To begin, I believe that all medical spaces should be safe spaces especially those with respect to women. As a woman, I have had my fair share of horror stories in medical practices all because of what I look like. If you were wondering what about me would cause doctors to turn me away and mistreat me, I’ll give you the answer. I identify as a fat, cisgender, straight Hispanic woman. It’s the fat part that doctors and most people are disturbed by. However, just because I’m fat doesn’t mean you have the right to deny me or mistreat me as a doctor. These personal experiences shocked me and opened my eyes to a variety of other what-if scenarios. For example, if doctors treated me the way they did because I was fat what if I was transgender, had a wife, or Muslim how would I be treated then? It was then that I promised myself, I would always practice holding safe spaces and implement those practices into my future medical office too.

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As a result of my trauma, my dream was born and has grown into what it is today. My dream is to be able to help all types of women regardless of their sexual orientation, sexual identity, religion, color, body size, sexual activity, and the many more combinations that people can come in through the safe space that will one day be my practice. I have a dream that women will be comfortable enough to talk to doctors again freely without the shame, guilt, and judgment that we too often feel from doctors now.