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 14 and 15 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 Family Advisory Council & the 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
Jessie Duvall, MD - Pediatrician
Deborah Cohan, MD - Foundation for Embodied Medicine/UCSF
Deborah Borne, MD - Social Medicine/Public Health
Sarah Taylor PHD- Professor of Social Work/EBCSU & Momologist
Jean Talleyrand, MD - Motion Health/Integrative Health
Odisa Walker - Yoga Instructor & Momologist
Maria Bonilla-Giuirato - Government Relations & Momologist
Ellen Barry, JD & Momologist
Oriana Bolden- Adult Child Complex/Chronic Illness
Oren Slozberg- Commonweal-Executive Director
Garth Wolkoff - Public Educator
Ratka-Mira Popovic - Chinese Medicine-Practitioner
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
Jessie Duvall, MD - Pediatrician
Deborah Cohan, MD - Foundation for Embodied Medicine/UCSF
Deborah Borne, MD - Social Medicine/Public Health
Sarah Taylor PHD- Professor of Social Work/EBCSU & Momologist
Jean Talleyrand, MD - Motion Health/Integrative Health
Odisa Walker - Yoga Instructor & Momologist
Maria Bonilla-Giuirato - Government Relations & Momologist
Ellen Barry, JD & Momologist
Oriana Bolden- Adult Child Complex/Chronic Illness
Oren Slozberg- Commonweal-Executive Director
Garth Wolkoff - Public Educator
Ratka-Mira Popovic - Chinese Medicine-Practitioner
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