Dr. Holly’s Dara Wellness

08/11/2026

Thanks to Castle Connolly Top Doctors for this Top Doctor 2026 honor. 🩺 Year Five of being recognized by my peers, and it never gets old. 💫

06/10/2026

Vacation isn’t just time away - it’s also essential for your brain health. 🩺

The positive effects of vacation time include
☀️ decreased stress
👒 improved mood
🏖️ less burnout

😎 Positive benefits last 30-45 days (or more if you add some mindfulness to your vacay 🧘🧘🏾‍♀️🧘‍♂️) ✨

Check out our segment on to learn more 📲

05/13/2026

MayCember is no joke 😵‍💫

These weeks are filled with chaos and all the feelings. 🥴

Things you can do to keep your sanity:

Give yourself & your kids some grace
Take some time to rest
Stay fed & hydrated
Take a few minutes to BREATHE 😮‍💨

Thanks to & for today’s segment on Morning Edition. ⚜️

04/15/2026

April is Stress Awareness Month 🤍

Stress is something we all experience—but most of us were never taught what to actually do in the moment.

In my recent FOX 8 Morning Edition segment, I shared a few simple, science-backed ways to reset your nervous system in under a minute:

✨ Notice 5 things you can see around you
✨ Take a slow breath in… and an even slower breath out
✨ Pause and really taste your next bite of food

These aren’t big, time-consuming practices. They’re small moments of awareness that gently bring your body out of stress mode and back into the present.

03/28/2026

03/26/2026

Shoutout to all my fellow hardworking physicians for National Physicians Week!

Thank you for again honoring me as an Exceptional Woman in Medicine. 💖

Proud to be in that number. 🩺

01/30/2026

QOTD: "Women who think critically are always labeled difficult because it saves the world from admitting they're right." --bell hooks

01/17/2026

STOP THE DOOM SCROLL ☠️☠️☠️

Check out this segment with Dr. Holly & telling you how.

On ⚜️

12/22/2025

Holly MacKenna, M.D., is a dual board-certified psychiatrist and integrative medicine physician whose work bridges science and spirit. Fellowship-trained at the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine, she founded Dara Wellness in New Orleans to help patients cultivate balance through mindfulness, movement, and meaningful connection.

Learn more about Holly MacKenna, M.D, and ALL of our amazing Women In Medicine, at myneworleans.com/women-in-medicine-2025-dara-wellness/