Summary

In Chapter 7, Michele describes her yoga practice which is an important part of her life. After much self-reflection, she decided to focus less on the administrative aspects of medicine and focus on being a healer. This led her to leave Montefiore and work at the Veterans Affairs Hospital. There, in the psychiatric ER, she meets Victoria (Vicki) Honor. She learns that Vicki was psychologically tormented by her superior while overseas with the military. She was also raped twice, once by that same superior and then by the only man she thought was her friend in her unit. She became pregnant from one of those assaults and had an abortion. She is now struggling with the aftermath of that trauma, though she has found a new support system at home and is in therapy. Michele offers Vicki support and validation; affirming her story...