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Javeed Sukhera MD PhD @javeedsukhera.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I wrote something that begins with a horror movie I watched compulsively as a kid and eventually lands somewhere much more intimate: How do we keep living fully when the future feels frightening? drsukhera.substack.com/p/the-end-of...

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The End of the World

Living Life at the Edge of Apocalypse

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Javeed Sukhera MD PhD @javeedsukhera.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

My latest post starts in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco, traveling with my son. It becomes a reflection on ambition, abundance, inheritance, responsibility, and the ways we carry what life asks of us. drsukhera.substack.com/p/holding-th...

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Holding the Sky

Opening our hearts to a cruel and callous world

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Javeed Sukhera MD PhD @javeedsukhera.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

My hometown is Toronto. On the shores of Lake Ontario. Beautiful and sparkling water. Today and tomorrow and for all time.

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Javeed Sukhera MD PhD @javeedsukhera.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Bullies often confuse power with strength. They push until someone pushes back, mistake restraint for weakness, and rarely understand the damage they do to relationships they once took for granted.

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Javeed Sukhera MD PhD @javeedsukhera.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

We often stratify into a hierarchy of suffering because biomedical thinking valorizes objectivity. Yet to the sufferer, the pain is deeply real and therefore legitimate. There is much more to medicine and to healing than what is visible.

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Javeed Sukhera MD PhD @javeedsukhera.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

What does it mean to remain human inside institutions built around rules, risk, and safety? drsukhera.substack.com/p/secrets-an...

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Secrets and Histories

The thin veil that separates patients and staff

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Javeed Sukhera MD PhD @javeedsukhera.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Like so many healthcare workers, the pandemic forced me to hold suffering that words could never fully capture. I believed that if we made it through, we might emerge more compassionate and more connected to one another.

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Javeed Sukhera MD PhD @javeedsukhera.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

The prayers have been offered. The bamboo poles dance; beautiful because they were never meant to last. Perhaps that is what travel has been teaching me. Children grow. Parents leave us. Journeys end. And yet somehow the heart grows and grows and grows. open.substack.com/pub/drsukher...

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After Kuningan

On impermanence, the journeys that shape us, and learning to let go.

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Javeed Sukhera MD PhD @javeedsukhera.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

I still think about a family walking together on a warm June evening. About the futures that were imagined but never lived. About what hatred stole. Their memory asks something of us. www.cbc.ca/radio/thecur...

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Terrorism ruling in Afzaal family murders can help Muslim communities heal, says family friend | CBC Radio

When a judge ruled that the killer of the Afzaal family had committed terrorism, Dr. Javeed Sukhera felt a mix of emotions.

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Javeed Sukhera MD PhD @javeedsukhera.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

“He drove me to the airport and did not cry, or if he did, he did after I was already on a silver plane in the sky above New York, where I could not see him.” At two years since my father’s passing, I wrote about grief and fatherhood and everything in between. open.substack.com/pub/drsukher...

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Borrowed Light

Two years of being and becoming

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Javeed Sukhera MD PhD @javeedsukhera.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

One of the most toxic things about social media is how comfortable people become openly disparaging human beings they have never met. Just turning strangers into caricatures for applause.

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Javeed Sukhera MD PhD @javeedsukhera.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

It takes courage to speak honestly, stay open, and keep your humanity intact in a time that rewards the opposite.

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Javeed Sukhera MD PhD @javeedsukhera.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Motherhood reminds us that the deepest forms of love are rarely transactional. To nurture is to stay, to soften, to hold, to believe in someone’s becoming without needing credit in return. Today I celebrate that care remains one of the most radical human acts.

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Javeed Sukhera MD PhD @javeedsukhera.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Confronting medicine’s need for humility is hard because every step toward honesty meets a wall of defensiveness …but walls eventually crumble when we keep showing up with truth.

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Javeed Sukhera MD PhD @javeedsukhera.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Honored to share my letter in Psychiatric Services: “Radical Recovery as a Blueprint for Rebuilding Trust.” Trust cannot be demanded. It has to be earned. Psychiatry must look in the mirror and: Share power. Invite critique. Make accountability visible. doi.org/10.1176/appi...

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Radical Recovery as a Blueprint for Rebuilding Trust | Psychiatric Services

PsychiatryOnline.org is the platform for all American Psychiatric Association Publishing journals, DSM, and bestselling textbooks, as well as APA Practice Guidelines, and continuing medical education.

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Daniel Buchman @danielbuchman.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

🗣️ New paper from the CAMH Everyday Ethics Lab! 🧠 Do disease-based explanations of chronic pain reduce stigma? This is the question we set out to answer in our new paper in the @thejournalofpain.bsky.social #bioethics #neuroethics #stigma 1/9

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Javeed Sukhera MD PhD @javeedsukhera.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

No child is born more human because of the flag above their crib, no grief becomes less sacred because it speaks with an accent, no hunger is more tolerable because it crossed a line someone drew on a map.

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Javeed Sukhera MD PhD @javeedsukhera.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Ambition without generosity becomes hunger. It keeps asking for more and never teaches you how to be full.

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Javeed Sukhera MD PhD @javeedsukhera.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

That image of Dana holding Perlah, with fireworks above and tears falling, hit me so deeply. It felt like the aspirations of America meeting its heartbreak, and still refusing to let go of hope. #thepitt

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Javeed Sukhera MD PhD @javeedsukhera.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Cheer for strangers. Applaud people you will never meet again. Amplify someone else’s light without needing any of it for yourself. The world gets darker when everything is a competition.

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Javeed Sukhera MD PhD @javeedsukhera.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

You do not have to be free of self-doubt to walk back into the room. Some of the most important work of a life happens in the space between doubt and doing. open.substack.com/pub/drsukher...

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Between Doubt and Doing

Each morning, I would gather my equipment.

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Javeed Sukhera MD PhD @javeedsukhera.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Sometimes I am still learning the difference between moving forward and running away. Still learning that the self you are fleeing has a longer stride than you think.

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Javeed Sukhera MD PhD @javeedsukhera.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Controversy can make cruelty feel ordinary. That is when dignity matters most. In dark times, be intentional about bringing light. Be deliberate about uplifting voices that matter.

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Javeed Sukhera MD PhD @javeedsukhera.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

The world is loud with outrage, performance, and absurdity. Do not let it steal your attention from the people who love you, need you, and make your life real.

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Javeed Sukhera MD PhD @javeedsukhera.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

We do not stumble into love for our neighbors. We choose it. Against evidence. Against grievance. Against every algorithm designed to confirm that the people unlike us are the problem. #lovethyneighbor

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Javeed Sukhera MD PhD @javeedsukhera.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

I have sat at Seders with colleagues, with patients, and with friends. I have learned about freedom as a practice and what it means to be reminded of how it feels to be a stranger and still move through the world. Wishing chag Pesach sameach to those celebrating.

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Javeed Sukhera MD PhD @javeedsukhera.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

How do you test whether clinical AI is safe under pressure? Our team used red teaming to stress-test a patient-facing platform and showed that iterative improvements cut high-risk failures. A strong argument for continuous safety testing over one-time validation. doi.org/10.21203/rs....

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Structured Red Teaming Improves Safety of a Clinical AI Multi-Agent Platform Under High-Risk Conditions

Artificial intelligence (AI) agents are increasingly used in clinical settings, yet their safety and reliability remain uncertain. We conducted a two-phase stress test using adversarial prompts and ev...

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Javeed Sukhera MD PhD @javeedsukhera.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Some kinds of grief never leave us. Sometimes it returns in echoes, in layers, through another loss or another memory. Love leaves marks that time cannot erase.

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Javeed Sukhera MD PhD @javeedsukhera.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

It is entirely okay to acknowledge that war and trauma in our world affect our wellbeing at work. Pretending these realities do not touch people’s lives can feel invalidating, disconnected, and tone deaf. We do not need to have all the answers to make space for humanity.

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Javeed Sukhera MD PhD @javeedsukhera.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Before I even get out of bed, the world trembles with the echoes of war. My heart aches for those caught in violence, and for children inheriting an uncertain future. Our lives have become a constant practice of holding heartbreak in one hand and responsibility in the other.

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Javeed Sukhera MD PhD @javeedsukhera.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

We Canadians bleed red. We celebrate being human. Hockey is not just a game for us. It is a shared language. A metaphor for a dignified life. Tough losses sting harder. Because hockey matters. But we always lace up again. Chin up, eyes forward. Feet on the ground, heart in hand.

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Javeed Sukhera MD PhD @javeedsukhera.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Dear friends, For much of my life I have been writing in the margins. Some platforms have been a home for shorter reflections, but some stories need room to breathe. If you have been here for the small posts, thank you. If you want the long reads, I would love to have you. drsukhera.substack.com

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Javeed’s Substack | Javeed Sukhera | Substack

My personal Substack. Click to read Javeed’s Substack, by Javeed Sukhera, a Substack publication. Launched 2 hours ago.

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Javeed Sukhera MD PhD @javeedsukhera.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Over the past few days I’ve been sitting with the news and my heart is heavy in ways that feel all too familiar. Public tragedy has a way of reopening older wounds. To everyone in Tumbler Ridge, I’m holding space for your grief and for whatever hope you may find. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

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CBC's David Common speaks with Dr. Javeed Sukhera on how the Tumbler Ridge community can heal.

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Javeed Sukhera MD PhD @javeedsukhera.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Every time I think “this feels dystopian,” life responds with an even more dystopian sequel that nobody asked for.

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Javeed Sukhera MD PhD @javeedsukhera.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

When someone chooses willful ignorance and shares social media posts that dehumanize entire groups of people, a trust between us becomes broken We can disagree and still be honest and compassionate. What I will not accept are recycled tropes, distorted “facts,” and prejudice dressed up as debate.

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Javeed Sukhera MD PhD @javeedsukhera.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

The best way to assess someone’s credibility is to see how they handle critique. Those who are brittle and crumble into defensive pieces are generally not reliable nor trustworthy.

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Javeed Sukhera MD PhD @javeedsukhera.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Kindness. Respect. Patience. Grace. Character matters more than anything, especially when the world feels like it’s on fire. Take a breath. Don’t be a jerk.

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Javeed Sukhera MD PhD @javeedsukhera.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

When criticism gives way to fear and stereotypes, it ceases to be about truth and becomes a mirror of our own insecurity. The urge to control those who think differently is never about conviction—it is about the fear of being seen, and the refusal to understand what that reflection might reveal.

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Awais Aftab @awaisaftab.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

I was at the Institute of Living (Hartford, CT) for the Bicentennial Lectureship award & the Radical Recovery symposium yesterday & today, and I am so impressed by the excellence of care and research at IOL and the culture of dialogue and openness that @javeedsukhera.bsky.social has facilitated!

I am receiving the award from Dr Javeed Sukhera, both of us are formally dressed

A panel discussion with 3 individuals (Laura Delano, David Mintz, and me), and I am in the middle of saying something and moving my arm, and David is looking at me

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Javeed Sukhera MD PhD @javeedsukhera.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Rage baiting wins clicks, not change. There’s real suffering out there, and shouting across divides won’t heal it. We need to get serious about listening, collaborating, and finding constructive solutions beyond partisan noise.

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Javeed Sukhera MD PhD @javeedsukhera.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Your humanity is not defined by your passport. Borders may divide land, but they should never dictate worth.

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Javeed Sukhera MD PhD @javeedsukhera.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

We should never fear saying that every child deserves to live. That every family deserves safety. That every human being deserves dignity and the chance to hope. These basic truths should not be controversial. Compassion should never require a disclaimer.

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Javeed Sukhera MD PhD @javeedsukhera.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

The internet rewards outrage and vanity, not depth or humanity. Do not mistake algorithms for community or metrics for meaning. Real life is full of messy conversations and learning how to agree to disagree.

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Javeed Sukhera MD PhD @javeedsukhera.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Selective empathy is moral blindness. It’s when compassion depends on who suffers, outrage on who’s harmed, and silence on who speaks. True empathy isn’t agreement, it’s feeling another’s pain even when it challenges your comfort or loyalty.

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Javeed Sukhera MD PhD @javeedsukhera.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Two mothers cry beneath the same sun, The ground drinks salt from both their tears, Grief travels like smoke, Crossing fences and languages, Finding lungs that did not light the fire.

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Javeed Sukhera MD PhD @javeedsukhera.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

One of the most painful aspects of the last few years is not just the violence… but how easily empathy has withered in its shadow. Too many have come to believe that acknowledging another’s pain somehow erases their own. Callous indifference has proliferated like a virus…

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Javeed Sukhera MD PhD @javeedsukhera.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Would I find, in that relentless beating, in that deep drawn breath, the same proof I carry, that we are both tethered to the same air, the same fragile fire, whether we want to or not?

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Javeed Sukhera MD PhD @javeedsukhera.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Families do not need to be dragged into political circuses or fed misinformation dressed up as science. They need honesty. They need research that brings clarity, treatments that bring relief, and support that brings dignity. Not partisan political theatre.

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