John Whyte, MD
3 min readDec 28, 2021

I Did Everything I Was Supposed To — and Life Still Sucks.

I’ve been hearing that from people quite a bit over the past couple weeks. As folks start to think about New Year’s Resolutions, there’s a growing sense of “Why bother?” As one patient said to me recently, “I did all the things you told me to do. I started yoga. I used a gratitude journal. I ate healthy. And now, a year later — excuse my language — my life still sucks. So, what are you going to tell me now that’s going to make…

John Whyte, MD

Physician, Author, Chief Medical Officer @ WebMD. I am passionate about changing how we think about #Health. Views my own.