Dr. Holly’s Dara Wellness

08/16/2025

As always, thanks to Meteorologist Shelby Latino & WVUE FOX 8 💚

Holly MacKenna

08/02/2025

Thanks to Castle Connolly Top Doctors & New Orleans Magazine for this recognition.

07/21/2025

🧠 Burnout doesn’t take a vacation—especially in the New Orleans heat. ☀️🔥

Even when we try to rest, we’re often still in go-mode: planning, scrolling, managing everyone else’s needs. True rest means slowing down—for real.

If you’re feeling depleted this summer, here are 3 ways to reset (no plane ticket required):

🌿 Take 5-minute “micro-rests” throughout your day.
🌀 Try a cooling breath: inhale through your nose, exhale like you’re blowing out a straw.
🌳 Imagine sitting in the shade of an old oak tree—cool, still, grounded.

Your nervous system needs shade too. 🌬️💛



Check out our segment on WVUE FOX 8 for more ideas for Rest & Recovery this Summer. ☀️

Olivia Vidal WVUE FOX8

06/07/2025

Now that school is out, kids need support and structure to maintain a healthy balance and mental well-being.

I love utilizing tools like Insight Timer, Sesame Street's Breathe app, and books like Inhale, Exhale...Shoot! to help children incorporate mindfulness and breathing practices into their daily summer activities. ☀️💚🧘‍♀

Doc & Daughter Writers 📚📖🌳

06/03/2025

Summer should be a time for fun and rest, but without the structure of school, many kids (and parents) struggle emotionally and behaviorally.

Join us Wednesday 6/4 10:30 AM on WVUE FOX 8 as we discuss:

☀ Supporting Kids' Mental Health during Summer Months ☀

05/22/2025

Thanks to Meteorologist Shelby Latino and the folks at WVUE FOX 8 for letting me come explore their beautiful new studio before my segment this morning.

05/19/2025

One of my favorite things about being an integrative psychiatrist is partnering with communities to educate and empower their members to embrace self-care in meaningful and life-changing ways.

Thanks for this kind and thoughtful review. 💚💚💚

05/01/2025

Get thee to Jazzfest 🎶🎸🎺🎻🪗🪇🪘🪕



Meteorologist Shelby Latino
WVUE FOX 8

04/24/2025

We thank Coach K for taking the time to read our book and offering his thoughts. 🏀

Happy World Book Day 💙

04/23/2025

Thanks to the group from CellMark for having me guide them in an experiential talk about the value for mindfulness and self-care. 🌳

Starting the day at WVUE FOX 8 discussing the health benefits of music and ending it by a New Orleans courtyard teaching mindbody medicine through meditation and tai chi makes for a Very Good Day. ⚜️

04/19/2025

03/28/2025

Spring is a time to clean out space...
For renewal,
For growth.

It is also a time when we can reset our minds and allow space for positive affirmations and mental declutter.

Spring is a time to clean out space - check out this segment with Meteorologist Shelby Latino on WVUE FOX 8 Morning Edition to learn how you can spring clean your mind.