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...

Another trip up north to the Bay of Islands (3.5 hours north of our home in Auckland). This time with my father and stepmother in tow....

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

It's been about a month since I uninstalled Facebook and Instagram from my phone. I have become increasingly overwhelmed by my empathic...

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

We decided to make a weekend of having to drive 3hrs south of Auckland to Rotorua for the RANZCOG ceremony some weekends ago. By the...

When we became a Fellow of ACOG (the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists), we weren't given a moment to be recognized for...

In the middle of February, before the end of summer, we drove north to the Bay of Islands for a weekend getaway that I'd planned months...

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...

The other day, Randy was perusing his phone and this came up in his Google Maps. It made us pause in wonder to see all the places we'd...

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

So... I know that my last post was a bit heavy. I admit that I was in my feelings, but who could blame me? I hope that those of you who...

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 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...

It is winter here in Aotearoa. The kids are on a two week school holiday. Last week my family and I flew to the South Island and visited...

Yesterday was a day of reclaiming my peace and joy after a week filled with anger and frustration and sadness about the atrocities taking...

I walked up to the school today I heard the children laugh and play I heard them calling to their friends I saw them hugging, holding...