Reflections on my Accident and Post Rupture
Dr. Julian Ungar-Sargon narrates the dramatic events that left him in the ER and discusses what this brush with death means to him.
Measuring The Quality of Pain
Dr. Julian Ungar-Sargon hypothesizes a new tool for measuring the quality of pain.
Understanding Your Pain
In this comprehensive essay, Dr. Julian Ungar-Sargon elucidates the different ways in which the body produces pain and then moves on to explain the techniques available to patients for controlling and mitigating pain, along with a brief exploration of the spirituality of pain.
The Metaphor of the Genome
Exploring Esoteric Models of Healing
Dr. Julian Ungar-Sargon begins this illuminating essay by explaining the molecular biology of genes and then moves into a meditation on the metaphoric significance of coding and decoding and its relevance to the doctor-patient relationship.
You Have Been Chosen
Dr. Julian Ungar-Sargon addresses his patients and asserts that the baggage of suffering that comes with disease is no accident.
Healing The Split
Dr. Julian Ungar-Sargon makes a pledge to his patients about what kind of physician he aspires to be.
Letter: The Mystical Side of Judaism
Letter: The Mystical Side of Judaism
Dr. Julian Ungar-Sargon elucidates the mystical side of Judaism and discusses the role that it played in his own personal healing on three levels:
1. The historical
2. The phenomenological
3. The personal existential
Re-reading Illness
Dr. Julian Ungar-Sargon posits a fascinating analogy between patients and texts in this must-read essay.
Pilgrimage to Uman
Dr. Julian Ungar-Sargon shares his experience of making a religious pilgrimage to the grave of Reb Nachman of Breslov.