Ninety nine years ago, Explorers Club member William Douglas Burden mounted an expedition to the island of Komodo in the South Sunda Islands to research and obtain the first film footage of the island’s monstrous lizards. Just recently another Explorers Club member, George Burden (the author) followed up on his cousin’s journey with one of his own.
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The Power of Empathy in a Profession Built on Healing
Empathy, often dismissed as a ‘soft skill,’ is, in reality, the critical foundation upon which trust, adherence, and resilience are built. It is the language that translates complex medical data into human understanding.