Nina Manipon

08/01/2026

07/24/2026

I’ve been in Tampa for the past few days with my Aunt and Uncle.

I lost my parents when I was a teenager, so I never got the chance to watch them grow older — to sit with them, help them, just be with them in that season of life. Being here this week, I’ve felt that absence and this gift at the same time.

My kids never got that generation either, on my side. So watching them FaceTime with their Lola & Lolo this week — and seeing how excited my uncle gets every time that call comes in — has meant more than I can say.

Life is precious. Take excellent care of the people who took care of you — parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles — especially as they get older. Every moment with them is one worth savoring.

Here’s one of my favorite posters that line the hotel we’re staying at.

07/09/2026

Last year, the day before my birthday, I fell down the stairs.

I figured I was fine — technically I didn’t break anything — so I kept going. A full weekend on the go, then months of sciatica I just powered through.

Nine months later, I finally did PT. And something wild happened: my body remembered. Tennis, track, gymnastics, cheer — the varsity gym at Villanova where I first learned to actually train. None of it left.

Now the gym’s mine again. Early mornings, before the world wakes up.
You don’t have to start from zero. Sometimes you’re just remembering. 🌿

07/08/2026

On Monday, my daughter had an appointment in North Haven and I didn’t realize how close it was to Hamden. I was going through old photos and found this one of me and my mentor, Dr. Jim Sensenig at the 2nd Vital Gathering of the Naturopathic Medicine Institute in Tempe, AZ. It was after this conference that he asked if I’d like to join his practice back in May 2017 and I was so excited 😆. I practiced alongside him for a year and continued to stay on as the on-call physician when he would travel. Even on my last day (I decided to go down from 4 offices to 2, he asked if there was anything he could do to have me stay). I said Dr. Sensenig, if this office wasn’t an hour from my home I absolutely would and I really think it’s time to start a family.

I learned so much from him, he was one of my first teachers in Naturopathic Medical School and taught me how to practice naturopathic vitalistic medicine.

I took my family to the same lunch spot - Whitney Donut Shop, where we frequented often because it was a short walk away from the office and drove past the building his practice was at for so many years (probably over 25). 2558 Whitney Avenue - Natural Health Associates. It was an honor seeing my name listed on this same door as his.

Missing you, Dr. Sensenig, thank you for teaching me. I shared a bear claw (biggest apple fritter) with the kids in your honor ❤️

07/06/2026

What a great ending to the July 4th weekend! Chris Chris Mayorga is a medical miracle and what he’s overcome and who he continues to become speaks volumes of his tenacity, strength, positive mental attitude, brilliance, love, and the list goes on and on. God has such amazing plans for him and his beautiful family!

06/21/2026

Alan Houston has been going to our church for 30
years, has 7 children, played for the Knicks from 1996-2005, and has been the Knicks Team Chaplain for the past 2 years. He shared a beautiful message with us that he shared with the team 4 hours before Game 5 in San Antonio - “How it was done, let God get the glory for He wrote the story”.

Happy Father’s Day to all the amazing Father’s today, especially my husband!

06/20/2026

Happy Birthday to the best hubby and father! We are so grateful to have you in our lives and for filling our home with love and laughter. You’re the fortune to my cookie 🥠

Most of all, thank you for leading our family with faith and God in your heart. Because of you, I get to homeschool our babies and practice the way I do ❤️ We are blessed!