Queen of No Sun

Filmed this while my food was cooking because peri/menopause skin doesn’t wait. Estrogen was your skin’s silent business partner. You didn’t know until she dipped.

I did it… I slept in my makeup 😬 Even healthcare peeps have off nights. But remember—your skin keeps receipts. “My face didn’t know I wasn’t dancing all night”… but clogged pores always do 😉

Smoothie ice cream. Bone broth. A salad that slaps. Dark chocolate.

No, I’m not on a diet. I’m a menopausal Derm PA who knows what food does to your skin — and I’m not playing games with inflammation.

Protein. Creatine. Fiber. Collagen. Antioxidants. All before dinner.

Eat like you mean it.

SkincareFromWithin

Post-peel skin is a broken barrier with a grudge. Most mistakes happen right here — in the healing window. Here’s what I use instead. Avène Cicalfate+ Restorative Protective Cream → Barrier repair with sucralfate + copper-zinc sulfates — antimicrobial AND healing → Fragrance-free, minimal ingredient list, designed specifically for post-procedure skin → Creates a protective environment so skin can repair without interference EltaMD UV Clear SPF 46 → Post-peel skin is photosensitive — skipping SPF undoes everything you just paid for → Lightweight, non-irritating, and won’t fight your healing barrier → Non-negotiable. Full stop. Lypo-Spheric Vitamin C → Topical Vitamin C belongs nowhere near freshly peeled skin → Liposomal delivery = actual absorption supporting collagen synthesis from the inside → Let your skin rebuild — feed it internally while you wait Don’t overcomplicate the healing phase. Less is the protocol.

I don’t chase problems… I freeze them at -320°F until they tap out. ❄️💅

Pre-workout. Weights. Kid drop-off. Clinic. The skin you’re trying to protect? It runs on the same discipline. Show up for it.

My kids asked what I was like in the 90s. Baby oil. Tanning beds. No SPF. Rode the lawn mower outside in East Texas just to get more sun. Noxzema and Sea Breeze were my entire skincare routine. Aqua Net was a food group. I was part cheerleader, part academic overachiever — Academic Decathlon, Who’s Who in Science, Most Studious — and all of it wrapped in a girl who was a lot less confident than she looked. I was part of everything and somehow still on the periphery of all of it. Entered her first marriage thinking she had it all figured out. I did not have it all figured out. I am now the person who lectures patients about cumulative UV damage for a living. PA for 24 years. Dermatology for 12. Doctorate in Medical Science. Turning 50 this year — and my skin is a testament to both the mistakes and the course correction. So is the rest of me, honestly. The queen of no sun was not always the queen of no sun. 👑🚫☀️

Share with your peeps! 🫶🏻EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) — tapping on acupressure points while naming what you’re feeling — sounds a little out there until you’re a healthcare provider sitting in your car between patients, and it actually works. The research on EFT is growing. It’s been shown to reduce cortisol, ease anxiety, and help regulate the nervous system — which matters a lot when your job runs on adrenaline and empathy. May is Mental Health Awareness Month. And I think one of the most honest things I can do is show you what managing mine actually looks like — not polished, not perfect. Just me, my car, and my fingers on my Chinese pressure points. What does your decompression look like? 👇

The speed she came running though 👏