During my first year in medical practice, some of the older doctors criticized me for not wearing a tie to the hospital. “What’s the point?” I shot back. “I just change into scrubs anyhow.” But it was 1989, and the older doctors made me fall into line. Around the same time, the hospital . . . . Continue Reading »
John Andrew Bryant joins the podcast to discuss his book A Quiet Mind to Suffer With: Mental Illness, Trauma, and the Death of Christ. Continue Reading »
My brother Peter was a wondrous boy, the youngest, brightest, and bounciest of three kids: IQ 165, boundless curiosity, confidence, and mental energy, bold in the best sense, and less than optimally protective of life and limb, fearing neither God nor man. A school exercise he wrote when he was five . . . . Continue Reading »
Aaron Kheriaty joins the podcast to discuss his article, “The Other Pandemic: The Lockdown Mental Health Crisis,” and the evolution of the COVID pandemic. Continue Reading »
C. S. Lewis struggled mightily to help his mentally ill stepson. Continue Reading »
Richard Lamar Ochiltree wandered the streets of Washington, D.C., for several years, mostly along a few blocks in Foggy Bottom, near the eastern shore of the Potomac. He monitored comings and goings at the State Department, George Washington University, the World Bank, and other agencies. Rick was . . . . Continue Reading »
The state is abandoning the institutionalized terminally ill to their darkest impulses. This isn’t compassion. Continue Reading »
Looking back on her life, Patty Duke emphasized the importance of her faith, long-time husband, and reconciled family, saying that despite everything that had befallen her—abuse, several broken marriages, and a severe emotional illness—“I’ve been richly blessed. When I pray, I never ask for material things. I offer only prayers of gratitude.” Continue Reading »
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