The PeerRx Blog
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Consuming More “Healthy Facts” (and Fewer Toxic Ones)
“Where your attention goes, your energy flows.”— James Redfield
Getting Past “Fine” By Asking Connecting Questions
“We are, in the most profound sense, social beings, and our relationships with others are central to our health and well-being.” — Julianne Holt-Lunstad, PhD
Going on a Retreat to Remember
“Sometimes you have to step outside of the person you’ve been, and remember the person you were meant to be.”— Unknown
We Are Better Together
“Connection is why we’re here; it is what gives purpose and meaning to our lives.”— Brené Brown
The Art of Not Taking Ourselves Too Seriously
“Blessed are those who can laugh at themselves, for they shall never cease to be amused.” - Unknown
Taking a Moment to Receive
“When you receive, you are giving someone the joy of giving.” – Unknown
Vacation Rx
“What I realize (and our patients will never know), what they don’t teach in medical school is how to really take a vacation.” Pam Lenkov, MD
Closing the Distance Between Us
“Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, ‘What! You too? I thought I was the only one.’” – C.S. Lewis
Healthy Humor IS Medicine
“Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.” – Victor Borge
Being Vulnerable Together On the 6th “Birthday” of PeerRx!
“Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen …. Because true belonging only happens when we present our authentic, imperfect selves to the world.” Brene Brown (The Gifts of Imperfection)
Procrastination: Don’t Wait for the Ice Storms of Life
“Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday and avoiding today.” – Wayner Dyer, EdD and bestselling author
Disagreeing Without Doing Damage
“Strong relationships require both care and candor.” – Kim Scott, author
When It’s Harder to Talk With Colleagues Than Patients
“Psychological safety and courage are simply two sides of the same immensely valuable coin. Both are – and will continue to be – needed in a complex and uncertain world.” Amy Edmondson, PhD
Sabbath: Regularly Making Space for What Replenishes
“Sabbath time is time off the treadmill of production. It is time to rest, reflect, and restore.” – Wayne Muller, Author
Replenishment: What Moisturizes Your Soul?
“Leaders who do not find ways to replenish themselves and their people will inevitably create cultures of depletion.” - Margaret J. Wheatley, EdD, author
It Was a Liminicious Year Indeed
“A threshold is not a boundary to be defended, but a space to be entered.” – John O’Donohue
Let Your “Word” Help Create Your World in 2026 – Mine Will
“Words create worlds.” – Attributed to many “New worlds demand new words.” – Me
When Going “Fast” May Be Exactly What You Need to Start 2026
“What the eyes are for the outer world, fasts are for the inner.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi
Opening Our Eyes to the Light
"Give light, and the darkness will disappear of itself." – Desiderius Erasmus
Creating Sacred Spaces
“To touch the soul of another human being is to walk on holy ground.” — Stephen R. Covey