Christianity
Or, Why St Thomas is my kind of guy I was in church one day and Thomas came up. You know, the guy who insisted on seeing the resurrected Christ with his two eyes before he would believe in the idea of a resurrected anything. The guy who was practically
Healthcare
Of course, it won’t be because you’re sick. Does that surprise you? Because it shouldn’t. Except you’re vastly different from most people, you have almost never gone to see a doctor because you were sick. You might think that’s why you go, but it’s
Poems
(Or, A word-gift for New Year’s Day 2017) Sometimes, time is like a losing football game with not a goal to your name and six to the other team - easy to run out of steam. Sometimes, time slacks— one day dragged too long another week wore you down
Christianity
Or, a Christmas 2016 word-gift Almost. To new beginnings. Merry Xmas. :)
Empathy
(Or, why you should reach out to that young person you know who’s acting out.) “So to become an Avenger, are there like, trials, or…?” So call me late to the party, but I just saw the amazingness that is the Spiderman Homecoming trailer today! I’ve loved Spidey
Healthcare
Or, Thoughts on pre-med degrees as a bad idea There was a bit of a scare in March when an official of the National Universities Commission here in Nigeria was believed to have announced a proposed increase in medical school duration from the current six years to eleven. After an
Communication
Or, Thoughts on rethinking rape advocacy to rapists Most people think of rape as a VERY BAD THING. Most people also believe that only VERY BAD PEOPLE do VERY BAD THINGS. The trouble is, most people don’t think of themselves as VERY BAD PEOPLE. Ergo, the following thinking: “If
Healthcare
A lot of people ask me about where they can get psychiatric services in Nigeria, and I've been meaning to make a list for a long time. And now, here it is. But first, a few things. 1. First, allow me to give you a brief history of
Communication
And how can YOU avoid their fate? “My people won’t follow me! They don’t do the tasks I assign them, they don’t take initiative on new issues! I often end up doing things myself, and it’s frustrating! I’m too stressed to babysit adults!” This SOS
Human nature
Or, How we help those leading us to handicap us There’s a very worrying way of thinking that’s pervasive in Nigeria (and maybe Africa), we take its normalcy for granted, when it’s really very deadly. * The child who turns out poorly is blamed by elders for being
Suicide
Every time the subject of suicide comes up in a conversation (usually because there's one in the media or at times like the recent World Suicide Prevention Day, someone is sure to ask me why we should worry about suicide, and if it's really such a
Suicide
#2. We know suicide happens, but we “know” it doesn’t happen among Nigerians (or blacks, or people of our faith, or whatever group we belong to that we consider “different”). I still had to explain this to 2 fellow doctors as recently as yesterday. I kid you not. Doctors