a little about me
paws & playpens
My name is Kristen. I'm a two time dog mom, but a first time mom to a wonderful little girl. Shortly after my little girl turned one (and I started weaning), I felt the fog of post-partum anxiety and depression starting to lift for me. It's in this time period that I decided to start this page.
Turning one day into day one
I've always felt a strong sense of purpose seeing patients in a hospital setting as a physician assistant; however, my world view shifted after I had my little girl. I wanted to do anything possible to be able to spend more time with my little one. I was willing to do anything to minimize the time she needed to spend at daycare. I decided to stop just dreaming about getting to spend more time at home with her, but I was going to do something about. I was going to get comfortable being uncomfortable, and thaIt's led me to where I am now!