Are you spending some time in the garden this weekend? What are you up to?? Simply loved visiting @tru2earthfarm farm and picking a beautiful bouquet. Wowza 🌸🔥 Even though this is a shorter post, please enjoy this highlight reel that is a brief and fun journey through this wonderful farm with me. So excited to spend time […]

When was the last time being in the kitchen felt like fun for you? If you are pausing to think about that, consider making something that you might normally buy that you love 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩. We 𝗟𝗢𝗩𝗘 making homemade berry crisp in home so today I want to share our Fruit Crisp Guide. Scroll back […]

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 […]