I knew around the time I got my very first baby doll that I wanted to be a nurse. It was never one option among many—it was the only one. My mother and grandmother were both nurses, and I grew up in a home where caring for others wasn't something you did because you had to. It was an honor.
I graduated from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi in 2017 and immediately began my nursing career in the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit at Methodist Hospital in San Antonio. After two years (which felt like 20 for my back), I made a complete 180 into the world of aesthetics. I’ll admit, for the reasons you’d expect: shorter shifts, holidays off… it sounded like a dream. But I had one worry: what if it didn’t fulfill me?
Slowly, it became clearer, and I learned that caring for people could simply look different.
Listening with each patient’s unique story. Celebrating with you on your highs, crying with you on your lows. Restoring confidence by correcting asymmetry after a Bell’s palsy diagnosis. Improving quality of life by minimizing chronic pain. And the ones I’ll never forget, “My spouse passed away three years ago. I’m ready to start dating again and I want to feel confident.”
Whatever brings you through the doors of Sonder, I hope you know this: you are seen, you are important, and it is an honor to care for you.