Dr. Inna Conboy speaks with Dr. Mariel Herbert. Together they discuss: what existentialism is, intersection of existentialism and medicine, the importance of understanding the human experience beyond mere symptoms and diagnoses, how existentialism can enrich the healing process, the role death plays in shaping our lives, significance of creativity, the nature of suffering, importance of finding personal meaning in the current chaotic world, and the ways individuals can navigate their own existential crises. 

Dr. Mariel Herbert is a board-certified psychiatrist and writer in private practice in Northern Virginia. Her person-centered practice includes consultations, medicine, and individual and group psychotherapy. Dr. Herbert enjoys working collaboratively with creative professionals and other healthcare workers, including adults who were once gifted children. She values the shared experience of psychotherapy and mental health treatment as an embodied process. Her own daily mindfulness practice consists of a walk and writing haiku.

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