Have you ever known what a symptom usually means — and still felt that knot in your stomach when it was your own child?

In this episode, I share a moment from early in my career — standing in a Disney World hotel room with a febrile toddler — that changed the way I think about parenting, medicine, and confidence.

Because here’s the truth no one tells you: having knowledge doesn’t eliminate the feeling — it just gives you something to do with it.

In this episode, we talk about:

• Why internet searches create panic instead of clarity
• Why calm moms don’t worry less — they think differently
• What your real job is when your child is sick (and what it’s not)
• How to separate signal from noise when symptoms feel overwhelming
• The CALM framework I use in clinic and ...