Karen M. Wyatt, MD

Waiting on the world to change

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 06:55:00 +0000

I took the title for this post from a song of the same name by John Mayer, one of my favorite contemporary songwriters. In the lyrics to the song, Mayer explains that he and his generation want to make a difference but they don’t have the means or the strength to change anything. So, they are...

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Heal yourself and heal the world

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 21:15:00 +0000

You may have heard of The Butterfly Effect, which is both the title of a movie and the name given to one of the concepts in chaos theory. According to this theory, in complex situations, such as the formation of a tornado, changing one tiny circumstance in one location can result in a totally...

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Somebody loves you!

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 18:15:00 +0000

When my children were small we spent many delightful hours reading children's books and I still have a huge collection of them. One of my favorites has always been Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch by Eileen Spinelli. This book tells the story of Mr. Hatch, a lonely and miserable man who...

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What it takes to live a long life

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 12:00:00 +0000

My Mom, Margaret Wyatt. A few weeks ago my mother and her older brother died within one day of each other. Mom was 89 and died on a Friday of biliary cancer; her brother was 91 and died the next day from complications of an earlier stroke and heart attack. It seemed fitting that these two siblings...

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Grief after a suicide death

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 22:35:00 +0000

The sports world was rocked this weekend by a murder-suicide committed by a player from the Kansas City Chiefs football team - an event which stirred up my own painful memories of my father's suicide. This tragedy will touch the lives of hundreds and even thousands of individuals who have not yet...

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Learning to let go

Thu, 29 Nov 2012 17:45:00 +0000

As I look back on the events of my life in 2012 I keep seeing one theme that has returned to me over and over again: I must learn to let go of my need to control things. I have had some major teaching experiences on this issue - like a bike accident that resulted in a concussion and broken...

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Book Review: Mary Magdalene Beckons

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 22:05:00 +0000

When I was first asked by the author Mercedes Kirkel to review her book "Mary Magdalene Beckons: Join the River of Love" a number of months ago I was intrigued by the subject matter, but not sure what to expect. To my knowledge I had never before read a book that was channeled by an author...

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The importance of being wrong

Wed, 31 Oct 2012 13:00:00 +0000

(Photo Credit: Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images) I just read an article on the internet about fifteen tremendously successful people who each experienced failure at some earlier point in their lives. In fact, some of them were told they would never accomplish anything and were advised to give up by...

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Coping with uncertain times

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Here in the last few months of 2012, we are facing unprecedented uncertainty on planet Earth. Some say that because the Mayan calendar comes to an end in late December, our existence will come to an end, as well. Others say this only foretells a great shift that is going to take place across the...

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Take a deep breath and improve your health

Mon, 01 Oct 2012 20:55:00 +0000

(Photo courtesy of Getty Images) During the Medicine and Yoga Symposium in Copper Mountain, CO last August, Dr. Satkirin Khalsa gave the medical providers in attendance some surprising advice. She told the conference participants that there is one simple technique that could be used in the medical...

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