Real Stories

New Year, New You? Who? Every January, it’s the same message.New year. New you. Reset. Restart. Reinvent. And honestly… who is that for? I’ve been thinking a lot about why the new year always puts so much pressure on changing ourselves, as if who we were on December 31st suddenly isn’t enough. Maybe instead of […]

Today, for the first time since April 2024, I called out. No flu.No fever.No cough.Nothing dramatic or easily labeled. I just didn’t feel like myself. As a healthcare provider, that can be a hard thing to admit, especially when there isn’t a clear diagnosis or visible symptom to point to. We are trained to push […]

In mid-June 2023, I had a conversation I’ll never forget.  I was working at a primary care office, busy, established, with full patient panels, and all the appearances of success. But beneath the surface, something didn’t sit right. That day, I was told by the lead physician that I needed to start double-charging patients. Patients […]

I wanted to take a moment to share something personal that weighed heavily on my heart last week. My family experienced an unexpected loss, one that left us stunned, heartbroken, and quietly reflecting on how fragile life can be. This was a tough loss for my husband’s family. His uncle, who passed, wasn’t just a […]

Today, a patient jokingly complained about waiting five minutes to be seen. Yup—five minutes! If it was even that long. It made me smile, not because I was annoyed, but because it reminded me why I started NOLA Care in the first place. My patients are used to walking in and being seen right away—not […]