Ode to the Unsung Heroes

After taking a month off, I returned from Los Angeles with an unexpected lesson.I went to support my mom during a difficult health challenge and arrived carrying fear, anxiety, and plenty of assumptions. What I found instead was a world of extraordinary kindness.This episode is a tribute to the nurses, caregivers, doctors, and staff who quietly show up for people during some of life's most vulnerable moments.In This Episode• Why this trip to Los Angeles was unlike any other• The stories fear tells us before reality arrives• What I learned inside a rehabilitation clinic• The invisible work we rarely celebrate• How compassion changed my perspective on illness, aging, and careReflectionWho in your life is doing important work that often goes unseen?Quote"From wanting to escape reality, I learned to embrace it."#uclaeastberkeley