Tristan Brooks

Tristan Brooks
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Family and Lifestyle Medicine Physician, Owner of Ladder to the Stars Wellness. Pensacola born and raised. Wife to a die-hard Seminole. Mom to 2 kids under 5! Lover of food and travel. Sucker for live music. Special interests in taking care, wellness/making lifestyle changes to be healthier, playing guitar (poorly) around a campfire, normalizing breastfeeding, striving for authenticity and writing it all down. Follow the instagram @LadderToTheStars and check out our website https://laddertothestars.blog/ for our Direct Primary Care Clinic.

On the Road with PMC: Tallahassee

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On the Road with Pensacola Mom Collective Sponsored by: KIA AUTOSPORT OF PENSACOLA We are grateful to our sponsor, KIA AutoSport of Pensacola, for supporting our mission of educating, encouraging, and empowering local moms through the...
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When Life Gets in the Way: The Reality of Adult Friendships

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Let me just start out by stating the obvious: Adult friendships are hard.  I’d like to think it’s the stage of life we’re in—the stage of little kids that require constant attention, the stage of...
A dad providing breastfeeding support to a new mom

Partnering in Parenthood :: A Dad’s Perspective on Supporting Breastfeeding

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{A huge thank you to my husband, Nate Sebastian, for sharing his thoughts as the partner of a breastfeeding mother!} How can your partner support your breastfeeding journey?  It's hard when you're not the person doing...

Talking Postpartum Anxiety with a Perinatal Mental Health Counselor

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This is part two of our “Healthy Moms Take Care of Themselves” series. I interviewed Margeaux Gibson, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who specializes in Maternal Wellness, to discuss postpartum anxiety after my last...
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You Can Dream Big on Your Birthday

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It’s my birthday today. I honestly haven’t had much time to sit and think about it until now. I am at my most thoughtful AND productive as I sit here in the dimly lit dining...
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Crowded Table: A Southern Thanksgiving Reflection

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One of my favorite songs (by The Highwomen) goes: “I want a house with a Crowded Table, / and a place by the fire for everyone. / Let us take on the world while we’re young and...

Healthy Moms Take Care of Themselves: Breast Cancer Screening

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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  This week, I am joined by my friend, my business partner, and the woman who delivered my second baby (and coincidentally saved my life), Dr. Ileana Bernal-Blair. We talked...
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The Slowdown Challenge: Fun and Cheap Activities for Our Kids at Home

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Lately, life has looked different. Changing our priorities has really made my husband and I sit down and reconfigure life — what’s important, what we spend our time and money on, what our kids...
Mother breastfeeding her newborn.

The BREAST Laid Plans of Mice and Women

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World Breastfeeding Week is August 1-7, 2023 ** This blog post is in no way written to shame any mother who chose not to or was unable to breastfeed. As mothers, we will encourage and...

Healthy Moms Take Care of Themselves: My Postpartum Anxiety

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A note from the author:  In writing this article series, I had a lot of concerns. For myself. For my little family. For the way I would be seen. So I talked to my husband,...