Outside of the practice, faith is the foundation of everything I do. I'm an active member at church where I have the privilege of welcoming new members and walking alongside anyone who comes through our doors — whether they're searching for community, for answers, or simply for a moment of peace. So many people arrive carrying anxiety, fear, or heaviness they don't quite know how to name, and because I'm both a believer and a physician, I'm able to meet them in two ways at once: with scripture and with sound medical understanding. I never separate the two. Faith and health were never meant to live in different rooms.

At home, I share my life with my husband, who is also a physician — so faith, medicine, and service are truly a shared language in our household. Together we're raising Bear, our Cane Corso, who has somehow convinced us he's a lap dog despite his size. Between patients, church, and a very determined 100-pound puppy, life stays full — and I wouldn't trade any of it.