Dooley Noted: 7/21/14 After teaching NKT this weekend in Boston, I raced to the airport to return my rental car. As I waited for the shuttle, the Shuttle Bus Assistant was gathering people to prep for the ride. Having not known his job existed, I watched him with fascination. This man was the most upbeat and efficient human I’ve ever witnessed. He gathered the worried, scattered travelers and helped them find the right shuttle. He … Read more
Dooley Noted: 7/20/2014 A few days ago, we had a solid storm. A New Yorker can always tell the kids from the adults in a special way when it rains. Kids are leaping from under their umbrellas, jumping puddles and giggling wildly. Adults are grumbling, speeding to avoid the puddles and ticked off that Mother Nature has changed her plans. You can be somewhere in between. Yes, your shoes are fancy. Jump the puddle. It … Read more
Dooley Noted: 7/18/2014 I think it’s fascinating that people find social media to be a true representation of oneself and others. What a changing psychology! I see people select only the best pictures and only post the things they perceive as most positive. It started to get me thinking: they are not making themselves relatable. Tough moments happen. I tried to change my end of the culture to bring the real. I am warm but … Read more
Dooley Noted: 7/17/14 Last night, I had the honor of helping a patient with advanced peripheral neuropathy. He was given a failure prescription, being told that he might never be able to gain balance and strength. He had a defeated look, but he came to me anyway. He said, “I’ll do what it takes.” I said, “I will not let you fail, if you show up.” When I asked his goal on visit 1, he … Read more
Dooley Noted: 7/16/2014 I’ve had my share of conventional education. But the most valuable lessons I’ve learned have been from my friends. Last week, I got to traverse my town with the King of the 812 Posse, Adam Bledsoe. He is one of my best friends, ever since we bonded over MTV rap videos in high school. Nearly two decades later, I’m shocked at how he will still drop knowledge bombs to get me thinking. … Read more
Dooley Noted: 7/15/2014 I know about the biopsychosocial components of pain. So, the happenings of a patient’s life matter gravely to the management of discomfort. Yesterday, a patient voiced her work frustration to me. She noted that her colleague “enabled mediocrity.” I couldn’t get over the accuracy of her frustration. An achiever and leader by nature, she was completely intolerant of completing tasks halfway. After all, it usually takes minimal effort to simply get by. … Read more
Dooley Noted: 7/14/14 Yesterday, I had the honor of spending time with my sister, Karen, her husband, John, and their 13 month-old daughter, Abigail. Every aunt likes to gush about her niece. This child is as beautiful as it gets. But I was most intrigued by Abigail’s squat. She just recently started walking, a few weeks shy of her first birthday. So, she still stumbles. When she falls, she almost always drops right into a … Read more
Dooley Noted: 7/12/2014 These last two weeks have been a dream come true for me. I have watched as my amazing business partners, Joe Boffi and Jason Kapnick, train their clients. Some of the clients were people I had the honor of assessing and treating. It was incredible to watch them earn strength and learn proper joint mobility and stability on the gym floor of Catalyst S.P.O.R.T. I knew for years I wanted to work … Read more
Dooley Noted: 7/10/2014 My dear friend Dr. Frankie Scali once made a keen observation to me. In the good doctor’s eyes, depressed people live in the past, while anxious people live in the future. He noted the only chance one has at being happy is to be in the here and now. For the most part, no one cares what you did in the past, unless they are judgmental and not worthy of your time. … Read more
Dooley Noted: 7/9/2014 First, it was low fat. I’m still attempting to convince people fat is good for them. Now, it’s carbs. Since the Atkins resurge of the 90s, people desperate to lose weight will slice their carbs to throw themselves into “ketosis,” a state of burning ketone bodies for fuel. This is not sustainable, since a few truths exist: 1. The brain prefers glucose. As it turns out, cognition is important. 2. Many carbs … Read more