Pooja Lakshmin, MD
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Pooja Lakshmin, MD, is a board-certified psychiatrist, New York Times contributor, and the nationally bestselling author of Real Self-Care, an NPR Best Book of 2023. Her work explores identity and meaning in times of change, and the structural forces that shape our lives. She maintains a private practice and is a clinical assistant professor at the George Washington University School of Medicine. She writes the Substack newsletter Real Self-Care.
