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I wouldn’t have become a palliative care doctor without the mentorship of BJ Miller, an extraordinary human who runs Mettle Health. He now offers a set of classes focused on tending to relationships amid illness. So powerful. Link here: mettlehealth.com/classes BJ Miller

Grateful to #ASCO24 for including sessions like this one. Ones that go beyond the science of #oncology & inspire us to remember why we all do what we do as MDs in the first place. Really excited for this one - just look at those topics! 😍⭐️ #MeaninginMedicine #ArtofOncology

I am really honored to be chairing a panel discussion at the American society for Clinical oncology conference on finding meaning and purpose in our careers as physicians. I will be joined by all-star panelists Tyler Johnson and jay wellons! This will be an honest, soulful talk!

It was such an honor to chair this panel at ASCO and to emphasize that respecting our humanity as oncologists and doctors in general means understanding the difference between cure and care, to understand our suffering alongside that of our patients.

I am super excited to be one of the guests on the Doctor’s Art first live podcast recording at northwestern university today! We will be talking about suffering and how to be with it in our lives and those of our patients. I’ll post the link when it’s available!

I’m thrilled to share my piece for the Atlantic! Doctors struggle to address the suffering and mortality of young patients, who we often over-treat with harsh therapies because we assume living as long as possible is their only priority. Mark Lewis, MD, FASCO theatlantic.com/health/archive…

Millennial cancer patients’ youth can become a justification to pursue physically devastating and at times ineffective treatment, Sunita_Puri writes: theatlantic.com/health/archive…

I’m thrilled that my piece for the Atlantic reached number one most viewed and read article on their website on Friday and Saturday! We can and must do better for young patients dying of cancer and all diseases. They deserve an equal say in their care!

Is dying at home always a good thing? Does it always ensure ease and dignity? I’m very excited to share my debut essay for the Wall Street Journal examining how our healthcare system makes a peaceful death at home out of reach for too many. wsj.com/health/healthc…

Why do we treat young people dying of cancer differently than older people? Why do we assume that they want all possible treatments even when they may devastate their quality of life? This is urgent given the higher number of young patients w cancer!

Friends, I’m happy to share my Wall Street journal debut essay in today’s print edition! Is dying at home always a good thing? I’ve seen that the social and economic inequalities people suffer in life often shape their deaths.

President Carter has said he hopes to live long enough to cast his vote for Kamala Harris. Is it possible to time our death so that we can see one last person or make a final contribution? Here is my latest, for the Atlantic! theatlantic.com/health/archive…

Can we time our deaths to include seeing someone one last time or accomplishing one last thing? Here’s my latest, for the Atlantic.

My amazing mentor and friend Dr BJ Miller is offering this seminar on crucial conversations for ER docs. I strongly recommend this and everything he offers through mettle!

Dear friends, on this Giving Tuesday, please consider donating to the Mesa Refuge, an incredible artist's residency in Pt Reyes that fosters works of social and environmental justice. Here is my fundraising page - please consider donating! secure.givelively.org/donate/mesa-re…

Resharing my Atlantic piece about Jimmy Carter wanting to survive long enough to vote for Kamala. Dying cannot stop our yearning to make meaning, inspire and contribute. Death is generative. Who we are never ends. theatlantic.com/health/archive…

I am in Italy as a writer in residence at the bogliasco foundation. But my heart is in my city, LA. I share my conversation here with Jonathan Bastian, where we talked about how the end isn’t always the end, how we can endure what we think we can’t. kcrw.com/culture/shows/…

"Surrender is the path to salvation. Experiencing equanimity requires welcoming change. Embracing the ubiquity of transformation can offer transcendence." –– Sunita Puri Sunita_Puri

Friends, I’m happy to share my latest piece for the Atlantic, which explores the ways that restrictive COVID visitor policies traumatized patients, families and medical teams. We must do better next time. theatlantic.com/health/archive…