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Heart Disease in Women: More Than Just Cholesterol
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in women.Approximately 44% of women in the United States are living with some form of heart disease.Most cardiovascular disease in women occurs after the ag...
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September 23, 2026 at 1:30 AM
What does your nervous system need?
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Nervous systems
Your nervous system is the command center.
Mission control.
The situation room.
And what happens when the main office has an inbox that has exploded?
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September 9, 2026 at 6:10 PM
What does your nervous system need?
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Nine years ago this month, I lost a good friend to suicide.
I still think about her final days. How overwhelmed she felt. How much she was struggling. How we talked about taking time off, medication and counseling—but stigma got in the way.
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I still think about her final days. How overwhelmed she felt. How much she was struggling. How we talked about taking time off, medication and counseling—but stigma got in the way.
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Suicide, Women, and the Life Preserver
September is Suicide Awareness Month.
Not only do the leaves change color in September, but kids go back to school, schedules become filled with activities, meals are eaten in the car on the way to ...
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September 3, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Nine years ago this month, I lost a good friend to suicide.
I still think about her final days. How overwhelmed she felt. How much she was struggling. How we talked about taking time off, medication and counseling—but stigma got in the way.
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I still think about her final days. How overwhelmed she felt. How much she was struggling. How we talked about taking time off, medication and counseling—but stigma got in the way.
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Third drop-off in six days.
This one is the hardest.
Because it’s the last one.
This season of change is for the birds.
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This one is the hardest.
Because it’s the last one.
This season of change is for the birds.
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The Last College Drop Off
Okay. Third college drop-off in six days. I promise next week we’ll get back to a medical topic.This one is the hardest.Why?Because it’s the last one.I am about to come home to a house that is decided...
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August 23, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Third drop-off in six days.
This one is the hardest.
Because it’s the last one.
This season of change is for the birds.
#midlifemusingsofafamilydoc #EmptyNester #EmptyNest #EmptyNestSyndrome #CollegeParent #CollegeDropOff
This one is the hardest.
Because it’s the last one.
This season of change is for the birds.
#midlifemusingsofafamilydoc #EmptyNester #EmptyNest #EmptyNestSyndrome #CollegeParent #CollegeDropOff
Apparently, there’s a name for that lovely period right before your kid leaves home when everyone starts getting on everyone else’s nerves.
Soiling the nest.
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Soiling the nest.
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Soiling the Nest
What does soiling the nest mean?
Well—just what it sounds like.
Shitting in your house.
It's that period before a kid leaves home when the bickering seems to increase, the eye rolling becomes Olympic ...
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August 20, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Apparently, there’s a name for that lovely period right before your kid leaves home when everyone starts getting on everyone else’s nerves.
Soiling the nest.
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Soiling the nest.
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This week, I’m dropping off **all three of my kids at their respective colleges for the first time.**
Which, I guess, makes me an empty nester.
But I’ve been thinking…why do we call it an *empty* nest?
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Which, I guess, makes me an empty nester.
But I’ve been thinking…why do we call it an *empty* nest?
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When the Empty Nest Isn't Empty
This week, I prepare to drop off all three of my kids at their respective colleges for the first time.
Which, I guess, makes me what people call an empty nester.
But why do they call it an empty nes...
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August 16, 2026 at 9:00 PM
This week, I’m dropping off **all three of my kids at their respective colleges for the first time.**
Which, I guess, makes me an empty nester.
But I’ve been thinking…why do we call it an *empty* nest?
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Which, I guess, makes me an empty nester.
But I’ve been thinking…why do we call it an *empty* nest?
#midlifemusingsofafamilydoc
In my latest blog post, I'm breaking down the most common types of female sexual dysfunction, why they happen, and what treatment options are available.
Because sexual health is health. And shame has no place in either.
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Because sexual health is health. And shame has no place in either.
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Let's Talk About Sex, Baby: The Truth About Female Sexual Dysfunction
Why aren't we talking about perimenopausal sexual dysfunction?
Women's health has spent decades being the black sheep of medicine. Conditions affecting millions of women have often been dismissed, min...
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June 15, 2026 at 5:48 PM
In my latest blog post, I'm breaking down the most common types of female sexual dysfunction, why they happen, and what treatment options are available.
Because sexual health is health. And shame has no place in either.
#midlifemusingsofafamilydoc #perimenopause #womenshealth
Because sexual health is health. And shame has no place in either.
#midlifemusingsofafamilydoc #perimenopause #womenshealth