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DOLLY PARTON AND OWNING YOUR CROWN Before the walk, the boundary, the sleep, the time for something we love comes the most important self- care: knowing what matters to you. There are plenty of reasons to admire Dolly Parton. For me, I continue to be in awe at how consistently she seems to have known who she was even when other people had very different ideas about who she should be. Take Elvis Presley. Having one of the biggest stars in the world record your song is an extra

AMELIA EARHART IN SCHRÖDINGER’S COFFIN Amelia Earhart disappeared on July 2, 1937. We don't know is what happened next. Nearly 90 years later, researchers believe they may have located her Lockheed Electra in a lagoon on Nikumaroro, a remote island in the Pacific. You can read about it here. We continue to be fascinated because of the mystery. But I wonder if there’s something else at work, too. Amelia Earhart has existed for decades in a kind of Schrödinger’s coffin.

SHAKESPEARE IN THE BUSH AND THE PATIENT VOICE I was recently reminded of Shakespeare in the Bush, a classic anthropological essay by Laura Bohannan that explores how culture shapes interpretation. It raises an uncomfortable question for healthcare: How often do we mistake listening for understanding? We celebrate giving patients a voice, but too often we never stop to ask whether we're hearing what they're actually saying. Every patient arrives with their own culture, relatio