by Florina Lungu | Oct 26, 2025 | Mental Health, Mind and Body Health, Mindset
Sometimes, when I sit in front of a patient, the silence between us feels crowded. There are two of us in the room — but it rarely feels like just two. There’s the voice of the parent who once said, “You’re too sensitive.” The shadow of the boss who whispered, “You...
by Florina Lungu | Sep 13, 2025 | Bipolar Disorder, Mental Health, Schizophrenia
When I first began my psychiatry specialty training in Romania, lithium was almost impossible to find. Patients rarely wanted it, partly because it was difficult to obtain, and partly because its reputation was marred by whispers of “too many side effects.” Lithium...
by Florina Lungu | Aug 17, 2025 | Health and Wellbeing, Mental Health
A couple of days ago, I stepped outside the hospital. The automatic doors slid open, and the sun hit my face like a warm hand. The air smelled of cut grass and distant rain. A breeze wrapped around my shoulders, soft and deliberate. I hadn’t realized how shallow my...
by Florina Lungu | Jul 28, 2025 | Empowerment and Personal Health, Mind-Body Connection, Nutrition
Last week I told a patient to eat one egg a day. That’s it. One egg. Packed with protein. Rich in fat-soluble vitamins. A natural source of choline, selenium, and vitamin D, especially when paired with a bit of sunlight. He looked at me and said, almost...
by Florina Lungu | Jul 23, 2025 | Anxiety and Depression, Mental Health, Mind-Body Connection
There are days when I sit across from someone in my clinic, and the story they tell me (of anxiety, of racing thoughts, of deep exhaustion) isn’t about what happened to them. It’s about what they keep living, over and over again, in their own mind. It’s not the world...