When politics becomes personal: Policy invades even the most sacred boundaries

Published July 1, 2026 11:00am ET



When I was catching up with a mentor of mine who has practiced psychiatry for decades, I asked her what prompted her to uproot her life from California and move to Florida a few years ago.

“Well,” she joked, “it certainly wasn’t for the humidity.”

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