This week we’re joined by Dr. Smita Malhotra, Chief Medical Director of Los Angeles Unified, pediatrician, author, and TEDx speaker. Dr. Malhotra helped led LAUSD’s health response through the pandemic and brings a deeply holistic lens to student wellbeing. We talk about what resilience really looks like, why joy doesn’t have to be complicated, and how showing up as fully human, both in medicine and in parenting, can change everything. Along the way, we get into her love of Bravo, her daughter’s Biggie-inspired rap debut, and why health and education are inseparable when it comes to helping kids thrive.
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Instagram: @drsmita_md
LinkedIn: smitamd
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