OK, I apologize that this post was drafted in March and sat untouched due to me being busy with work, family, and creating all of my...

I remember all too clearly, on a visceral level, the alarms that were going off in my head and my heart and my soul during the time that...

I wrote this in March of 2022 and it sat in drafts. I don't know why I never posted it, but it is too good to not share---------- I...

Four Summers. I cannot believe that it has been four summers that my family and I have had the privilege of spending in beautiful...

I do not do New Years resolutions but I do a lot of periodic reflections, which are often triggered around milestones. The other day I...

A couple years ago when my daughter fell off her scooter and chipped her tooth, we went to the ED for free and received an ACC claim...

Me on a beach in Trinidad I have been craving the ocean since the moment my family moved us from Trinidad.  Lakes could never cut it. I...

I have readers who are physicians practicing in the United States. I am often asked to speak on certain differences with how medicine is...

In July I went to Sydney Australia for a medical symposium. I love every opportunity to increase my understanding of aspects of my...

Confession. I found the draft of this post that I started months ago. It was after a 20 minute drive north, to Point Chevalier Beach. A...

My heart is full and I feel hopeful. We have been impressed with Micah's highschool since before he started attending. Between good...

We Are Exhausted If you have been paying attention to the words of Black activists, particularly those who identify as women, you would...

---> 607 mass shootings this year in the US ---> 50 anti LGBTQ bills proposed this year in the US ---> Complete reproductive healthcare...

I came across this image on Facebook, with the above description. I see this little bird being as content to stop moving as he was when...

I have a few posts sitting in drafts. Posts that I'd started, that are definitely relevant, but that I haven't had the mental "energy" to...

I have always believed that getting older would only be a sad thing if I was aging without accomplishing my goals. I always understood...

I am often asked by colleagues in the US about some of the differences I have noticed between working in the US vs New Zealand. There...

Today marks the day when we landed in Aotearoa. It was strange to think that we'd left on the night of August 10th Los Angeles time but...

On August 10th, we left the US via LAX and after a 12 hr. flight we awoke to August 12th in New Zealand, ready for our new lives. Since...

What does it mean to be happy while at work? What does it mean to be happy after a full day of work? I've spoken numerous times before...