Hijab: From Shame, to Identity, To Empowerment. Dr. Najmun Riyaz It was September 11th, 2001, another usual day during my third year of residency at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center in Boston. Every morning after our daily morning report, I and my best friend, who had...
Capitol Breach: A Wake Up Call Dr. Najmun Riyaz Four years ago, Donald J. Trump got elected as the president of the United States. I noticed many of my friends who voted for him were celebrating his victory. They came from all different faiths: Christianity,...
Staying Emotionally Connected with your Spouse During COVID-19 Dr. Najmun Riyaz It has been almost a year since the beginning of the pandemic. Besides affecting our own emotional wellbeing, our jobs, our schools, our kids, it has also caused a lot of stress on our...
Power of Listening: The First Lesson Psychiatry Taught Me Dr. Najmun Riyaz I thought of myself as being relatively patient and a good listener by nature. But when it came to my professional life, I didn’t think listening was one of the skills needed to...