David Kopacz, MD @drkopacz.bsky.social · 34mAsklepios National Archaeological Museum Athens, Greece 000
David Kopacz, MD @drkopacz.bsky.social · 36mAsklepios and family National Archaeological Museum, Athens 000
David Kopacz, MD @drkopacz.bsky.social · 08/10/2026"Change does not necessarily bring progress, and we should have learned this by now, but I fear humans often confuse change with progress." substack.com/@jonathanmcf... #hippocrates #ethics #Greece #MedicalHumanities @soulinmedicine.bsky.socialsubstack.comThe First Annual ‘Silk Road Universities Network’ Medical ForumThe Ethical Legacy of Hippocrates in 21st-Century Medicine 051
Reposted by David Kopacz, MDDavid Kopacz, MD @drkopacz.bsky.social · 04/10/2026An Eco-Biopsychosocial-Spiritual Model...we aren’t isolated individuals, but interconnected organisms whose health depends...on the health of our physical, social, technological, political & spiritual environments shorturl.at/8OtEs @soulinmedicine.bsky.social @climatepsychiatry.bsky.social #EBPSSshorturl.atEarth, wind, and fire: the need for a new kind of medicine - CLOSLERBy David Kopacz, MD, University of Illinois College of Medicine If we’re truly going to address illness and promote health, we need to not only look inside the human organism (bio- and psycho-), th... 042
David Kopacz, MD @drkopacz.bsky.social · 04/10/2026We just interviewed Dr. Roy-Bornstein on her book for the Becoming A True Human podcast! Spotify shorturl.at/EjSbJ YouTube shorturl.at/IParJshorturl.atEpisode 21: A Prescription for Burnout with Dr. Roy-BornsteinBecoming A True Human · Episode 000
David Kopacz, MD @drkopacz.bsky.social · 04/10/2026We just interviewed Dr. Roy-Bornstein on her book for the Becoming A True Human podcast! Spotify shorturl.at/EjSbJ YouTube shorturl.at/IParJshorturl.atEpisode 21: A Prescription for Burnout with Dr. Roy-BornsteinBecoming A True Human · Episode 010
Reposted by David Kopacz, MDJim_Writes @jpwwrites.bsky.social · 01/04/2026FYI Doc; Good Reads; Congratulations to Carolyn Roy-Bornstein, author of A Prescription for Burnout: Restorative Writing for Healthcare Professionals, for winning a gold award from the Nonfiction Book Awards. 041
David Kopacz, MD @drkopacz.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Becoming a True Human #21 A Rx for Burnout - Carolyn Roy-Bornstein Restorative Writing for Healthcare Professionals Spotify shorturl.at/EjSbJ YT: shorturl.at/IParJ @soulinmedicine.bsky.social @chris6572.bsky.social #burnout #writing #healthcare #restorative #NarrativeMedicine #WritingAsAWayOfLifeshorturl.atEpisode 21: A Prescription for Burnout with Dr. Carolyn Roy-BornsteinEnjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. 011
David Kopacz, MD @drkopacz.bsky.social · 04/10/2026An Eco-Biopsychosocial-Spiritual Model...we aren’t isolated individuals, but interconnected organisms whose health depends...on the health of our physical, social, technological, political & spiritual environments shorturl.at/8OtEs @soulinmedicine.bsky.social @climatepsychiatry.bsky.social #EBPSSshorturl.atEarth, wind, and fire: the need for a new kind of medicine - CLOSLERBy David Kopacz, MD, University of Illinois College of Medicine If we’re truly going to address illness and promote health, we need to not only look inside the human organism (bio- and psycho-), th... 042
Reposted by David Kopacz, MDDavid Kopacz, MD @drkopacz.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Toward an eco-biopsychosocial-spiritual model of health "The world around us is burning, flooding, blowing, shaking - we’re acutely aware that the elements meant to sustain us could flip from nurturing to threatening" shorturl.at/8OtEs @soulinmedicine.bsky.social #eco-biopsychosocial-spiritualshorturl.atEarth, wind, and fire: the need for a new kind of medicine - CLOSLERBy David Kopacz, MD, University of Illinois College of Medicine If we’re truly going to address illness and promote health, we need to not only look inside the human organism (bio- and psycho-), th... 142
David Kopacz, MD @drkopacz.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Toward an eco-biopsychosocial-spiritual model of health "The world around us is burning, flooding, blowing, shaking - we’re acutely aware that the elements meant to sustain us could flip from nurturing to threatening" shorturl.at/8OtEs @soulinmedicine.bsky.social #eco-biopsychosocial-spiritualshorturl.atEarth, wind, and fire: the need for a new kind of medicine - CLOSLERBy David Kopacz, MD, University of Illinois College of Medicine If we’re truly going to address illness and promote health, we need to not only look inside the human organism (bio- and psycho-), th... 142
David Kopacz, MD @drkopacz.bsky.social · 01/10/2026thehill.com/opinion/camp...thehill.comRevenge of the citizens: Let’s text the candidates back, asking them for moneyEvery time you get a text or email from a politician or political group asking for money, write them back, asking for money. 000
Reposted by David Kopacz, MDJonathan McFarland @soulinmedicine.bsky.social · 03/09/2026If you believe that medicine is losing its way, and want to - Restore the original values of medicine, - Cope with the ethical issues confronting modern medicine, - Resolve the imbalance in care between different areas, Then, please contact us lnkd.in/eSGzt686 or mcfarland.jonathan@gmail.comlinkedin.comIf, like us, you believe that medicine is 'losing its way' or has already done so, then join us in the homeland of Western civilisation, Greece. The great American writer, Henry Miller, wrote,...If, like us, you believe that medicine is 'losing its way' or has already done so, then join us in the homeland of Western civilisation, Greece. The great American writer, Henry Miller, wrote, ' The ... 111
Reposted by David Kopacz, MDMBlue.Bsky.social 🌺MB🌺 @mblue.bsky.social · 26/09/2026We're gonna need a lotta good cats! #HappyCaturday 1515352
David Kopacz, MD @drkopacz.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Interesting choice of new acronym for AI - in psychiatry "SI" stands for Suicidal Ideation... apnews.com/article/trum...apnews.comUS diplomats told to use term ‘super intelligence’ not ‘artificial intelligence’ after Trump's callThe State Department is ordering diplomats in its international organizations bureau to use the term “super intelligence” instead of “artificial intelligence” in all communications following President... 210
David Kopacz, MD @drkopacz.bsky.social · 14/09/2026www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.com‘Tidal wave’ of Pfas being launched to satisfy AI industry, campaigners warnBig manufacturers planning to produce more of the forever chemicals to meet demand from datacentres 000
David Kopacz, MD @drkopacz.bsky.social · 13/09/2026beingfullyhuman.com/2011/12/23/v...beingfullyhuman.comVáclav Havel: 5 October 1936 – 18 December 2011“I should probably say first that the kind of hope I often think about (especially in situations that are particularly hopeless, such as prison) I understand above all as a state of mind, not a sta… 001
David Kopacz, MD @drkopacz.bsky.social · 13/09/2026We can also view hope as a choice within each human being, a choice between hope and despair I like Havel's view of hope 100
David Kopacz, MD @drkopacz.bsky.social · 13/09/2026"In short, we are up against an ideology that has given up not only on the premise and promise of liberal democracy but on the livability of our shared world – on its beauty, on its people, on our children, on other species." www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i... @soulinmedicine.bsky.socialtheguardian.comThe end times fascists are plotting their escape from our world. Our mission is clear | Naomi Klein and Astra TaylorAn unholy alliance is working toward an apocalyptic future from which only a chosen few will emerge unscathed. It’s becoming clear how we stop them 122
David Kopacz, MD @drkopacz.bsky.social · 11/09/2026It sounds like what Jeremy David Engels calls Enemyship 110
David Kopacz, MD @drkopacz.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Yes, you could say that It is "us vs them" at any cost 110
David Kopacz, MD @drkopacz.bsky.social · 11/09/2026The surface level is that the President of the US is encouraging people to cheat in the election. While there could be various psychological reasons for this, I prefer to look at it politically - it is un- or anti-democratic 011
David Kopacz, MD @drkopacz.bsky.social · 11/09/2026“I pledge to the greatest president in the history of the United States, that loves us so much he can’t even breathe, that I will go out with my family, my friends, I’ll do it any way – I don’t care if I’m registered or not, I’m going to try to cheat like hell like they do.”DTrump shorturl.at/a4fRGtheguardian.com‘I’m on the ticket’: Trump implores Republicans to vote in November at unusual midterm conventionThe president demonised Democrats in an attempt to wangle votes in midterms despite backlash over Iran war 210
Reposted by David Kopacz, MDDavid Kopacz, MD @drkopacz.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Becoming A True Human.20_Steven Herrmann Spiritual Democracy is a nondual force breaking down barriers between people & all Earth beings Vid: shorturl.at/4fCbL Aud: shorturl.at/GG906 #SpiritualDemocracy #Democracy #InnerDemocracy #Jung #Vocation @soulinmedicine.bsky.social @chris6572.bsky.socialshorturl.atEpisode 20: Spiritual Democracy with Steven HerrmannEnjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. 032
David Kopacz, MD @drkopacz.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Becoming a True Human Podcast #20: Spiritual Democracy with Steven Herrmann shorturl.at/4fCbL @jeremydavidengels.bsky.socialshorturl.atEpisode 20: Spiritual Democracy with Steven HerrmannEnjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. 001
David Kopacz, MD @drkopacz.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Becoming A True Human.20_Steven Herrmann Spiritual Democracy is a nondual force breaking down barriers between people & all Earth beings Vid: shorturl.at/4fCbL Aud: shorturl.at/GG906 #SpiritualDemocracy #Democracy #InnerDemocracy #Jung #Vocation @soulinmedicine.bsky.social @chris6572.bsky.socialshorturl.atEpisode 20: Spiritual Democracy with Steven HerrmannEnjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. 032
David Kopacz, MD @drkopacz.bsky.social · 05/09/2026War is not war When it is waged by The Institute of Peace A Message from The Ministry of Truth 162
Reposted by David Kopacz, MDDavid Kopacz, MD @drkopacz.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Interview w Rob Riemen - author To Fight Against This Age: On Fascism & Humanism "quality is replaced by quantity...everything that is not useful, which is the whole world of culture and the whole world of spirituality, doesn’t count anymore" shorturl.at/pwzia #RobRiemen #Fascism #Humanism #Spiritdavidrkopaczmd.substack.comInnerViewsOurs is a book culture - interview with Rob Riemen 111
David Kopacz, MD @drkopacz.bsky.social · 03/09/2026@soulinmedicine.bsky.social @chris6572.bsky.social @jeremydavidengels.bsky.social 010
David Kopacz, MD @drkopacz.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Interview w Rob Riemen - author To Fight Against This Age: On Fascism & Humanism "quality is replaced by quantity...everything that is not useful, which is the whole world of culture and the whole world of spirituality, doesn’t count anymore" shorturl.at/pwzia #RobRiemen #Fascism #Humanism #Spiritdavidrkopaczmd.substack.comInnerViewsOurs is a book culture - interview with Rob Riemen 111
David Kopacz, MD @drkopacz.bsky.social · 03/09/2026"Event is likely to be largest in at least 1,000 years and will pile extra heat into a world already in a climate crisis" www.theguardian.com/environment/... @soulinmedicine.bsky.socialtheguardian.com‘Supersizing before our eyes’: UN warns of record El Niño approachingEvent is likely to be largest in at least 1,000 years and will pile extra heat into a world already in a climate crisis 041
David Kopacz, MD @drkopacz.bsky.social · 01/09/2026www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comUS public libraries at ‘breaking point’ amid ideological attacks, report findsPEN America study details verbal and physical threats to librarians, funding cuts and proliferation of book bans 121
David Kopacz, MD @drkopacz.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Our first Monarch caterpillar I've seen in the yard! On Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa) I planted #MonarchCaterpillar #ButterflyWeed #AsclepiasTuberosa @soulinmedicine.bsky.social 130
David Kopacz, MD @drkopacz.bsky.social · 29/08/2026In Rob Riemen Nobility of Spirit: A Forgotten Ideal P.98 #RobRiemen 000
David Kopacz, MD @drkopacz.bsky.social · 29/08/2026"At first sight, there is much that is still normal...but the soul of life has fled, everyone is uneasy at heart, death is at our elbow, and in reality nothing goes well. In reality they're is... no government, no judiciary. Everything has become the police" Alexander Herzen #NobilityOfSpirit 210
Reposted by David Kopacz, MDLiterland @literland.bsky.social · 03/12/2025"Nos hemos vuelto ciegos ante todo lo que es verdaderamente importante en la vida y que la hace digna de ser vivida". "Nobleza de espíritu", Rob Riemen 04416
David Kopacz, MD @drkopacz.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Lunar eclipse last night over Madison, Wisconsin, USA 1182
David Kopacz, MD @drkopacz.bsky.social · 28/08/2026A character begins in one condition; a crisis slowly develops...the crisis passes; the person returns to something like the original state, but transformed. Someone comes very close to drowning, but doesn’t drown. What does that do to them? www.theguardian.com/film/2026/au... @chris6572.bsky.socialtheguardian.com‘It’s the story of what happens when the music stops’: bringing tormented jazz legend Bill Evans to lifeHaving directed documentaries about David Bowie, Radiohead and Joy Division, Grant Gee takes on a biopic of the turbulent and tragic American pianist 000
David Kopacz, MD @drkopacz.bsky.social · 20/08/2026www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comHow one American couple ditched their lawn and created a wildlife haven – and you could tooNovice gardeners James Reed McGuire and Crystal Fritz wanted to try something new when they moved out to the suburbs. Little did they know they were joining a nationwide movement 120
David Kopacz, MD @drkopacz.bsky.social · 19/08/2026"It’s very simple...Don’t be a cunt, ’cos you’re just fucking yourself with karma. Be nice. Be still, and know I am the Lord. And don’t look to be a Buddha.” “Be an ordinary person as best you can." Jah Wobble www.theguardian.com/music/2026/a...theguardian.comJah Wobble on covering the Beatles, London buses and why punk went wrong: ‘Being kind is seen as square’The maverick former Public Image Ltd bassist takes us on a typically picaresque journey through his ‘Kafka-esque’ days at Transport for London, being named by Sid Vicious and his spiritual learnings 120
David Kopacz, MD @drkopacz.bsky.social · 07/08/20263 Laws of AI: 1) must not harm/deceive a human being, or support an unlawful/unethical activity 2) must obey lawful & ethical orders given to it by a human being except where orders conflict w/ laws 3) may operate autonomously as long as its autonomous operations do not conflict with the above laws 021
David Kopacz, MD @drkopacz.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Adapting Asimov's 3 laws of robotics to AI www.theguardian.com/technology/c...theguardian.comOne of science fiction’s greatest writers warned us about a AI. Does he also hold the remedy? | Alan FinkelWhat might a modern day equivalent of Isaac Asimov’s laws of robotics look like? Guided by the author, I propose the three laws of AI 131
David Kopacz, MD @drkopacz.bsky.social · 30/07/2026thehill.com/opinion/heal...thehill.comA strong public health system is a national asset and a political opportunityFormer governors John Kasich and Steve Beshear, along with CEO Brian C. Castrucci, advocate for strengthening America’s public health system through new recommendations from the National Comm… 120
David Kopacz, MD @drkopacz.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Caring for Body: Grounding Traumas may have happened in the past, you may be anxious about the future, but right here, right now, you are safe & secure in your body youtu.be/MC0k0UCLxLE @soulinmedicine.bsky.social @chris6572.bsky.social #grounding #caring #healing #meditation #Embodying #bodyyoutu.beCaring for Body: Grounding ExercisesYouTube video by Becoming a True Human 041
David Kopacz, MD @drkopacz.bsky.social · 24/07/20261st video from Caring for Self & Others: Transforming Burnout, Compassion Fatigue, and Soul Loss (2024) - overview of the book which explores how we can transform pain & suffering into compassion youtu.be/aamQUz3tETw @soulinmedicine.bsky.social @chris6572.bsky.social #caring #burnout #healingyoutu.beCaring for Self & Others OverviewYouTube video by Becoming a True Human 051
David Kopacz, MD @drkopacz.bsky.social · 21/07/2026My last week at my tele-psychiatry job. Lots of goodbyes all day long. What an amazing honor it has been to be able to walk alongside so many incredible people on their journeys of growth and transformation! closler.org/lifelong-lea... @soulinmedicine.bsky.social @chris6572.bsky.socialclosler.orgThe lifelong learning of saying goodbye - CLOSLERBy 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... 231
David Kopacz, MD @drkopacz.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Wonderful movie The first one I thought of when I heard Sam Neill crossed over 230
David Kopacz, MD @drkopacz.bsky.social · 10/07/2026"Perhaps part of what they are expressing is not only grief but moral injury: the distress that arises when our values and our actions drift dangerously apart." @soulinmedicine.bsky.social @chris6572.bsky.social #MoralInjury #EcologicalMoralInjury 031