Lionheart DPC

One monthly membership, while insurance works everywhere else.

A pediatric practice built around time, access & relationships — your doctor is a text away, with same-day visits, longer appointments, and care from a doctor who knows your child & family.

09/03/2026

You already know something feels off.

It shouldn’t be this hard to get help when you need it. You shouldn’t feel this alone trying to figure out what to do next. It shouldn’t feel this rushed when you finally get to sit down with your clinician.

😎 So, Neo… you have a choice.

🔵 Take the blue M&M.

Nothing changes. You continue to accept your healthcare frustrations as normal.

You keep waiting weeks to see your doctor. You squeeze your concerns into a 10-minute visit, deciding which questions make the cut.
You leave with questions unanswered and turn to Google and Facebook groups for the reassurance and guidance you didn’t get.

You keep asking insurance companies for permission for medications, tests, procedures, and specialists your physician recommends.

You continue to navigate phone trees and portals, leave messages and wait for callbacks. You keep dealing with the machines instead of the humans.

You’ll keep telling yourself: That’s just how healthcare works.

🔴 Take the red M&M…

…and experience healthcare differently.

You get a practice designed to make your life easier.

You get time with a doctor who knows you, knows your family, and actually listens.

You get answers without the runaround. When you need help, your doctor is one text away, even after hours.

You get a real relationship with your physician—one built on trust and continuity. You feel supported. Seen. Heard.

And perhaps most importantly, you get peace of mind. Because when your child is sick, something doesn’t look right, or you simply don’t know what to do next, you don’t have to figure it out alone - You already know who you’re going to call.

And once you experience healthcare like this, the question becomes:

“Why didn’t I join sooner?”

But like the Matrix, Lionheart is hard to explain.

“Unfortunately, no one can be told what the Matrix is. You have to see it for yourself.” - Morpheus

I can tell you how it works. I can tell you what’s included. But I can’t quite explain what it feels like to actually have it.

You have to experience it for yourself. 🦁💛

Which one will you take ?

09/01/2026

Time flies when you’re having fun… but seriously, someone pinch me—Lionheart is turning ONE! 🥳

💛One year of caring for incredible children and families.
💛One year of building meaningful relationships.
💛One year of showing up fully for our families —making life easier in their day-to-day and making a difference by being there when they needed us.
💛One year of believing healthcare could feel more human—and making it happen.

What started as a big dream has become something even more meaningful than I imagined. I’m incredibly grateful to every family who has trusted us and allowed Lionheart to become part of their lives. 💜

✨To celebrate our birthday month, enrollment fees will be waived for all new Lionheart memberships throughout September! ✨

It’s incredible to think that after just one year, we’re already approaching a full patient panel!! 🙌🏻

If you’ve been considering joining, we hope this makes it a little easier to take that step - you won’t regret it! 🎉 sign up with a a few clicks on our website! (Link in comments)

Here’s to one incredible year—and to everything still ahead! 🦁🧡

08/29/2026

From peak stress to peace of mind, this is a glimpse of our week at Lionheart 🦁💛

🏥 The family that joined us over the weekend already saved themselves an ER visit—and the bill that would have come with it.

💜 Well-child visits that were truly about whole-family wellness. Because our appointments are long, I’m able to have real conversations with families about what’s happening at home, what they’re carrying, and what they’re going through. I love having a pulse on how our families are really doing, and I’m honored to walk alongside them.

📱 Several concerns completely troubleshot over text—no office visit needed and no need for parents to use up PTO just to get their child seen.

💊 Several families walked out of the office with exactly what they needed already in hand—including antibiotics and nebulizer machines. One less stop with a sick kiddo is always a win.

👶🏼The tongue- and lip-tie success stories keep piling up. The difference a release can make for the right mom-and-baby pair is incredible, and it will never get old. This week, TWO moms told me they felt like they had a completely different baby that very afternoon. 🥹

The care we’re able to provide at Lionheart DPC is simply unmatched, and I am so thankful to be able to practice medicine this way. 🦁💛

08/27/2026

Ella Dillon has been calling me “Shakira” for years, so this was LONG overdue. 😂

Sharing this one to celebrate that Ella qualified as an NCA All-American Nominee to participate in the Disney Spectacular event in Orlando! 📣✨ She’s one of 12 Caribou cheerleaders going!

So… rumor has it Dr. Shakira may be making an appearance at Caribou High School in the near future to help with a little fundraising. 👀 Stay tuned…

Fun fact: I actually saw Shakira in concert over 20 years ago, before she became the worldwide pop sensation she is today. I used to play her first album on repeat and sing every song. 🎶 So being called Shakira? I take that as a VERY serious compliment. She’s been a girl crush of mine for decades. 😍

Clearly, the dancing skills (and getting the hang of TikTok) are a work in progress 🤪

08/25/2026

Meet Simba, Head of HR at Lionheart. 🦁💛

His responsibilities include:
🐾 Maintaining team morale
🐾 Mandatory snuggle breaks
🐾 Sniffing all bags for unauthorized treats
🐾 Supervising lunch
🐾 Providing emotional support whether requested or not
🐾 Ensuring no lap remains unoccupied for too long

And he’s actually pretty good at his job.

There’s something physiologically different about real, physical connection. Eye contact. Touch. A hug. Sitting close to someone we feel safe with. These are powerful social cues that can stimulate oxytocin, a hormone deeply involved in bonding, trust, and our stress response.

It’s one of the reasons scrolling on a screen versus snuggling with someone you love can produce very different physiological responses. Physical touch, eye contact, closeness, and even the repetitive motion of petting a dog give our brains sensory information that says: I’m connected. I’m safe. 🥰

If your child is having a hard time regulating, try inviting them to sit quietly and pet or snuggle their furry friend for a few minutes. Sometimes that little bit of connection is exactly what their nervous system needs. 💕

And maybe we grown-ups could use the reminder too.

The to-do list won’t get shorter.
The laundry will still be there.
The emails can wait five minutes.

But there’s something pretty special about putting everything else down for a moment and giving our pups our full attention—the same way they so freely give theirs to us.

So go take the snuggle break.

HR approves—and his tail does too. 💙

08/22/2026

A wrap-up from this week… 🦁💛

When I say we’re building a different kind of healthcare, I mean it.

The week actually started Sunday evening, when I got a text from a family about their little one with a fever. I was concerned and had a theory, so I asked them to meet me at the office that night. They were incredibly appreciative that I could see them after hours. After one test, we had an answer — my theory was right. 😊

I walked back into the room with the antibiotic they needed, ready for them to take home. [Every pharmacy in town was already closed.]

I checked in with them a few times throughout the week, and kiddo is doing much better. 💛

The Sunday night visit? Included in their membership. The testing? Also included. The antibiotic? $13. 🙌🏻

The alternative that night likely would have been an ER visit: hours of waiting, a much bigger bill, and after all of that, still having to wait until morning to get the medication they needed.

Plus, in this case, this kiddo truly didn’t need the ER. But without another option on a Sunday night, that’s likely where a worried parent would have ended up.

And that was just one story in a week full of little wins. 💕

🩷 We had more tongue-tie successes, including one mom who came in describing 10/10 pain with feeding that went down to ZERO after the procedure.
🩷 We sent antibiotics for a family while they were traveling.
🩷 Two kiddos who have historically been very scared of going to the doctor had phenomenal visits — walking in confident, comfortable, and completely at ease.
🩷 We saw some really meaningful mental health gains in several patients, too.

And then there were the really ordinary things that make life easier: vaccine records, school notes, and other little requests sent by text and taken care of within minutes. No sitting on hold. No waiting around for a callback.

None of these things individually sound revolutionary. And maybe that’s the point.

Good primary care shouldn’t feel revolutionary. It should just work.

✨ It should make life a little easier, give families peace of mind, and be there when they need it. ✨

That’s the kind of healthcare we’re building at Lionheart. 🦁💛

08/20/2026

Becoming a mom changed the way I practice

It gave me a much deeper understanding of everything happening in a parent’s mind when their child is sick.

The worry is only one piece of it.

There are work schedules, childcare, other children, sleepless nights, and a hundred decisions that still have to be made while trying to figure out what your child needs.

That perspective shaped the kind of practice I wanted Lionheart to be: a place where parents feel heard, supported, and never alone in figuring out the next step.

Because caring for a sick child is heavy enough. You shouldn’t have to carry all of the uncertainty by yourself. 🦁🧡

08/18/2026

Both of my babies needed phototherapy for jaundice. 💛

I knew they needed it. I understood the bilirubin levels, why the lights were necessary, and that we had done everything we could to try to stay ahead of it.

But even with all that medical knowledge, those were two very long 24 hours.

Watching your brand-new babies spend most of the day under the lights—when all you want to do is hold them—can be hard. And it gave me an even greater appreciation for how stressful jaundice can feel for parents, even when we know it’s common and treatable.

That experience is one reason we invest a good amount of time during that first newborn visit making sure feeding is going well, checking weight and hydration, discussing exactly what parents should watch for, and creating a clear follow-up plan.

Sometimes, despite our best efforts, babies still need phototherapy. But whenever possible, I want families to feel informed, supported, and confident that we’re staying one step ahead together 🦁🧡

08/16/2026

A little vulnerable sharing this one. ❤️

But if this video helps even one person who’s been feeling a little lost find some clarity or direction, it’ll be worth it.

Two years ago, I couldn’t quite articulate what I was searching for. Looking at this vision board now, I see it so clearly: balance, growth, family, faith, professional development, challenge, autonomy, purpose, and making a difference. I wanted to stop feeling like financial security meant I had to stay stuck.

They were all little pieces of a life I couldn’t quite see yet. And two years later, it’s pretty incredible to look back and see where they led me.

So because this exercise meant so much to me, I bought THREE of the exact same vision board kits—and a journal to go with each one—to give away. 💜

TO ENTER:

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BONUS ENTRY: Do the same over on Instagram for a second chance to win!

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✨ THREE winners will be randomly chosen on Friday August 21st ✨

Maybe two years from now, you’ll look back at yours and realize it was the beginning of something, too. ❤️🦁

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