My wife, the inimitable Laura Baron, has made another one of her wonderful videos – this one supports the work I am doing to eliminate the stigma around mental health and substance use disorders. It is so very special – please take 4 minutes and uplift your spirits! The video is here. Stop Stigma Together …
I created the Touchstone Events pattern to harness and direct the social bonding and synergy that happens when people share space with each other.
I find something comforting in the natural decay of brick streets. It speaks to both human ingenuity and the inevitability of time’s irrevocable progress simultaneously. There is always something new and wonderful, and it won’t last forever. It’s an eternal progression. I take joy not only in the brick way but in watching time take …
Kaya and I made our annual trip up into the Adirondacks off the grid last month. We were in the woods for four nights and five days. Mostly, Kaya was off-leash. There was only one time when we were on the rocks of the river – she was about 100 feet from me – that …
Ultrasound devices will soon replace stethoscopes. Without proficiency, practitioners can cause severe patient harm by misdiagnosing what they see.
The Upward Spiral is the model I developed in my work as a Grand Challenge facilitator. Feel free to adapt and customize it to your needs…
My daughter, Ruchi, is out of town and this picture was taken at bedtime the first night she was gone. It was time for Divya and Kaya to go into their crates where they usually spend the night. But I got the distinct feeling they’d gotten used to sleeping in her bed! Have you ever …
I was very fortunate to have a piece published about some of my work. I know firsthand the impact that stigma around mental health can have, as you will see in the story. Here it is, by #CrisisTalk, Seth Kahan on Stigma and the National Grand Challenge To Eliminate It. Today, I am the grand …
I was recently invited to present on Stop Stigma Together, Grand Challenge to eliminate stigma around mental health & substance use disorders.
This beautiful painting is actually graffiti that appears underneath an overpass in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan. It’s directly across the street from the Frames Bowling Lounge. On a recent business trip, I walked past it and was blown away by its transcendent beauty. It’s not small… I am only guessing… 8’ tall and 6’ wide. I …
