Before I start medical school, I wanted to share where this dream actually started. And honestly? It wasn’t one giant dramatic movie moment 😭 It started with curiosity. As an athlete, I became obsessed with the human body. Watching people push themselves to incredible levels of performance, s

I think a lot of ambitious students secretly feel like they’re failing because they can’t become the impossible version of themselves social media sells. Like apparently every day I should: 😴 sleep 9 perfect hours ☕ have a calm aesthetic morning 🏋🏽‍♀️ work out 🧘🏽‍♀️ stretch 📚 study 8 hours 📝 do

Medical school starts soon. And if I’m being honest? I feel equally excited and mildly terrified. Everyone says first year feels like drinking from a firehose. That sounds educational. And deeply threatening 😭 Things I’m excited for: • Being surrounded by like-minded people • Learning from

Over the past month, I’ve been learning something that many people don’t know about yet: Sign language. I’ll be honest, languages have never come naturally to me. If you ask my South African friends and family about my Afrikaans after 12 years of school, they’ll probably laugh first and answer seco

One of the most underrated life skills isn’t budgeting. It isn’t networking. It isn’t productivity. It’s having your documents organized before you need them. I’ve learned this through: • Applying to medical school • Immigration paperwork • Background checks • Health clearances • Employment

As America approaches its 250th birthday, I’ve been reflecting on something deeply personal: What it means to be an immigrant. Not politically. Not statistically. Just humanly. I moved from South Africa to the United States six years ago. And one of the strangest things about immigration is realizi

Especially for women. ADHD symptoms can change depending on where you are in your cycle, during pregnancy, and even more significantly during perimenopause. The reason is simple, but not widely talked about: Estrogen affects dopamine. And dopamine is central to attention, motivation, and emotio

And yes… I’ve done things younger me dreamed about: ✨ graduated ✨ got into medical school ✨ built opportunities I never thought I’d have But medicine is WEIRD because success doesn’t immediately look like stability. I’m starting med school… but I’m still about 8 years away from being an atten

Then I learned rest is productive too. If you had asked me a few years ago what the months before medical school would look like, I probably would’ve imagined hyper-optimization. Courses. Certifications. Research. Strategic preparation. Instead? Silk robe. Eye patches. Face mask. Hair aggr

about how far I’ve come. Not because everything has been easy. Not because every plan worked out perfectly. But because I kept showing up. The life I’m building isn’t happening by accident. It’s the result of early mornings, hard decisions, sacrifices, setbacks, and choosing to keep going even

that were actually holding me back. For a long time, I confused looking like a good student with actually learning effectively.I thought being “serious” meant doing what everyone else did. Things I assumed were signs of discipline: • Pulling all-nighters • Studying in big groups • Using th

They were just never recognized earlier. For years, ADHD was framed around one image: the hyperactive boy who couldn’t sit still. But many women present differently. Not disruptive. Just overwhelmed. Not failing. Just compensating constantly. Not lazy. Just exhausted from masking. For some

And that’s exactly why so many people get missed. Quick note: this post is framed around biological sex and sex-based patterns. I’m using simplified language to make the concept easier to explain in a short post, especially when talking about feminine and masculine biology.  For years, ADHD w

But creative? Expressive? A little weird with it? Absolutely. Creativity has always shown up for me in strange little ways. In how I explain things, how I make content, how I turn ideas into visuals, how I connect random dots, how I make something feel like me. It does not always have to look

For neurodivergent students, the biggest barriers aren’t motivation or intelligence. They’re overwhelmed, task initiation, working memory overload, and unclear expectations. AI helps by externalizing thinking and making learning more accessible. You already know I use ChatGPT heavily. A lot of m

Building daily routines changed my productivity but not because I built some unrealistic 5 AM “perfect life” schedule. For me, consistency looks like: • Protecting my sleep schedule most of the time • Taking my meds • Drinking water like my brain depends on it (because honestly… it does) • G