Reflections on My First Year—and Why It Felt Like Corporate Déjà Vu A year ago, I did something that felt oddly familiar. I walked into a new environment, filled with unfamiliar equipment, coded language, unspoken...
Last week, I was frantically looking for an old notebook I had scribbled important notes from an online class. I went to my home office where I stored all my old notebooks – it wasn’t...
Osteoporosis is often referred to as a “silent epidemic,” and for good reason. This skeletal disease, characterized by weak and brittle bones, typically shows no symptoms until a fracture occurs—by which time significant bone loss...
A year ago today, I left my international corporate career and went home to refocus on 4F’s: faith, family, friendships and fitness. Everything continues to be work in progress (especially the fitness bit) but each passing day affirms...
Inspired by the latest 2024 Clinical Guideline from the UK’s National Osteoporosis Guideline Group (NOGG), this guide breaks down fracture risk assessment, prevention, and treatment — especially for women entering midlife and beyond. Bone health...
Build Strength. Preserve Bones. Stay Independent. Menopause marks a powerful transition in every woman’s life—but it also comes with physical changes that can be frustrating, even frightening. One of the most overlooked is muscle loss. Starting...
One of the earliest stories I learned in school was the Filipino legend of the first man and woman. A bamboo splits open, and out come Malakas (Strong) and Maganda (Beautiful). The story was meant to teach that strength...
I wasn’t prepared for it. Not even close. One day, Jasmin and I were navigating our usual rhythm and enjoying a new city Dublin and the next, everything shifted. Her doctor explained that due to...
Last week, my friends and I met up in Japan for one last hurrah before one of us gets repatriated. We chose Japan for its unbeatable mix of shopping and food, but as a delightful...
