FOUNDER BIO
I am a healthcare advocate and a mom-ologist with on-the-mom training in infectious disease, hepatology, rheumatology, gastrointestinology, and glitterology. I am also a healer and an artist. I am the mama to two kids 10 and 12 living with rare and incurable diseases. I also sit on the State of California's Children's Health Advisory Panel for Medicaid, the UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Chronic Illness Clinic Advisory Council, serve as an ambassador for the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute, and am getting certified as a Health Coach through the Duke School of Integrative Medicine's Health Coaching and the Center for Mind Body Medicine's certification programs so I can extend the reach of this work. I want all families who live with a chronic and life-limiting pediatric illness to have access to wellness resources.
I work in healthcare as a writer and data strategist supporting non-profit and safety-net healthcare entities.In the past ten years, my team and I have helped secure over $100-million in grant funding, influenced international policy, and provided research for publications and speeches presented before the UN, WHO and the US Congress. In my free time - I swim outdoors, make gratitools, sprinkle glitter, and choose hope. My favorite book ever (at least today) is Man's Search for Meaning.
I work in healthcare as a writer and data strategist supporting non-profit and safety-net healthcare entities.In the past ten years, my team and I have helped secure over $100-million in grant funding, influenced international policy, and provided research for publications and speeches presented before the UN, WHO and the US Congress. In my free time - I swim outdoors, make gratitools, sprinkle glitter, and choose hope. My favorite book ever (at least today) is Man's Search for Meaning.
ADVISORY TEAM
Brittany Blockman, MD - Communitas/UCSF Osher Center
Jean Talleyrand, MD - Motion Health/CESC
Sarah Taylor PHD- Professor of Social Work/EBCSU & Momologist
Odisa Walker - Yoga Instructor & Momologist
Ellen Barry, JD & Momologist
Deborah Cohan, MD - Foundation for Embodied Medicine/UCSF
Oriana Bolden- Adult Child Complex/Chronic Illness
Oren Slozberg- Commonweal-Executive Director
Garth Wolkoff - Public Educator
Ratka-Mira Popovic - Chinese Medicine-Practitioner
Deborah Borne, MD - Public Health
Carla Sorey-Reed- Media Advisor
Dawn Valadez- MSW/California Alliance of School-Based Health Centers
Monica (Nicki) Elenbaas- Communications Expert/Formerly of the YMCA-USA
George Burch - Philanthropist/Macy's
Jean Talleyrand, MD - Motion Health/CESC
Sarah Taylor PHD- Professor of Social Work/EBCSU & Momologist
Odisa Walker - Yoga Instructor & Momologist
Ellen Barry, JD & Momologist
Deborah Cohan, MD - Foundation for Embodied Medicine/UCSF
Oriana Bolden- Adult Child Complex/Chronic Illness
Oren Slozberg- Commonweal-Executive Director
Garth Wolkoff - Public Educator
Ratka-Mira Popovic - Chinese Medicine-Practitioner
Deborah Borne, MD - Public Health
Carla Sorey-Reed- Media Advisor
Dawn Valadez- MSW/California Alliance of School-Based Health Centers
Monica (Nicki) Elenbaas- Communications Expert/Formerly of the YMCA-USA
George Burch - Philanthropist/Macy's
THE STORY BEHIND caregivers and kids-
formerly known as CHOOSING GRATITUDE
collaborators
Communitas
Commonweal
Motion Health
UCSF Osher Center
Foundation for Embodied Medicine
Commonweal
Motion Health
UCSF Osher Center
Foundation for Embodied Medicine