Surgeons, in my opinion, are very special people, but very left brain, concrete and visual.  We seek instant gratification.  We want to see the pathology that causes the belly ache.  We glow with satisfaction witnessing how well the appendectomy patient feels after the nasty appendix is gone—even with an incision. 

I tend to be particularly stubborn. It takes something as dramatic as a lightning bolt to change my way of seeing the world.  In the early 90’s, the lightening bolt hit me.  My husband, also a surgeon and visionary dragged me—almost kicking and screaming to a Tony Robbins seminar in East Brunswick, New Jersey.  The participants were  1000 wild and crazy New York City- Bruce Springsteenish kind of crowd.  The seminar included a FIREWALK?!

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How A Girl Surgeon Changed Her Life By Walking On Hot Coals

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