Category: Health and Wellness
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Evening Reflection|Today Was a Day…
Today Was a Day… Today was one of those days—busy phones, challenges, and frustrations. But in the middle of it all, I found ways to bring light in: I laughed at the unexpected humor that popped up. I grabbed a snack in Dr. David’s team office. I was gifted a couple of Vietnamese coffee packets—perfect…
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Life|65|Claiming My Day
🌙 Evening Reflection: Claiming My Day When you wake up with a positive mindset, setting the intention for how you want your day to play out… you give yourself a gift. This morning, I woke up early and started with some therapy moves in bed that my physical therapist planned for me. It felt good…
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Life|65|Waking Up with Intention
🌻 Waking Up with Intention 🌻 This morning I did something different — I woke up just a little earlier with the intention of setting the tone for a good day. Instead of rushing or debating if I should call off work, I gave myself time to breathe, move, and be grateful. I started with…
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H&W|The Challenges of Seeing a Specialty Surgeon
🌻 Flava Health & Wellness: The Challenges of Seeing a Specialty Surgeon Needing to see a specialty surgeon is very different than visiting your primary care provider. Specialty surgeons are highly trained in specific areas—such as spine or brain surgery—and because of their expertise, they are often called into emergency situations. Why Appointments Get Delayed…
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Life|A Shift Toward Peace
🌻 A Shift Toward Peace Sometimes life redirects us in ways we don’t expect. A difficult situation unfolded, but in the end, truth came to light, and I was asked to move in a new direction. What surprised me most is how much this shift has blessed me—it feels lighter, healthier, and more in tune…
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Life|H&W|The Journey of an Empath Working in Medical Environments
The Journey of an Empath in Medicine (non medical staff) I have always known that I am an empath—someone who feels the emotions of others as if they were my own. Over the past eight years in the medical profession, that gift has shaped everything about how I show up for patients, families, coworkers, and…
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Life|H&W|The Weight of Regret, The Power of Grace
The Weight of Regret, The Power of Grace Sometimes in the clinic, you meet people whose lives have been turned upside down. They sit across from you, kind in spirit but worn from the weight they now carry. And beside them, a spouse who bears the heaviness too, their eyes tired, their smile long gone.…
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Life|65|Just Being
The Beauty of Just Being This morning, I woke up without an alarm and without an agenda. I poured my coffee, sat for a moment, and realized—I don’t have to plan this day. I don’t want to plan this day. So much of life is tied to structure. Our jobs, our schedules, our families, our…
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Life|65|Living in the Age of Endless Opinions
Too Much Information, Not Enough Clarity 🌱 Living in the Age of Endless Opinions We live in a time where information is at our fingertips 24/7. Every scroll brings another expert, another opinion, another headline. What once took effort to seek out is now everywhere — loud, insistent, and often contradictory. With so many voices,…

