Dr. Rae

Tune in to the Pause for the Truth Podcast on Tuesday, April 7th at 6:30 PM. We will be discussing all things menopause!

Come out and join us for a celebration of an amazing collaboration! 🐊🤰🏾🩵🩷 💫

Northeast Florida Healthy Start Coalition

We are pleased to announce our partnership with UFHealth, bringing quality clinical care to our neighborhood. Join us for our grand opening.

This is going to be sooooo good!!! Come out and enjoy good food and even better dialogue 💫🩷🩵🤰🏾

Black maternal health outcomes improve when community, education, and trusted resources come together.

Join the Liam Lives Foundation, Inc. for our Black Maternal Health Week Community Conversation: Chat & Chew. This is a space for pregnant and postpartum moms, partners, doulas, clinicians, advocates, and maternal health organizations to connect, learn, and engage in meaningful dialogue about improving maternal health in our community.

If you care about safer pregnancies, stronger postpartum support, and healthier families, this conversation is for you.

Register using the QR code on the flyer.

Attending the ACOG Congressional Leadership Conference is always a powerful reminder of why advocacy matters. ⚖️🤰🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒🩷🩵

When physicians, advocates, and leaders come together with a shared purpose—to improve the lives of women and their babies—something special happens. The conversations are meaningful, the energy is inspiring, and the sense of camaraderie is real. We come from different communities and backgrounds, but we are united by the same mission: ensuring safer pregnancies, healthier families, and equitable care for every woman.

Advocacy doesn’t happen in just one way. It happens in hospital hallways, in community rooms, in classrooms, and on Capitol Hill. It happens when we speak up for policies that support maternal health, when we mentor the next generation of leaders, and when we collaborate across disciplines to solve complex problems.

What I appreciate most about this work is that it has never been about recognition. It’s about impact. It’s about using our voices, our expertise, and our collective strength to change systems and improve lives.

Grateful for the friendships, the collaboration, and the shared commitment to keep pushing forward—for women, for babies, and for the communities we serve.

Honored to have served as a panelist at the Jacksonville Urban League’s 2026 Thrive Event today. Being in a room filled with bright, motivated, and purpose-driven young people was truly inspiring. ❤️👏🎉🙌

I left feeling incredibly hopeful. When young people are surrounded by mentorship, opportunity, and community, amazing things happen. They begin to see their potential, believe in their future, and understand that success is within reach.

Real prevention starts long before problems arise. It starts with investment, connection, and guidance. When we pour into our youth—listening to them, encouraging them, and helping them navigate their paths—we are not only building leaders, we are strengthening our communities and creating safer futures.

Grateful for the opportunity to share, learn, and uplift alongside so many passionate voices. The future is bright. ✨

Check this out!

The journey to birth work starts here. 💜

The Doula Program at Northeast Florida Healthy Start Coalition is now accepting applications for our upcoming training!

If you live in Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau, or St. Johns County and have a heart for supporting moms before, during, and after childbirth, this is your opportunity to step into purpose-driven work that changes lives.

✨ Training Dates: May 1–3, 2026
🗓 Application Deadline: March 10, 2026
💻 Must attend one informational session (March 17 or 18)

Doulas provide continuous physical, emotional, and informational support — helping mothers experience safer, healthier, more empowered births.

Ready to answer the call? Scan the QR code and apply today.

THRIVE 2025 was epic… so let’s do it again!

Join us on March 6, 2026 at 9 AM at The Ritz Theater.
Join the Jacksonville Urban League, in collaboration with the State of Florida Office of the Attorney General in their efforts to foster a bright future for the children of this community.

The focus is-
Education. Prevention. Empowerment.

Let’s help our children be well equipped for their journey into young adulthood! 💛💜💙♥️💚

✨Come join us! Tickets are still available!

REPOST FROM NAHSE FLORIDA:

The momentum behind HerStory: Her Flowers — Women in Leadership Brunch & Award Ceremony continues to grow — and this year’s guest speakers are a powerful reflection of that.

NAHSE Florida is proud to welcome:
• Nicole B. Thomas, FACHE – Hospital President, Baptist Health Medical Center
• Lauren B. Eakins, MBA – North Florida Market Leader, Bluebird Kids Health
• Melissa Fulmore Hardwick MBA, OCP, CCMP – CIO & Global Strategist, CSI Companies
• LaRae Brown, MD, MHA, FACOG, FACHE – Medical Director, University of Florida College of Medicine
• Angela Timberlake – President, Elevate Women, Inc.

These leaders will share insights and experiences that continue shaping healthcare and leadership across our communities.

🗓 Saturday, March 28, 2026
⏰ 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
📍 Adam W. Herbert University Center

This is quickly becoming one of the most anticipated events of the year — and tickets are limited.

🔗 Register here: https://lnkd.in/ecTNtkBu

Join us as we celebrate leadership, impact, and the power of women’s voices.

Before you blame your co-worker, your kids, or your calendar…
let’s talk about what your headache is really trying to tell you. 🤕🤯💊

Most headaches are common.
Some are warnings.
Knowing the difference matters.

👉🏽 Save this post
👉🏽 Share it with someone who always “powers through” pain
👉🏽 Follow for evidence-based health tips you can actually use

Stay tuned for a follow-up post later this week that will discuss the most worrisome headache characteristics that warrant immediate attention!

Medical disclaimer: This content is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for personalized medical advice. If symptoms are severe, sudden, or concerning, seek medical care promptly.

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On this MLK holiday, I’m reminded that a purpose-driven life isn’t loud or performative.
It’s rooted in service, guided by love, and sustained by peace.

Purpose doesn’t always mean doing more.
Sometimes it means moving forward with intention.

Choosing compassion over chaos.
Choosing love, even when it’s hard.
Choosing to leave people and spaces better than you found them.

May we keep walking forward, grounded in peace and led by love. 🤍✨

With gratitude for Dr. King’s life, legacy, and unwavering love for humanity,
Dr. Rae

One day it hits you—
life is short, and your days are numbered.
Usually this realization arrives between a random ache that makes you nervous, or learning about the illness of someone “too young to die,” or simply realizing how quickly time flies.

Each day isn’t a bonus day.
It’s one less day.
Not to be dramatic… just factual.

We’re all out here living with an invisible clock.
No countdown app. No low-battery warning.
Just vibes and time quietly doing its own thing in the background.

And once that really sinks in,
you start moving differently.
Less people-pleasing.
Fewer “sure, I guess.”
More naps. More laughs. More intentional, meaningful relationships and experiences. More choosing what actually matters.

Because time is the one thing you don’t get refunded.
So spend it wisely—
and maybe don’t waste it on things
that won’t matter by next Tuesday. ⏰🤔💐

-Dr. Rae