Author Anthony Fleg, MD / MPH
Anthony Fleg is a family medicine physician, a healer whose work is grounded in love, culture and community. He is originally from Baltimore, MD and has three younger brothers…Anthony lives in Albuquerque, NM with his wife Shannon, a Dine’ (Navajo) woman who guides him in life’s adventures. They co-direct the Native Health Initiative and have four children (Nizhoni, Bah’Hozhooni, Shandiin and Sihasin) that are the center of their lives…Anthony considers this one of his medicines and a part of his identity as a healer. He brings writing into his clinical work as part of a patient’s treatment plan and has begun teaching writing as a form of wellness and self-care to fellow healers. When the pandemic began, his writing came out of dormancy as he started the Writing to Heal blog project which spawned Writing to Heal the book.
Dr. Fleg is also the cofounder of Running Medicine, which is based on the understanding that running and exercise is a beautiful and potent medicine for mind, body, and spirit.According to Dr. Fleg, Writing to Heal is comprised of “Stories to inspire healing and action from the first year of the pandemic.”
FOREWORD EXCERPT
“Disease loves stagnation. Healing requires movement and flow. When I reflect on what Anthony Fleg has taught me, flow and connection ring true. He is an artist in connecting people through his kind heart, infectious positive spirit and beautiful reflections. And through this connection, flow happens.
The writings in this book are a beautiful example of connecting to the authentic truth that is all around us, even when it is difficult to see during COVID times. It encourages us to pick up a journal and use our own experiences to write, inviting new life into the world.”
Dave Rakel, MD
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