Episode #165: "I Have SOMETHING To Say" with special guest, Dr. Ashley Saucier

<p>In 2017, when Hurricane María impacted Puerto Rico, I met Dr. Ashley Saucier through email and then a phone call. She had access to medical supplies and planes and was in the thick of coordinating <span data-ogsc="black" data-ogsb= "white">disaster relief and medicine to be flown there. We quickly became comrades (or <em>comadres</em>) sharing information and supporting each other’s efforts to help prevent an even larger health crisis on the island – depleted of most of its resources.</span></p> <p><span data-ogsc="black" data-ogsb="white">We reconnected through LinkedIn a few weeks ago and in this episode of I HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY she shares how she’s become an </span>influencer and healthcare advocate from the lens of being a mom AND a physician specializing in pediatric emergency medicine. After the catastrophic flooding in Baton Rouge, Louisiana where she’s from, Dr. Saucier a<span data-ogsc="black" data-ogsb="white">long with some of her friends, formed BREAC225 (Baton Rouge Emergency Aid Coalition). Since then, they have been able to aid in hurricane, flood, and other disaster relief efforts due to their expertise in the matter and because their hearts are filled with compassion.  She’s also part of a network of thousands of ‘mom physicians’ from across the country that are quick to intervene in moments of crisis.</span></p> <p><span data-ogsc="black" data-ogsb="white">When Dr. Saucier is not saving someone, she’s being a scientist and encouraging her two boys to get down and dirty with their home experiments. “</span><span data-ogsc="black">Kids are born scientists, and there are many ways you can foster curiosity, experimentation, and discovery in children right at home. It’s OK if they make a mess!,” she shares. After being terminated by the hospital she had been working for almost a decade, she’s now dedicating her time to exercising entrepreneurship. Amid this transition, Dr. Saucier is excited to have the freedom of investing her energy and resources into creating a platform that will provide pare