There is enough DNA in the average person’s body to stretch from the sun to Pluto and back 17 times. 🤯. HOWEVER, the genome alone is not the final determinant of our health. It is how the genes are utilized that provide health outcomes. Enter epigenetics. “Broadly stated, the field of epigenetics attempts to provide […]

Its’s Saturday! Is anyone working in the garden this weekend? How are you resting this weekend? Love to see what you are up to. This is a tour of the community garden my mom takes part in. She has a small section that she tends to. We made a great #moroccanfood tagine with carrots 🥕 and squash. […]

Did you, by chance, read the book Women Who Run With The Wolves at some point in the past. Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estes Ph.D. is the author, and I’m sharing a quote from her work today. “Asking the proper questions is the central action of transformation. Questions are the key that causes the secret doors […]

Reflections of a mentor….Time has shown me one thing. When a clinician in medicine loses hope, there have already been many moments in time that someone could have offered support, direction, empathic listening, and kindling of hope. Largely those moments can go ignored by the people around them. And each passing event can lead to […]

How do you build resilience and boundaries in medicine without becoming prickly to others? Maybe you don’t. Let me explain. It seems paradoxical for women in medicine because if we create a boundary, it is viewed as something that needs to be managed, shifted, or adapted to others’ expectations. And as a result, women in […]

What is one vegetable that people have eaten canned but rarely fresh? Since it is #MeatlessMonday, let’s talk about artichokes. What is your favorite way to prepare and eat them? In all seriousness, one of my favorite vegetables is artichoke, and my preferred way to eat them is to steam and then grill though steaming and […]

Edible flowers SPRINKLES are something you have been waiting for I am sharing about the spring blooms this week and how this can translate to edible flower sprinkles. 🌸 A relatively well-known fact is that sprinkles don’t add too much to our quality of life. And yet I absolutely am fascinated with them… I mean […]

The pursuit of perfection and how to control life so that it can exist…. Single-handedly, this has been the most destructive paradigm when it comes to my mental health. AND yet, I found myself in a career where having that trait is not only cherished, it is expected and cultivated from the very first time […]