Maria Simbra, MD, MA, MPH
@drmariaonwriting.bsky.social
Author, Consultant, Champion of Writers and Storytellers
🧠 Neuro, Journo, Espresso ☕ #DoctorsWhoWrite #MedSky #WritingGroups #WritingConferences #WritingSupport
✍️ Ironed Words https://www.ironedwordsproductions.com/dr-maria-on-writing-at-iwp-llc
🧠 Neuro, Journo, Espresso ☕ #DoctorsWhoWrite #MedSky #WritingGroups #WritingConferences #WritingSupport
✍️ Ironed Words https://www.ironedwordsproductions.com/dr-maria-on-writing-at-iwp-llc
“Fallen leaves lying on the grass in the November sun bring more happiness than the daffodils.”
November 26, 2025 at 2:19 AM
“Fallen leaves lying on the grass in the November sun bring more happiness than the daffodils.”
Participated in the Fall Local Authors Fair at the South Fayette Library. Thanks for supporting local authors!
November 23, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Participated in the Fall Local Authors Fair at the South Fayette Library. Thanks for supporting local authors!
How subscribing to Healing Ink helps doctors who write…
It builds your confidence in your writing abilities and helps you overcome the fear of rejection.
The next issue is just around the corner. Subscribe here: open.substack.com/pub/healingink
It builds your confidence in your writing abilities and helps you overcome the fear of rejection.
The next issue is just around the corner. Subscribe here: open.substack.com/pub/healingink
November 21, 2025 at 2:27 AM
How subscribing to Healing Ink helps doctors who write…
It builds your confidence in your writing abilities and helps you overcome the fear of rejection.
The next issue is just around the corner. Subscribe here: open.substack.com/pub/healingink
It builds your confidence in your writing abilities and helps you overcome the fear of rejection.
The next issue is just around the corner. Subscribe here: open.substack.com/pub/healingink
South Park 🍁🍂
November 16, 2025 at 2:36 AM
South Park 🍁🍂
Get your words in an upcoming issue of DocWriteRx™!
Write 100-500 words
🔸Describe a moment something in medicine became crystal clear to you.
🔸How do you introduce yourself to patients and why?
🔸What was an experience that put you on your professional trajectory?
Deets: DM
Write 100-500 words
🔸Describe a moment something in medicine became crystal clear to you.
🔸How do you introduce yourself to patients and why?
🔸What was an experience that put you on your professional trajectory?
Deets: DM
November 14, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Get your words in an upcoming issue of DocWriteRx™!
Write 100-500 words
🔸Describe a moment something in medicine became crystal clear to you.
🔸How do you introduce yourself to patients and why?
🔸What was an experience that put you on your professional trajectory?
Deets: DM
Write 100-500 words
🔸Describe a moment something in medicine became crystal clear to you.
🔸How do you introduce yourself to patients and why?
🔸What was an experience that put you on your professional trajectory?
Deets: DM
In the 11/25 issue of DocWriteRx™, read the words of lifestyle medicine physician Dr. Angela Andrews about a unique object and why she’s kept it.
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This month in the primer: some tips on writing about pain, suffering and death.
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Get it all here: open.substack.com/pub/healingink
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This month in the primer: some tips on writing about pain, suffering and death.
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Get it all here: open.substack.com/pub/healingink
November 12, 2025 at 2:34 AM
In the 11/25 issue of DocWriteRx™, read the words of lifestyle medicine physician Dr. Angela Andrews about a unique object and why she’s kept it.
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This month in the primer: some tips on writing about pain, suffering and death.
~~~
Get it all here: open.substack.com/pub/healingink
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This month in the primer: some tips on writing about pain, suffering and death.
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Get it all here: open.substack.com/pub/healingink
My writing retreat last weekend was a huge success!
I wrote two chapters, finished a short story, and got started on another.
My retreat mate edited ten chapters of her book.
I will do this again in January!
I wrote two chapters, finished a short story, and got started on another.
My retreat mate edited ten chapters of her book.
I will do this again in January!
November 9, 2025 at 3:05 AM
My writing retreat last weekend was a huge success!
I wrote two chapters, finished a short story, and got started on another.
My retreat mate edited ten chapters of her book.
I will do this again in January!
I wrote two chapters, finished a short story, and got started on another.
My retreat mate edited ten chapters of her book.
I will do this again in January!
Santa doesn’t have the only workshop in December.
The Doctors Writing Workshop kicks off the month. Get focused and organized feedback on YOUR 1,500 words.
Sunday, December 7 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Google Meet.
Group max = 6, so register asap.
www.ironedwordsproductions.com/doctors-writ...
The Doctors Writing Workshop kicks off the month. Get focused and organized feedback on YOUR 1,500 words.
Sunday, December 7 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Google Meet.
Group max = 6, so register asap.
www.ironedwordsproductions.com/doctors-writ...
November 7, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Santa doesn’t have the only workshop in December.
The Doctors Writing Workshop kicks off the month. Get focused and organized feedback on YOUR 1,500 words.
Sunday, December 7 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Google Meet.
Group max = 6, so register asap.
www.ironedwordsproductions.com/doctors-writ...
The Doctors Writing Workshop kicks off the month. Get focused and organized feedback on YOUR 1,500 words.
Sunday, December 7 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Google Meet.
Group max = 6, so register asap.
www.ironedwordsproductions.com/doctors-writ...
Hello, Doctor.
In this season of giving thanks, you may have mixed emotions. Perhaps you’re working the holiday. Maybe you have a patient who’s showing you what it means to be grateful.
What’s your prescription for gratitude?
Write on.
In this season of giving thanks, you may have mixed emotions. Perhaps you’re working the holiday. Maybe you have a patient who’s showing you what it means to be grateful.
What’s your prescription for gratitude?
Write on.
November 5, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Hello, Doctor.
In this season of giving thanks, you may have mixed emotions. Perhaps you’re working the holiday. Maybe you have a patient who’s showing you what it means to be grateful.
What’s your prescription for gratitude?
Write on.
In this season of giving thanks, you may have mixed emotions. Perhaps you’re working the holiday. Maybe you have a patient who’s showing you what it means to be grateful.
What’s your prescription for gratitude?
Write on.
Golden leaves promise a world of beautiful adventures.
October 31, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Golden leaves promise a world of beautiful adventures.
October 29, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Met some wonderful readers and met some new friends at the Beaver County Book Fest 📚
October 26, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Met some wonderful readers and met some new friends at the Beaver County Book Fest 📚
Get in an upcoming issue of DocWriteRx™!
Write 100-500 words on one of these…
🔸How do you engage with someone experiencing a mental health crisis?
🔸What’s an experience from medical school/residency that shaped you?
🔸What other profession or career do you fantasize about?
DM for deets/subs
Write 100-500 words on one of these…
🔸How do you engage with someone experiencing a mental health crisis?
🔸What’s an experience from medical school/residency that shaped you?
🔸What other profession or career do you fantasize about?
DM for deets/subs
October 24, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Get in an upcoming issue of DocWriteRx™!
Write 100-500 words on one of these…
🔸How do you engage with someone experiencing a mental health crisis?
🔸What’s an experience from medical school/residency that shaped you?
🔸What other profession or career do you fantasize about?
DM for deets/subs
Write 100-500 words on one of these…
🔸How do you engage with someone experiencing a mental health crisis?
🔸What’s an experience from medical school/residency that shaped you?
🔸What other profession or career do you fantasize about?
DM for deets/subs
The Heaviness of Being
New in the primer: writing about pain, suffering, and death.
This month we focus on why it’s so hard.
Subscribe for full access: open.substack.com/pub/healingink
New in the primer: writing about pain, suffering, and death.
This month we focus on why it’s so hard.
Subscribe for full access: open.substack.com/pub/healingink
October 22, 2025 at 2:28 AM
The Heaviness of Being
New in the primer: writing about pain, suffering, and death.
This month we focus on why it’s so hard.
Subscribe for full access: open.substack.com/pub/healingink
New in the primer: writing about pain, suffering, and death.
This month we focus on why it’s so hard.
Subscribe for full access: open.substack.com/pub/healingink
In the October issue of DocWriteRx™, read the poetry of neurologist Dr. Soma Sengupta about a greeting card with special meaning.
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Subscribe to Healing Ink™ for full access.
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Subscribe to Healing Ink™ for full access.
October 17, 2025 at 1:41 AM
In the October issue of DocWriteRx™, read the poetry of neurologist Dr. Soma Sengupta about a greeting card with special meaning.
healingink.substack.com/s/docwriterx
Subscribe to Healing Ink™ for full access.
healingink.substack.com/s/docwriterx
Subscribe to Healing Ink™ for full access.
Have you found that your writing project has become monstrous and overwhelming? Are you too busy to get it done? Fear not.
I can help you find a ghostwriter!
Get in touch and tell me a bit about what you’d like to accomplish, and I’ll hook you up with ghostwriters I know.
I can help you find a ghostwriter!
Get in touch and tell me a bit about what you’d like to accomplish, and I’ll hook you up with ghostwriters I know.
October 15, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Have you found that your writing project has become monstrous and overwhelming? Are you too busy to get it done? Fear not.
I can help you find a ghostwriter!
Get in touch and tell me a bit about what you’d like to accomplish, and I’ll hook you up with ghostwriters I know.
I can help you find a ghostwriter!
Get in touch and tell me a bit about what you’d like to accomplish, and I’ll hook you up with ghostwriters I know.
April S. is a doctor who writes and a client of mine. She gave me this great shout out on Alignable.
October 13, 2025 at 2:07 AM
April S. is a doctor who writes and a client of mine. She gave me this great shout out on Alignable.
Hung out with some cool authors and met some keen writers at the Northland Library.
October 12, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Hung out with some cool authors and met some keen writers at the Northland Library.
Based on your feedback, it’s clear the best part of my conferences has been the direct feedback and intimate discussion.
Ergo: The Doctors Writing Workshop, a small group forum to give you candid feedback and support.
Learn more and reserve your spot: www.ironedwordsproductions.com/doctors-writ...
Ergo: The Doctors Writing Workshop, a small group forum to give you candid feedback and support.
Learn more and reserve your spot: www.ironedwordsproductions.com/doctors-writ...
October 8, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Based on your feedback, it’s clear the best part of my conferences has been the direct feedback and intimate discussion.
Ergo: The Doctors Writing Workshop, a small group forum to give you candid feedback and support.
Learn more and reserve your spot: www.ironedwordsproductions.com/doctors-writ...
Ergo: The Doctors Writing Workshop, a small group forum to give you candid feedback and support.
Learn more and reserve your spot: www.ironedwordsproductions.com/doctors-writ...
Happy fall, y’all!
Take a moment in your favorite outdoor spot. Let the ideas, wishes, and hopes come.
🔸Write one down on a leaf and let it go.
🔸Or… write it on a stone and cast it into a stream.
Sometimes the act of writing can be cathartic, and no one else needs to know.
Take a moment in your favorite outdoor spot. Let the ideas, wishes, and hopes come.
🔸Write one down on a leaf and let it go.
🔸Or… write it on a stone and cast it into a stream.
Sometimes the act of writing can be cathartic, and no one else needs to know.
October 3, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Happy fall, y’all!
Take a moment in your favorite outdoor spot. Let the ideas, wishes, and hopes come.
🔸Write one down on a leaf and let it go.
🔸Or… write it on a stone and cast it into a stream.
Sometimes the act of writing can be cathartic, and no one else needs to know.
Take a moment in your favorite outdoor spot. Let the ideas, wishes, and hopes come.
🔸Write one down on a leaf and let it go.
🔸Or… write it on a stone and cast it into a stream.
Sometimes the act of writing can be cathartic, and no one else needs to know.
“Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.”
October 1, 2025 at 1:33 AM
“Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.”
Adding my signature to the Great Wall of Authors at my recent book signing.
September 28, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Adding my signature to the Great Wall of Authors at my recent book signing.
Extras available when you subscribe to Healing Ink:
🔸 DocWriteRx™ — an ezine featuring doctors who write
🔸 Writing & Storytelling in Healthcare: the Primer — a different topic each month on writing about healthcare experiences
Subscribe here: open.substack.com/pub/healingink
🔸 DocWriteRx™ — an ezine featuring doctors who write
🔸 Writing & Storytelling in Healthcare: the Primer — a different topic each month on writing about healthcare experiences
Subscribe here: open.substack.com/pub/healingink
September 24, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Extras available when you subscribe to Healing Ink:
🔸 DocWriteRx™ — an ezine featuring doctors who write
🔸 Writing & Storytelling in Healthcare: the Primer — a different topic each month on writing about healthcare experiences
Subscribe here: open.substack.com/pub/healingink
🔸 DocWriteRx™ — an ezine featuring doctors who write
🔸 Writing & Storytelling in Healthcare: the Primer — a different topic each month on writing about healthcare experiences
Subscribe here: open.substack.com/pub/healingink
Get your words in an upcoming issue of DocWriteRx™!
Write 100 to 500 words on one of these topics…
🔸How do you engage with patients who are addicted to drugs or alcohol?
🔸Who are your role models and what did they teach you?
🔸What do you wear to work and why?
DM to submit
Write 100 to 500 words on one of these topics…
🔸How do you engage with patients who are addicted to drugs or alcohol?
🔸Who are your role models and what did they teach you?
🔸What do you wear to work and why?
DM to submit
September 19, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Get your words in an upcoming issue of DocWriteRx™!
Write 100 to 500 words on one of these topics…
🔸How do you engage with patients who are addicted to drugs or alcohol?
🔸Who are your role models and what did they teach you?
🔸What do you wear to work and why?
DM to submit
Write 100 to 500 words on one of these topics…
🔸How do you engage with patients who are addicted to drugs or alcohol?
🔸Who are your role models and what did they teach you?
🔸What do you wear to work and why?
DM to submit
Come nurture your writing craft at the Ironed Words Writing Retreat, nestled in the charming town of Washington, Pennsylvania!
Escape the distractions of daily life and immerse yourself in a truly productive writing experience.
Learn more: www.ironedwordsproductions.com/fall-2025-ir...
Escape the distractions of daily life and immerse yourself in a truly productive writing experience.
Learn more: www.ironedwordsproductions.com/fall-2025-ir...
September 17, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Come nurture your writing craft at the Ironed Words Writing Retreat, nestled in the charming town of Washington, Pennsylvania!
Escape the distractions of daily life and immerse yourself in a truly productive writing experience.
Learn more: www.ironedwordsproductions.com/fall-2025-ir...
Escape the distractions of daily life and immerse yourself in a truly productive writing experience.
Learn more: www.ironedwordsproductions.com/fall-2025-ir...