Taste the Moments of Coffee: the Roots & Resiliency of a Rio de Janeiro Café OwnerAnna’s café wasn’t clo for another several hours, but she locked the door and closed the café anyway. It was August 2016 and the Olympics…Oct 21, 2021Oct 21, 2021
An Adrift, Albanian Ice CreamIn his Rio de Janeiro apartment, Mat lounges in his chair, his salt and pepper hair tousled from the salty wind coming off the ocean. My…Apr 30, 2021Apr 30, 2021
Cooling Patients Post-Cardiac Arrest Has Been Shown to Reverse DeathBut despite strong evidence and miracle-like outcomes, potentially false research has led to this therapy being utilized less and lessApr 29, 2021Apr 29, 2021
The Dark Truth Behind “Do Everything”“In the event your heart stops beating, do you want us to do everything?”Mar 3, 2021Mar 3, 2021
Tips for the Frontline to Combat the Imminent PTSD FalloutWorking on the frontline of healthcare was difficult before the pandemic, but the past year has taken the difficulties to new heights…Feb 17, 2021Feb 17, 2021
The Risk of Compassion: A Parallel Between Nurses & War VetsI have spent countless nights scared at work, armed against a violent patient with nothing but a stethoscope, wondering how I became a…Feb 6, 2020Feb 6, 2020
Finn & a Fit of MadnessOn the first night I moved to Chicago I found myself, a (mostly) straight girl, at a gay bar in Boystown sipping watered down vodka sodas…Feb 1, 2020Feb 1, 2020
