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Lindsey Hudson, MSN, APRN, NP-C, CDCES, is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner. She completed her Bachelors of Science in Nursing in 2006 at Southern Nazarene University and her Masters of Science in Nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner in 2012 at Frontier Nursing University. Currently, she provides in-home and telehealth Medicaid and Medicare annual health risk assessments throughout the Charleston, South Carolina, area as well as telehealth sick visits and VA disability exams. Her other work experience includes working with Native American health clinics, specifically in diabetes education and disease prevention, CVS Minute Clinic, wellness clinics, consulting with law firms on medical malpractices cases, and inpatient and outpatient endocrinology. She is a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist and is a former Board Member and Treasurer of the Oklahoma Inter-Tribal Diabetes Coalition. She has also initiated successful efforts to obtain grants and has experience in developing and maintaining accreditation standards. She lives with her husband and two children in Isle of Palms, South Carolina. She enjoys spending time with her family, time at the beach, reading books, and cooking healthy meals.

Sarah Bradley is a freelancer writer from Connecticut, where she lives with her husband and three sons. Her reported features and personal essays on parenting and women's health have appeared at On Parenting from The Washington Post, Verywell Family, Women's Health, Healthline, and O the Oprah Magazine, among others. In her so-called "free time," Sarah is an amateur baker, homeschooler, and aspiring novelist.