Bone Valley season one was voted one of the best podcasts of 2022. It definitely made my top 5 list that year. So when I heard that season two was dropping in the spring of 2025, I was ready to listen no matter the story. But the story that is being told.... wow. And I … Continue reading Everyone has feelings →

In my recent job searching, I came across the Netflix documentary Daughters of Destiny which follows five girls who attend Shanti Bhavan , a boarding school for India's most disadvantaged children in Tamil Nandu. As someone who has spent the last 14 years empowering girls to be leaders of their communities, the concept of such … Continue reading Daughters of Destiny →

For those not familiar, Match day is the day that medical students find out where they match for residency. I am sure the process is more streamlined now, but in 2001, it meant you went to an auditorium and waited until the person matching walked down to the stage, accepted an envelope and then opened … Continue reading Match day 2001 →

I was on a first round Zoom job interview today when I saw I had a missed call from my brother. He never calls, only texts, so in my gut I knew it was not good news. He was calling to let me know our dad had died. This was complicated to process because my … Continue reading My dad. It was complicated. →

We are what is known as a "house divided." In our house, the smart family members cheer for UNC, the less smart cheer for DOOK. There was even a Duke magazine article written about our family. Apparently it was one of the magazines in the husband's clinic, and patients would say "hey I saw your … Continue reading Our March Madness over the years →

Yesterday Tales of an Educated Debutante posted a top 10 list of why it was better to attend college in the 1990s. OMG, I could relate to every single one of them! Here are some personal stories from my experiences in college from in the 90s. It was an amazing time to be doing things … Continue reading College in the 90s →

This decision has been a topic of discussion since election night, but it is now finally official. I will always remember putting that I Voted sticker on my laptop when I voted early. I wanted to keep the sticker because I thought it would be a monumental election – the first female president of the … Continue reading Going back home →

For New Year's Eve, we went out for a fancy dinner with the oldest kiddo who is home from college and then made an appearance at a holiday party. My social skills were not great pre-pandemic, but post-pandemic and after living with a national forest as my neighbor and menopause brain, well, let's just say … Continue reading The Duke MTA Study →

Life is slowing down a bit with the holidays around the corner, so I wanted to take some time to write and reflect on the past year. We moved to SC in the summer of 2023. I was living primarily solo and both of my kiddos had left for college. I wrote and published a … Continue reading 2 determined females →

Ok, so I care about politics for a lot of reasons. I think people should be opening and accepting of everyone, decisions should be made based off of science, I could keep going. But the real reason I care about politics are the two kiddos in that photo above. This memory popped up in my … Continue reading Why I care about politics →