Archive - Your Doctor Friend by Mara Gordon

Lessons from ten years of medicine

And hopefully many more.

10 hrs ago •

Mara Gordon, MD

June 2025

Black plastic spatulas, anti-vaccine fears, and the illusion of control

How I care for vaccine-hesitant patients

Jun 9 •

Mara Gordon, MD

May 2025

"It's like brushing your teeth."

Reclaiming exercise from diet culture, with Brooklyn Strength's Cadence Dubus

May 27 •

Mara Gordon, MD

and

Why bother traveling with kids?

They won't remember it. But the adults will.

May 14 •

Mara Gordon, MD

April 2025

March 2025

In which I become a soccer mom

Creating community in late-stage capitalism

Mar 26 •

Mara Gordon, MD

The casual fatphobia of the doctor's office

Why primary care should be so much more than an audit of your body size

Mar 19 •

Mara Gordon, MD

How much should we share about ourselves online?

This millennial lady rejoins social media

Mar 10 •

Mara Gordon, MD

Why attacks on DEI in medical education will harm patients

And a friendly reminder: We're all patients

Mar 1 •

Mara Gordon, MD

February 2025

"You have to have curves, but only certain types of curves."

A conversation with Nicaraguan size-inclusive doctor Mónica Peralta

Feb 19 •

Mara Gordon, MD

and

Mónica Peralta, MD

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