1719 || shame spirals

"Being nice is primarily a way of manipulating people and situations." - John Bradshaw"Perfectionism flows from the core of toxic shame. A perfectionist has no sense of healthy shame; he has no internal sense of limits. Perfectionists never know how much is good enough. Perfectio ...  Show more

Our culture does not handle emotions well. We like folks to be happy and fine. We learn rituals of acting happy and fine at an early age. I can remember many times telling people “I’m fine,” when I felt like the world was caving in on me. Toxic shame is true agony. It is a pain f ...  Show more

In this week’s episode, we discuss the diagnostic criteria and risk stratification for myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML), building on our discussion from last week. Also, if you have not done so, please do check out our hemepath series to ensure y ...

This episode really has it all - orgasms, porn, masturbation and even Martha Stewart! Mal and her friend Bridget talk about female pleasure, addressing the social stigmas and shame that women are taught, and the benefits to this form of self-care. The episode also explores bisexu ...  Show more

It’s time for another Heme Consult series, this time focusing on another common question we see in the hospital and in clinic: “is this anticoagulation failure?”

In this two-part series, we bre ...

In today’s episode, we welcome back Dr. Amar Kelkar for part 2 of our two-part discussion on allogeneic transplant. In this episode, we build on our prior discussion regarding transplant, this time focusing on transp ...