Dr. Higgins grew up in Vermont, always in the woods, and moved to Alaska for several years, until a love of language and culture led her to live and work in South America, India, and the Middle East for about 15 years. Along the way, she always immersed herself in art and dance, creative exploration of any kind, and the natural world, including stints like working with a circus in a tiny town in Brazil. "I love teaching and working with kids and families, where I also am always learning. I went to medical school at the Ben Gurion University in Israel for their focus in primary care and love the way family medicine interweaves stories of our lives into health in an endless variety of ways."