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Leadership
Take Care of Your People

Lloyd I Sederer M.D. on November 17, 2023

Dire circumstances open the door for leadership. Leaders who can seize that momentary opening are not born, nor are they crowned. Leadership must be learned and then earned.

Dire circumstances open the door for leadership. Leaders who can seize that momentary opening are not born, nor are they crowned. Leadership must be learned and then earned.

Anxiety
"Anxious Nation": A Film Review

Lloyd I Sederer M.D. on May 3, 2023

The documentary helps us understand the wave of anxiety that has hit our nation and what can be done to mitigate the consequences.

The documentary helps us understand the wave of anxiety that has hit our nation and what can be done to mitigate the consequences.

Addiction
When a Loved One Has an Addiction

Lloyd I Sederer M.D. on August 28, 2022

A review of the documentary Our American Family. The director’s camera knows to take special aim at the family’s kitchen table, often ground zero.

A review of the documentary Our American Family. The director’s camera knows to take special aim at the family’s kitchen table, often ground zero.

Relationships
Pig: A Modern-Day, Dark Fairy Tale

Lloyd I Sederer M.D. on February 24, 2022

There are moments that can break any person: Death of a loved one, utter disgrace, injustice, loss of faith. What makes for breaking and what makes for surviving the trauma.

There are moments that can break any person: Death of a loved one, utter disgrace, injustice, loss of faith. What makes for breaking and what makes for surviving the trauma.

Aging
What The Kominsky Method Teaches Us About Aging

Lloyd I Sederer M.D. on June 10, 2021

An unsparing look at aging and family, a mish-mash, LA sitcom where nothing is sacrosanct. Ah, the liberty of old age, where you either stare down reality or go mad.

An unsparing look at aging and family, a mish-mash, LA sitcom where nothing is sacrosanct. Ah, the liberty of old age, where you either stare down reality or go mad.

ADHD
ADHD 2.0 by Edward H. Hallowell, MD and John J. Ratey, MD

Lloyd I Sederer M.D. on January 10, 2021

ADHD, the authors stress right off, can be an invaluable asset in a person’s life. ADHD can propel success in relationships and business, and professional and artistic pursuits.

ADHD, the authors stress right off, can be an invaluable asset in a person’s life. ADHD can propel success in relationships and business, and professional and artistic pursuits.

Grit
'Godless': A Prequel to 'The Queen's Gambit'?

Lloyd I Sederer M.D. on January 3, 2021

A mining accident has killed most of the men of La Belle, tragically leaving it to their women relations, and making "Godless" a feminist western.

A mining accident has killed most of the men of La Belle, tragically leaving it to their women relations, and making "Godless" a feminist western.

Relationships
The Queen’s Gambit

Lloyd I Sederer M.D. on December 15, 2020

Who could be mesmerized by the braininess of chess, its square board divided into 64 individual squares, and all but silence, punctuated by the clack of the two-faced clock?

Who could be mesmerized by the braininess of chess, its square board divided into 64 individual squares, and all but silence, punctuated by the clack of the two-faced clock?

Play
The Last Dance With Michael Jordan

Lloyd I Sederer M.D. on August 3, 2020

'The Last Dance' was the title that Bulls coach Phil Jackson gave to their 1997-1998 season, when they went on to win their sixth championship.

'The Last Dance' was the title that Bulls coach Phil Jackson gave to their 1997-1998 season, when they went on to win their sixth championship.