Dr. Lisa Belisle

Spring Cleaning the ‘Self’: Mud is Only Mud

By Lisa M. Belisle, MD, MPH
Originally published April 10, 2008, The Maine Switch

Many people tell me that they lack discipline when it comes to their health. Like being stuck in spring mud, they find themselves spinning their wheels, unable to move away from negative behaviors.

It’s important to remember that mud is only mud. None of us has to be bogged down by sticky behavior patterns. We simply have to have a sense of humor about our situation, and resolve to move forward.

We can start by getting into the spirit of the season, and give our ‘self’ a spring cleaning.

Story Seeking, Story Sharing: The Privilege of Being a Pediatric Provider

By Lisa M. Belisle, MD, MPH, Medical Advisor, Raising Readers 

Originally published Spring 2008, Raising Readers Issue Brief 

Most of us became pediatric providers because we love having little ones in our lives. We love to care for them, watch them grow and help them heal. We love to listen to their stories, and the stories of their families. 

We listen to their words with our ears; to their bodies with our hands. We go beyond each set of symptoms, and reach for the ‘why?’ Why is this person here? What is her story? Writer Christina Baldwin has suggested that people would do well to live as ‘story catchers,’ and be open to receiving the stories sent forth by others.¹ As healers, we must go one step further: we must be ‘story seekers.’