Category Archives: Personal
Integrative Health Coaching Training at DUKE: Module Four
[The photo is of the "Labyrinth" at Duke Integrative Medicine] It’s hard to believe, but Sunday my training came to an end and my friends and I were sent out into the world, certificates in hand, as Integrative Health Coaches. … Continue reading
Music Spotlight: Minor Stars
It’s been nearly six years since I’ve performed live on stage. That’s all going to change one week from today when Eric, Matt and I make our debut as Minor Stars at the Pinhook in Durham, NC. Am I excited? … Continue reading
Integrative Health Coaching Training at DUKE: Module Three
It’s been about three weeks since Module Three, which means it’s only a few weeks until the fourth and final module. Things are happening so fast that it’s hard to keep track of what happened during Module Three, what happened … Continue reading
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Tagged Duke Integrative Medicine, duke medicine, evangeline lausier, integral health resources, integrative health coaching, integrative medicine, janet shaffer, jeff brantley, jon seskevich, mindfulness based stress reduction, summitt on integrative medicine, Tracy Gaudet
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Anything plus ignorance equals crap
So I watched Bill Maher’s “Religulous” movie the other day and, for the most part, I had the typical “non-believer” response—a general feeling of smug superiority coupled with a diminished sense of hope for the human race. Of course, Maher … Continue reading
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Tagged Addiction, Bill Maher, brain scans, disease model, DSM, joe biden, psychiatry, religion, Religulous, science, stanton peele
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Integrative Health Coaching Training at DUKE: Module Two
Another four days of intense training at Duke Integrative Medicine have come and gone. Two modules down, two to go, and I’m feeling very good about the whole process. It was great to see everyone again, especially the other trainees. … Continue reading
No kidding
Don’t get me wrong—I love kids. In fact, if I’m at a family gathering, I spend far more time playing with the kids than I do schmoozing with the adults. I gotta say though, I’m finding that the mere fact … Continue reading
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Integrative Health Coaching Training at DUKE: Module One
I’m through the first of four modules of the Integrative Health Coaching Training Program at Duke Integrative Medicine (DIM) and I’m very impressed so far. The strongest impression was left by Tracy Gaudet, the program director (pictured above). This woman … Continue reading
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Tagged Duke Integrative Medicine, Health Coaching, Integrative Health Coach, Tracy Gaudet
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Infidel
I finally finished reading Infidel, by Ayaan Hirsi Ali. I was familiar with Ali’s story via online videos of her talks, but reading her book gave me a much deeper appreciation of her struggles and accomplishments. What struck me most … Continue reading
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Integral Health Coaching
I’ve been working on a new project lately, namely to resolve this ongoing career dilemma of mine and finally start doing the kind of work I’ve been wanting to do for the past ten years. Through a stroke of good … Continue reading
