by Lissa Rankin | Mar 9, 2026 | Social Justice, Trust, Writing
In 2007, after twelve years of training to become a doctor, I left the hospital, only seven years after completing my training. Why? Because, in my estimation, to rise in the medical hierarchy requires trading in empathy and compassion for power- and it’s a bad trade,...
by Lissa Rankin | Mar 3, 2026 | IFS, Social Justice, Writing
After a week of shocking Epstein revelations, the powers that be are trying to change the subject. I’m no scholar in Middle East politics, so I won’t say anything other than I’m anti-genocide, I’m pro-human rights, and I don’t believe there’s any excuse for mass...
by Lissa Rankin | Feb 26, 2026 | Healing, Writing
I’m about to co-teach a writing workshop with Memoir As Medicine author Nancy Slonim Aronie. It’s called ENOUGH ALREADY, and it’s inspired by Nancy’s cousin Zelda. Learn more about ENOUGH ALREADY here. Zelda told Nancy that when she was a kid, she...
by Lissa Rankin | Feb 20, 2026 | Creativity, Healing, IFS, Medicine, Mental Health, Muse, Relationships, Sexuality, Spiritual Bypassing, Work Life Purpose, Writing
As Jeff Rediger and I finish up the final edits of our book RELATIONSICK, about the adverse health implications of unbalanced, non-reciprocal, or narcissistic relationships, I’ve found myself pondering why so few people talk about the very strong scientific link...
by Lissa Rankin | Feb 17, 2026 | Healing, Social Justice, Spiritual Bypassing, Trust
Yesterday, I wrote a Facebook post (you can read it here) about Deepak Chopra and Peter Attia in the Epstein files. It got over 350 comments in less than 24 hours, and so many of them were heartbreaking. The post included disturbing quotes from Epstein files emails,...
