Unarmed Mama MD
I have many labels (mother, daughter, wife, doctor, former Paralympian, congenital amputee, Christian) and many passions (health equity, integration of mental and physical health care, yoga, cooking, swimming, improving the health and lives of children and the systems that serve them). For most of my life, these various parts of me have been silos or battled each other for priority. Some labels were only achievable by sacrificing nearly everything else for years at a time, but I’m tired of being fragmented. Welcome to my journey toward self integration and putting down the armor of achievement.
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There’s No “Right” Way to Parent, Part 2
Here’s a post that got stuck in my drafts for about two years (Whoops!). Better late than never! Yet again, another post that is long overdue- thanks, life, for all the recent curveballs. If you are new to my blog and/or aren’t sure what I’m talking about, see these posts on fertility challenges, illness and…
Post-Viral Illness and Letting Go
Many in the West see yoga simply as a type of exercise or mindful movement. However, the postures of yoga, also known as Asana, comprise only one of the eight limbs of yoga. In fact, Asana is the third limb of yoga and is preceded by the Yamas and Niyamas, which are teachings on how…
The Long Road Home
It’s been nearly six months since my son brought COVID into our home. These days, if you were to catch a brief glimpse of me on a video call or out with my son, you would never know my wounds from COVID still “ache.” Spend a bit more time with me, though, and you will…
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Unarmed Mama, MD 