Zen Is Not Shampoo

August 16, 2026
A week of sesshin, knee pain and mosquito bites, and why meditation and homeopathy both begin from similar suffering. Also: retiring the word woo.
Same chapter in a new book
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July 5, 2026
Why contemplative care and homeopathy are the same work in different rooms, and what a new role there means for this practice.
This one isn't about me

June 8, 2026
If gushing appreciation for your partner isn't your thing, you might want to skip this one.
Creative People Embrace Complexity

May 31, 2026
Whether in the boardroom or the studio, people who build from imagination see the big picture. Our healthcare system doesn't.
How Do You Trust a Mystery?

April 22, 2026
A homeopath’s revelations on healing, career paths, and all the ways we can build knowledge.
On The Recovery Room

April 1, 2026
I talk with board-certified homeopath Roddy Schrock about what homeopathy is and why it can appeal to people recovery from Long Covid.
The Message Inside the Symptom (A Client Story)

March 8, 2026
Why silencing a physical symptom might mean missing the deeper message the body is trying to send. A client story.
What is Susceptibility?

March 1, 2026
What a horrifying case of athlete's foot taught me about treating the body like an enemy.
At Work in the Ruins

January 26, 2026
A midwinter note: unseen roots are planning what to do after the snow melts.
Case Study: Creative Injury

January 2, 2026
A baseball player sprains an ankle from practicing too hard. What happens to a creative entrepreneur when she hits a tough patch?
A 2026 Invocation

December 21, 2025
As I grapple with the tension of working online, I return to a kind of invocation for the year ahead.
Remembering Issan Dorsey

December 1, 2025
How Issan Dorsey built a place of peaceful transition for his San Francisco Buddhist community at the height of the AIDS crisis, and why it matters now.
Tangling with the Place I Come From

November 17, 2025
A big part of my healing journey has been re-engaging with the complex place I grew up.
Colin Self on Building Worlds, Slaying Doom, and the Health of Creative Practice

November 11, 2025
A wide-ranging conversation with composer and performer Colin Self about redefining health for creative people.
Joon Lee & Tracy Steepy on Creative Block, Healing, and the Body's Truth

October 13, 2025
A live conversation with writer Joon Oluchi Lee and jeweler Tracy Steepy about what health means when your body gets in the way of your creative work.
From Classroom to Clinic: Opening a Homeopathy Practice, with Kristina Jermain

October 4, 2025
Homeopath Kristina Jermain on launching a practice, the power of classical homeopathy, and care that aims to work itself out of a job.
Beyond New Age Fluff: The Real Story of Homeopathic Medicine

September 19, 2025
A homeopath's reflections on this mind-body medicine, its roots in early Western medical discovery, and why hundreds of millions trust it today.
The Body Remembers: Art and Trauma, with Shaun Leonardo

September 18, 2025
Artist and arts leader Shaun Leonardo on how creative practice reveals the body's intelligence and capacity for transformation.
How Do You Define Health

August 12, 2025
For creative people, health is not one thing. A short note on why one-size-fits-all care misses, and an invitation to define it for yourself.
Common Ground: Eyebeam

March 6, 2025
Eyebeam Executive Director Roddy Schrock joins Rail Editor-at-Large Dr. Charlotte Kent for a conversation.
Confessions of a Failed Artist

January 4, 2019
This essay is the second piece to be published as part of Conditions, a new series exploring how various forces affect our ability to live fulfilling lives
Building Blocks of Our Machine World

January 9, 2017
In a time of uncertainty, artists may offer insights and navigational aids for an emerging reality overwhelmingly dominated by technology and machines.