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 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...
by Florina Lungu | Jul 15, 2025 | Empowerment and Personal Health, Mental Health, Stress and PTSD
You love what you do. So why are you so exhausted all the time? I’ve seen it in the hospital. I’ve seen it in coaching calls. And sometimes, I’ve seen it in the mirror. The kind of exhaustion that doesn’t scream, but settles in quietly, like fog. You wake up. You show...
by Florina Lungu | Jul 13, 2025 | Mental Health, Mind-Body Connection, Personal Growth
“People are lonelier than ever. They don’t want more content – they want more connection.” I read this in a post by Steven Bartlett last week. I was at the beach. My husband is beside me. My son digging tunnels in the sand. The sun soft. The waves slow. The...