Triple-Certified Expertise
One of only 48 physicians in the US dual board-certified in OB/GYN and obesity medicine AND menopause-certified
Clinical + Lived Experience
Over twenty-five years experience treating midlife women + personal navigation of perimenopause –> menopause
Systems-Level Reform
Bridging clinical medicine with workplace policy and health system design
Not another wellness voice – a reformer.
Who I am:
I’m a dual board-certified physician in obesity medicine and obstetrics/gynecology, and a certified menopause practitioner – one of only a small number of physicians in the US with this combination of expertise.
I’ve spent over twenty-five years in clinical medicine, but I’m also an entrepreneur and systems thinker. After building Kansas City’s first single-specialty, insurance-based obesity medicine clinic and navigating its transition to a fully self-pay model, I became obsessed with transforming the entire healthcare space.
I used to think the healthcare system was broken. Now I realize it’s working exactly as it was designed – to allow big business to profit from sickness.
I’m on a mission to help build something better. I believe we’re stronger when we collaborate and connect the dots.
Whether through clinical practice, speaking, or consultation, I help organizations and individuals rewrite the rules around midlife women’s health.
Speaking Engagements & Media
Keynotes & Conversations That Challenge How We Think About Women’s Health
Using science, I challenge outdated medical and cultural narratives that limit women in midlife. My work bridges biology, lived experience, and systemic critique – helping audiences rethink strength, aging, and health by design.
Health ≠ Morality
How shame-based health narratives cost talent, performance, and trust.
Examining how moral framing of health – especially around weight and aging, creates cultures of silence, burnout, and disengagement – and what to do instead.
→ Ideal for: Leadership teams, HR executives, DEI initiatives
Rewriting the Rules of Midlife Health
How women aren’t failing – the systems that support them are.
Midlife women are your most experienced, highest-value talent. They’re also leaving at record rates. Here’s what’s broken in our healthcare, workplace, and cultural systems – and how to redesign them.
→ Ideal for: Benefits leaders, executive retreats, women’s leadership events
Designing for Strength
Why metabolic health is the missing link in organizational performance and culture design.
From GLP-1 coverage to meeting schedules to leadership modeling – how understanding metabolic and hormonal health transforms organizational strategy.
→ Ideal for: C-suite, benefits committees, organizational development
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