The Journal
Why Sleep Is the One Thing Your Whole Family Might Be Getting Wrong
School is coming. You can feel it even if you're pretending not to. The summer schedule that somehow worked, the late nights, the slow mornings, the total disregard for what day of the week it is... it's all about to come to a hard stop.
And most families wait until the night before school starts to do anything about it.
What If Your Doctor Actually Felt Like a Friend? Why this DPC clinic Is Different
July 30th is International Friendship Day, which got me thinking about what that truly means, not in a greeting card sort of way but in a real, day-to-day way.
You know that person in your life who just gets it? You don't have to catch them up every time you talk. They remember the stuff that matters to you. They tell you the truth even when it's uncomfortable. You never feel like a burden reaching out to them. There's no performance involved. You just show up as you are, and they are happy that you’re there?
That's what I want to be for my patients. And honestly, I think a lot of providers want that too. The traditional system just makes it nearly impossible.
Why 2026 Insurance Premiums are climbing and what that means for you.
Across the country, insurers are raising premiums on standard individual marketplace plans by a median of 18%–20% for 2026 compared with 2025.
Some insurers are requesting premium increases even higher — up to 25%–30% or more — especially where medical costs are rising fast, prescription drugs are expensive, and utilization is up. What this means for you…
Why I Started Alpine Wellness, A New Kind of Primary Care for Our Community
Opening Alpine Wellness has been one of the most meaningful steps of my career, and something I’ve been building toward for years. After 14 years in healthcare, working with patients in every stage of life, one truth has stayed constant: people want to feel heard, understood, and cared for by someone who knows them.