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Chris A Smith

@chris6572.bsky.social
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Grandfather, writer, meditation teacher, counselor and, for a short stint, meditation coach for a 7th grade girl’s basketball team.

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David Kopacz, MD @drkopacz.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Honored to be cited in Di Stefano's Holism & Complementary Medicine Thanks Vincent! Great new 2nd edition! @routledgebooks.bsky.social @soulinmedicine.bsky.social @chris6572.bsky.social #holism #HolisticMedicine #ReHumanizingMedicine #ComplementaryMedicine #CAM www.routledge.com/Holism-and-C...
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Holism and Complementary Medicine: Origins and Principles
The rise of complementary medicine is one of the most important developments in healthcare over the past three decades. This popular text outlines the history and philosophy behind holistic therapies ...
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David Kopacz, MD @drkopacz.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Thanks @closler.bsky.social for publishing my new piece: The Lifelong Learning of Saying Goodbye - as I am finishing up at one job & getting ready to start another... closler.org/lifelong-lea... @soulinmedicine.bsky.social @chris6572.bsky.social #leaving #SayingGoodbye #JobTransitions #Transitions
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The lifelong learning of saying goodbye - CLOSLER
By David Kopacz, MD, Clinical Tele-Psychiatry Practice   I’m in the process of leaving my 10th job in almost 30 years of clinical psychiatry practice. It never really gets easier saying goodbye to pat...
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David Kopacz, MD @drkopacz.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Chris Smith & I will be doing a keynote "Just Look Around" at the Catalyst Convening Coaching and Clinical Integration Summit - Columbia MO 7/31 - 8/2 Join us if you can to focus on looking for the human in every encounter www.instituteforbehaviorchange.org/catalyst-con... @chris6572.bsky.social
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Catalyst Convening
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David Kopacz, MD @drkopacz.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
My new piece @closler.bsky.social Supporting Patients During Politically Polarized Times "Moving from Me to We...and recognizing our...shared humanity, are...ways that we can support the health of our patients and the health of our democracy" shorturl.at/BLNot #InnerDemocracy #HealingDemocracy
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Supporting patients during politically polarized times  - CLOSLER
By David Kopacz, MD, Clinical Tele-Psychiatry Practice   Many people are suffering—many feel angry, scared, sad, and/or afraid. There’s war in Ukraine and war in the Middle East. In the U.S., there’s ...
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David Kopacz, MD @drkopacz.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Becoming A True Human Podcast.18 An Unfragile Mind w Gavin Francis Blending science with kindness, Gavin speaks about his new book to restore hope & humanity to mental health care YouTube: youtu.be/ahyA44iO1_Y Spotify: shorturl.at/n0vNW @drgavinfrancis.bsky.social @soulinmedicine.bsky.social
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Episode 18: The Unfragile Mind with Gavin Francis
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David Kopacz, MD @drkopacz.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
My new piece @closler.bsky.social Supporting Patients During Politically Polarized Times "Moving from Me to We...and recognizing our...shared humanity, are...ways that we can support the health of our patients and the health of our democracy" shorturl.at/BLNot #InnerDemocracy #HealingDemocracy
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Supporting patients during politically polarized times  - CLOSLER
By David Kopacz, MD, Clinical Tele-Psychiatry Practice   Many people are suffering—many feel angry, scared, sad, and/or afraid. There’s war in Ukraine and war in the Middle East. In the U.S., there’s ...
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David Kopacz, MD @drkopacz.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Inner Democracy.2: Struggle & the Journey of Inner Democracy "Struggle is inherent to any practice, and so it is inherent in the practice of inner democracy" shorturl.at/aOmfJ @chris6572.bsky.social @soulinmedicine.bsky.social @jeremydavidengels.bsky.social #Struggle #JourneyOfInnerDemocracy
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Jeremy David Engels @jeremydavidengels.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Friends—You belong, just as you are, and I’m glad you’re here. The unity that suppresses community is not true unity. The oneness that denies diversity is not true oneness. The strength build on hate is not true strength. This is the message of my new book On Mindful Democracy—check it out!
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David Kopacz, MD @drkopacz.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
A new era of war, an old path of healing Walking the Medicine Wheel Free ch 14 Return to the Held Back Place of Goodness www.davidkopacz.com/walking-the-... #HeldBackPlaceOfGoodness #Trauma #Healing @jeremydavidengels.bsky.social @soulinmedicine.bsky.social @chris6572.bsky.social
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Jonathan McFarland @soulinmedicine.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
New Webpage Coming Soon Be a part of the new chapter of #TheDoctorasaHumanist @drkopacz.bsky.social @chris6572.bsky.social @drgavinfrancis.bsky.social @upf.edu @melisupf.bsky.social
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David Kopacz, MD @drkopacz.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
InnerViews: On Mindful Democracy Jeremy D Engels interview transcript on Substack shorturl.at/PqcSy @jeremydavidengels.bsky.social @chris6572.bsky.social @soulinmedicine.bsky.social #OnMindfulDemocracy #DeclarationOfInterdependence
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On Mindful Democracy, Interbeing, and Hope: A Conversation with Jeremy David Engels Becoming a True Human podcast - Episode 16 Transcript
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Jeremy David Engels @jeremydavidengels.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
If you’re curious what mindfulness and democracy have to do with each other—or why I argue that democracy does not work without mindfulness—check out this interview with @drkopacz.bsky.social and @chris6572.bsky.social. And follow David and Chris—wonderful brilliant people doing good work.
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Jeremy David Engels @jeremydavidengels.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Inner freedom is the ability to be less reactive, and more responsive, to life’s circumstances. Outer freedom is the ability to work together with others to change the circumstances themselves. It’s a communal practice built upon the foundation of inner freedom. Learn more at this week’s Substack:
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How to be Truly Free
Why mindfulness matters (and it’s not only for the reason you think)
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Jeremy David Engels @jeremydavidengels.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Friends—You belong, just as you are, and I’m glad you’re here. The unity that suppresses community is not true unity. The oneness that denies diversity is not true oneness. The strength build on hate is not true strength. This is the message of my new book On Mindful Democracy—check it out!
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Jeremy David Engels @jeremydavidengels.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Dear friends, I’ve started a new Substack: Zen and the Art of Democracy. My goal is to reimagine democracy by returning to foundations—we all suffer, we all want to be happy, and we can only be happy if we learn to care for ourselves, each other, and the world we share. Please subscribe and share!
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Zen and the Art of Democracy | Jeremy David Engels | Substack
Change how you think about democracy: it is a communal practice of caring for ourselves, each other, and the world, not a partisan battle between us and the--and democracy does not work without mindfu...
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David Kopacz, MD @drkopacz.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Becoming a True Human podcast - Episode 15 Guest Cassie Craun Ferguson MD talks about her upcoming book, The Only Life You Could Save - a "love letter" of well-being to medical students Aud shorturl.at/eJxWL Vid shorturl.at/H1w6z @chris6572.bsky.social @soulinmedicine.bsky.social
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Episode 15 The Only Life You Could Save
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Chris A Smith @chris6572.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Irises after a spring rain.
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David Kopacz, MD @drkopacz.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
Thanks to Claudiu Murgan for interviewing me for Spiritually Inspired! gnostictv.com/programs/cla...
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Dr. David Kopacz on Healing PTSD with Indigenous Wisdom | Walking the Medicine Wheel & Holistic Veteran Care on Gnostic TV Network
Discover Dr. David Kopacz’s holistic approach to healing PTSD by blending Native American wisdom with modern psychology on Gnostic TV Network.
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David Kopacz, MD @drkopacz.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Caring for Self & Others - won a Nautilus gold book award! Foreword Reviews says “A literary oxygen mask and a paean to health care workers, psychiatrist David Kopacz’s...book illustrates how relatable and treatable issues like burnout are." creativecouragepress.com/our-books/ca...
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Caring for Self & Others
Do you want to reignite your passion for helping others? After the devastation of the pandemic, health care professionals are in dire straits. Caring for Self & Others: Transforming Burnout, C…
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David Kopacz, MD @drkopacz.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
Episode 10: The Doctor as a Humanist (DASH) - Becoming a True Human Podcast - guest Jonathan McFarland, reminisces about his own human education & how he came to found DASH. Audio: t.ly/6BHxl Video: t.ly/yISVN @soulinmedicine.bsky.social @chris6572.bsky.social #medicalhumanities #podcast
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Episode 10: The Doctor as a Humanist (with Jonathan McFarland)
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Chris A Smith @chris6572.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
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Medicine Without a Bottle - Pulse
Editor’s Note: May is National Nurses Month. When is hope medicine? In the middle of the night, a woman’s feet quietly whisked across the hospital floor to my bed. I was seventeen, grieving the death ...
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David Kopacz, MD @drkopacz.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
Becoming a True Human podcast #9: Illness & Creativity Illness can be inspiration for creativity if we can receive it as a gift - as it creatively recreates who you are. To receive the gift of creativity encourages us to then share the gift with others. Spotify: t.ly/oBhod YouTube: t.ly/dsvMK
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Episode 9: Illness and Creativity
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Chris A Smith @chris6572.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
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Chronically Strong, by Chris A S. | Vibly
Join us for a one-hour session dedicated to self-care and empowerment for those living with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Through mindfulness, movement, and shared strategies, we’ll explore ...
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Chris A Smith @chris6572.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
You had me at sharing pictures of our dogs. This is my writing companion, Vinny.
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