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Articles & Resources on Direct Primary Care

by clevercow | Jul 11, 2016 | Articles

“The idea is deceptively simple: Pay front line doctors a fixed monthly fee directly instead of through the byzantine insurance bureaucracy. Make the patient, rather than the paperwork, the focus of the doctor’s day. The result will be happier doctors, healthier...

Start a New Relationship With Your Doctor

by clevercow | Jul 8, 2016 | Articles

When I was a medical student I learned about the body under the direction of skilled teachers —how it functioned when it was well and what to do when it wasn’t. Over time, the art and science of medicine mingled and the relationships with patients and families...

Go to Ground

by clevercow | May 24, 2016 | Articles

You have to know when it is time. To go to ground. Going to ground is when your body, mind or spirit doesn’t just whisper “rest” it shouts, “REST (or else)”. I am a high energy person. It is not easy for me to go to ground. When I was in college at Berkeley I...

Take Care

by clevercow | May 14, 2016 | Articles

This is me, hours after my son Zack was born. July 30, 2014. What does it mean for me-to take care of me? Taking care of others is something I do quite naturally. I don’t even think about it. I wonder-how are you? Do you need help? How can I support you? I...

Growth

by clevercow | Apr 30, 2016 | Articles

Today was a spring snow day. There are tulips with snow landing and melting on their vibrant colors. Today the snow did what it always does for me, it settles. I nested into it, the list was gone and the timeline of of a 2 and 4 year old took over. There was...