Owning Our Health is a community-powered movement reclaiming healthcare through self-compassion, condition knowledge, systems literacy, and collective joy.

We kicked off on September 10, 2025 with a stellar panel of patients and practitioners—and we’re just getting started.

In the meantime, check out our Charter (an evolving work in progress) and join our mailing list.

five panelists smiling in front of the stage
(from left to right)
Chaya Rusk, Owning Our Health
Stanley Bishop, Smarter with Science/UCLA Venture Accelerator 
Anna Gudmondson, Sensate
Ashley Banek, Samara Health
Dr. Kate Dovel, Geffen School of Global Medicine at UCLA