There are courses you take because they fit neatly into your schedule, and then there are courses that quietly — almost imperceptibly — redirect the trajectory of your life. When I first enrolled in an Indigenous Health Studies course many years ago, I saw it as an opportunity to broaden my understanding of the cultural influences on health. It was an elective, a complement to my scientific training, and I expected it to be informative. What I did not anticipate was that the teachings from...

By Dr. Tomi Mitchell, MD Organizations, much like people, rarely collapse without warning. They decline quietly. As a physician, I have learned that the most dangerous conditions are not the dramatic ones. They are the subtle ones. The slow changes that hide behind reassuring metrics, familiar routines, and well-intentioned narratives. The patient looks “stable” until they aren’t. The workplace appears functional until trust erodes, engagement thins, and leadership finds itself reacting...

For years, we’ve been sold a very comfortable lie about wellness. That if you just try harder, drink more water, add a supplement, or schedule the occasional massage, everything will eventually sort itself out. It won’t. I say this not as a motivational speaker or someone selling shortcuts, but as a family physician, a coach, and a human who has lived on both sides of burnout. I have watched patients slowly unravel while doing “all the right things.” I have watched high-functioning people...