Whatever What Is
Jessica Slice, Mara Gordon, MDoh these fragile bodies and lives
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The first Mary Oliver poem I loved is called Two Kinds of Deliverance. There’s a section that echos in my head every spring:
next year
when spring
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Dr. Mara Gordon and Jessica Slice on Mutual Trust Between Doctors and Patients
It was an absolute delight to spend time with Mara Gordon yesterday, trying to solve medical care (ha!) She is a family physician and NPR medical columnist who has become one of my favorite thinkers about the culture of medicine. We’ve been...
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Disabled author of Unfit Parent, This Is How We Play, Dateable. NYT, Modern Love, Washington Post, etc. Writing from my adjustable bed.
Health care is a mess. Let's figure it out together. I'm a family doctor, mom, and writer. I write NPR's *Real Talk With A Doc* column. My book HOW TO TAKE UP SPACE is coming in Spring 2027.
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