I didn’t originally set out to go to a DO school, but I do like the approach that they teach us which is to treat the patient as a whole person. Someone’s psychological health can be suffering because of poor physical health and visa versa, so it’s important to work on both, and to make sure that the treatments being discussed are actually feasible and reasonable for them to try to adhere to. (i.e. telling someone to “just lose weight” without working with them on strategies on how to do so in a safe and manageable way is just plain stupid.)
I was about to comment a similar sentiment. I didn’t realize I stopped existing or had my gender identity reassigned because I’m on lemmy instead of other social media.