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Robin Schoenthaler aims to bring clarity to our chaos and maybe meaning to the madness. Through thoughtful essays, articles and stories, she engages her audience on topics ranging from cancer and Covid to parenting and purpose.

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Robin Schoenthaler, MD is a cancer doctor, mother, writer, traveler, and storyteller. Raised and reared in California, Robin moved to Boston in 1992 for a long career as a cancer doctor working with patients at Massachusetts General and Emerson Hospitals. During that time she also became a solo parent, a writer, a better friend and family member, and a global citizen. Through the stories of thousands of patients and readers, she has developed a unique perspective on medicine, parenting, pandemics, being human and the circle of life.

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Delta’s Psychological Toll: How 2021 Covid Scientists and 1878’s Aunt Nathalie Can Help

by Dr. Robin Schoenthaler | Sep 7, 2021 | COVID

Another day, another set of headlines about surges. And schools. And schools. And surges. Covid Delta surges seem to last around 6–8 weeks. They are ramping up horribly in some new states (South Dakota, Ohio, Idaho, Maine) — but are slowly declining in Missouri,...