Here it is – it’s go time! This is the end of the line, the big mammajamma, the event that could knock you off the rails. Even if you were able to avoid all the little temptations, the Christmas candy dishes, and cookie swaps, the…
It’s week 2 in our series Getting In Charge Of Your Weight For The Holidays, and this one is a good one! Did you get through last week and make your plan? Did you get all your reasons straight for what you’re gonna do and…
For those of you who’ve been following these posts, you know about all the things I’m trying to do right now. But for those of you who don’t, let me catch you up. I’m a practicing OBGYN and Lifestyle Medicine physician, a married mom of…
I want to share a secret with you this week. It’s something that has completely changed how I understand not only my own motivations but also those of other people. It’s very interesting! But first, a story… This week was one of those weeks…
I went away with the family for a week to the North Georgia woods near the Blue Ridge Mountains. It was very peaceful, full of the sounds of nature. The nights were dark and full of stars, and the days were slow, accompanied by the…
When I was a kid, I started tons of activities – tennis, violin, piano, softball, drama, ballet, gymnastics (and probably others I can’t remember). In the beginning, the activities were new and exciting. There was new equipment and uniforms or costumes and teachers and team…
You know, when I dreamt of being a mom, I had this whole vision for myself. I was going to be the mom who always listened to her kids, who taught them to think and understand, who took them to amazing places and showed them…
I’ve been very frustrated lately. Every time I looked at my attitude, I was irritated, annoyed, and short-tempered. It was to the point that I had to take a step back to examine what was going on in my mind. Why was I choosing to…
What does it mean to be Black enough? I know, this is a crazy-making question. There was a time that it didn’t matter how light your skin or how straight your hair, you were black because you were born to a Black family. Unless you…
Ever have a run of days that just wear you out? That’s how the past week has been. Shoot, sometimes I feel like it’s been the entire past 6 months. Between maintaining a constant level of vigilance at in the office and the hospital to…