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Mending From Abandonment

The truth is abandonment hurts, and like a deep wound, healing does not happen overnight. Pain like that changes you. It makes you trust less, overthink more, and shut people out. Fear of abandonment is...

Model 101: Finding Your Personal Style

Have you ever had that moment where you’re standing in front of your wardrobe, like an hour before an event, in complete distress because you didn’t know what to wear? Or is it just me? Finding...

Rethinking Mental Illness

October 10th marks World Mental Health Day. This year has been a rollercoaster for most individuals with the unfolding pandemic resulting in loss of jobs, financial stress, anxiety, grief from losing loved ones due to...

Battling Breast Cancer at 30 featuring Camara Celeen Lee

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODaNLGHx7Wg Camara C. Lee, Founder & Chief Executive Officer at TALENT+ shares her story about her fight with breast cancer at age 30. This emotional yet inspiring story is a tribute to all the women who...

Am I Smarter than a 4th Grader?!

When traditional school as we once knew it came to a screeching halt in March and Quarantine was activated, "there's no place like home" took a new meaning.  My husband and I were used to...

Saving Lives and Responding to the Refugee Crisis

About the Author  Sommer Aldulaimi, MD, FAAFP is a Family Medicine Physician practicing full-spectrum medicine in South Tucson, AZ. She also serves as Associate Program Director of the Family Medicine Residency and Co-Director of the Global...

What Physicians Have to Say About PCOS

September is Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Awareness Month https://vimeo.com/156341857 What is Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)?  Physicians describe it as an important cause of androgen excess, menstrual irregularity, and cardiometabolic dysfunction in women. Women, on the other hand, describe...

Dear Nature Lovers … (part 2)

There are so many beautiful places to visit in the nature island, Dominica. In my previous article, I shared some of my favorite tourist locations. Here are a few more popular sites to add to...

Dear Nature Lovers … (part 1)

The Caribbean’s best-kept secret, the Commonwealth of Dominica,  is a haven for the eco adventurer and the thrill-seeker. Known for its rugged terrain, lush green foliage, and pristine rivers, the island leans more towards preserving...

Let’s Talk About the Vagina, Shall We?

The most cared-for organ of the human female body is the vagina. Yes, I said it! As a retail pharmacist, I treat vaginal infections at work every day, and it’s quite evident that above all, women...

Successful Women in Medicine featuring Shanita Scotland, RN, CLNC

Shanita Scotland is a Registered Nurse, Certified Legal Nurse Consultant, Special Victims Nurse, and a graduate student at New York University (NYU). She currently works as an ER nurse at NYU Langone Hospital – Brooklyn,...

Keep an Eye on Your Vision Health

  Going to the doctor, going to the dentist—all part of taking care of your health. But going to the eye doctor? Also important! Eye exams at...

16 Fibroids and 1 Fallopian Tube Lighter

On June 20, 2022, one week after my 38th birthday, I underwent major surgery. The doctors removed 16 fibroids and also my left fallopian tube which...

How to Increase the Odds of a Healthy Conception

Planning for pregnancy can be a stressful time for couples. Many women face difficulty in getting pregnant or carrying a pregnancy to term. Struggling with infertility...

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Dealing With Adverse Life-Changing Situations

Adversity may come into your life unexpectedly catching you unprepared - illness, accidents, sudden death, separation or divorce, misfortune, affliction to name a few....

Love and Trafficking: How Traffickers Groom & Control Their Victims

  “I can’t believe she fell for that.” “If I were him I would have told someone!” “I would have seen right through it.” If you’ve never been...

What You Need to Know About Trichomoniasis

We learned the basics at school during science class or from having “the talk” with our parents and guardians. That was a long time...

Motherhood: The Untold Stories

These are the untold stories of motherhood which I quickly found out after the birth of my baby boy Breastfeeding This is hard, don’t let anyone...

Let’s Talk About Work-Life Balance

Have you been feeling burnt out recently? Do you find it challenging having to balance school, parenting, marriage, your career AND a side hustle? Dr....