Your Doctor Friend by Mara Gordon

I want AI to do my paperwork so I can have real relationships with my patients

I don't want AI to be "nice" to patients so I can do more paperwork

Nov 19 • 

Mara Gordon, MD

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Why is it so hard to see a doctor when you first find out you're pregnant?

When I found out I was pregnant with my son — four years ago!

Nov 12 • 

Mara Gordon, MD

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Being an anti-diet doctor isn't radical

Size-inclusive medicine shouldn't be fringe

Nov 5 • 

Mara Gordon, MD

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October 2025

How I Keep It Together: Doctor Mom Edition

A day in the life, October

Oct 31 • 

Mara Gordon, MD

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How can I earn my patients' trust?

An uphill battle in the age of medical misinformation

Oct 28 • 

Mara Gordon, MD

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When kids start to sense the gaze of others

Talking to kids about bodies and body hierarchies

Oct 10 • 

Mara Gordon, MD

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September 2025

What are doctors for?

Recently, I was catching up via text with one of my best friends from medical school.

Sep 30 • 

Mara Gordon, MD

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I went on TV to talk about body positivity.

Here's what I wish they had asked me.

Sep 22 • 

Mara Gordon, MD

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"I don't want to pass my eating disorder on to my kids."

A conversation about life - in the middle of eating disorder recovery.

Sep 4 • 

Mara Gordon, MD

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Mallary Tenore Tarpley

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August 2025

When the doctor fears the patient

And how it degrades the relationship for all of us

Aug 22 • 

Mara Gordon, MD

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RFK, Jr. comes for primary care

And opens the door for a new era of health care grift

Aug 4 • 

Mara Gordon, MD

38

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July 2025

Menopause without body shame

A conversation with the great Virginia Sole-Smith

Jul 24 • 

Mara Gordon, MD

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