Got T-boned by a semi last week. Survived. This Saturday: why the heroes who showed up matter, how we should show up for them, and some of our favorite conversations from 2025. New episode of “The Dr. Kristin Lyerly Show” now on YouTube @drkristinlyerly and wherever you get your podcasts.

Missy Hughes won't attack Trump. She's leading with her economic development record instead. Bold for a Democratic primary. Perfect for a purple state general election. “The Dr. Kristin Lyerly Show”: 👀 YouTube @DrKristinLyerly 🎧 CivicMedia & wherever you get your podcasts

We are officially on the other side of the winter solstice now so things should start getting brighter, right?

I am lucky to be alive. Last Thursday, in the terrible fog, my car was broadsided by a semi. Everyone is shaken up but ok. I have a broken ankle, a rotten concussion, and lots of aches and bruises. If I had been going a split second faster, I wouldn’t be here right now.

Today’s the deadline to release the Epstein files, isn’t it?

The irony of failed *Elon Musk supported* Wisconsin Supreme Court justice candidate Brad Schimel claiming “there’s not a political aspect” to Judge Hannah Dugan’s guilty verdict. Dugan is the Milwaukee County judge who STOOD UP TO ICE in her courthouse.

Mifepristone - abortion medication - is SAFE and effective. Pass it on.

We’re live! Kate Duffy, Founder of Motherhood for Good, proving why “parenting includes politics” - this week on “The Dr. Kristin Lyerly Show”: YouTube @DrKristinLyerly Spotify, Apple, & podcasted Broadcast on @civicmedia.us, @heartlandsignal.bsky.social, and AM 820 WCPT in Chicago!

This list of OB-GYN vacancies in Wisconsin worries me. Many have gone unfilled for years. Family medicine & midwife shortages aren’t even counted here. Rural communities are struggling. GOP Politicians: if you actually cared about 'supporting families,' you'd be screaming about this.

Costs are rising, healthcare access is shrinking, life is getting harder. Republicans control it all - this is on them.

The only thing 'HUUUGE' here is the red flag. I recommend actual protection - from pregnancy, STIs, AND men who partied with child traffickers. Photo credit: Epstein estate

Politicians choosing voters instead of voters choosing politicians—that's gerrymandering, and it's happening now. Mark Gaber joins me this weekend to break down the fight for fair maps. NOW BROADCASTING IN CHICAGO!!! 📻 Sat 5pm: AM 820 WCPT Chicago 📻 Sat/Sun noon: @CivicMedia 🎧 Podcast 👀 YouTube

HELLO CHICAGO!!! “The Dr. Kristin Lyerly Show” debuts TODAY at 5 PM Central on AM 820 WCPT - Chicago’s Progressive Talk! Listen on the air or stream on HeartlandSignal.com (and all the other usual places including Civic Media and YouTube @drkristinlyerly).

Texas HB 7 bans abortion pills across state lines—location doesn't protect you. Any citizen can sue providers for $100K+ per offense. Republicans call it "safety." It's control, plain and simple. @protecthealthcare.medsky.social

Have you heard about the latest Texas abortion ban? Starting Thursday, ANY private citizen can now file a civil suit – with a minimum reward of $100,000 – against ANYONE who prescribes, mails, or distributes abortion pills to a Texan, no matter where YOU live.

Real question: If 60% of Catholics in the US support abortion, why does the church oppose it?

Pat Kreitlow has been a journalist AND a state senator - he’s seen Wisconsin politics from both sides. This week, Pat & I talk local media, why Wisconsin matters, and how the info we consume shapes our reality. 📻 AM/FM statewide @civicmedia.us 🎧 Spotify, Apple, etc 👀 YouTube: @DrKristinLyerly

Where are you spending your precious holiday dollars this year? #SmallBusinessSaturday

Pat Kreitlow has been a journalist AND a state senator—so he's seen Wisconsin politics from both sides. This week he's joining me to talk about something that doesn't get enough attention: how the information we consume fundamentally shapes our political reality. @patkreitlow.bsky.social

I’m pausing Amazon from today through Cyber Monday. They’ve grown into a behemoth that fails to address environmental concerns, workers’ rights, and democracy itself. Instead, I will be supporting the foundation of our communities: small businesses and the people who run them.

Wisconsin Republicans want to force people experiencing miscarriages to collect their own blood and tissue and return it to clinics. This isn't healthcare policy - it's cruelty dressed up as environmental concern. There's zero scientific evidence to justify this humiliation.

Mifepristone is safe, effective, and essential. It's also under attack by courts and politicians practicing medicine without a license. Physicians: join me, Rep. Kim Schrier, MD & @protecthealthcare.medsky.social to learn how we fight back. Our patients are counting on us.

Standing with my physician colleagues and the women of North Dakota where the unconstitutional abortion ban was allowed to stand despite majority rule in the state Supreme Court. Now there are 13 states with total abortion bans.

From ER nurse to Lieutenant Governor to Governor candidate - Sara Rodriguez knows healthcare from the ground up. Latest episode with Wisconsin's @saraforwi.com is live 🎙️ 👀 YouTube @DrKristinLyerly 🎧 Spotify, Apple, and wherever you get your podcasts

Yup, that’s Wisconsin Lt. Gov (and candidate for governor) Sara Rodriguez, my guest this week on “The Dr. Kristin Lyerly Show”! 📻 Saturdays and Sundays at noon across Wisconsin on @civicmedia.us 👀 YouTube @DrKristinLyerly 🎧 Spotify, Apple, and wherever you get your podcasts @saraforwi.com

Not loving the 26% Trump tariff tax I just paid to fix my broken garage door opener. #winning

FEMA administrator Richardson resigns from the gutted agency after six months. He’s the guy who said he didn’t need much authority to get everything done. Apparently he couldn’t get it done even with all the authority. Good luck to us when the next natural disaster hits.

When Kristin Brey @kristinbrey.bsky.social comes to “The Dr Kristin Lyerly Show,” you know it’s going to be good. Spoiler: It’s really good. Listen/watch now: 👀 YouTube @DrKristinLyerly 📻 @civicmedia.us 🎧 Spotify, Apple, everywhere else

Double the Kristin, double the fun! @kristinbrey.bsky.social (WTMJ, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) this week on “The Dr Kristin Lyerly Show”: 📻 Saturdays and Sundays at noon across Wisconsin on the @civicmedia.us radio network and app 👀 YouTube @DrKristinLyerly 🎧 And wherever you get your podcasts

In 2020, Dennis McBride became mayor of Wauwatosa, just as the pandemic and social unrest erupted. He talks with @drkristin4wi.bsky.social about facing protests, a mall shooting, and deep division, he endured threats while leading through crisis. Listen here civicmedia.us/podcast/2025...

40 nights barricaded in his home. Wauwatosa Mayor Dennis McBride, author of “A City on the Edge: Pandemic, Protest, and Polarization” on surviving 2020’s perfect storm & why we still haven’t escaped it. “The Dr. Kristin Lyerly Show” 👀 YouTube @drkristinlyerly 🎧 wherever you get your podcasts

Donald Trump wants to eliminate the ACA but he doesn’t have a plan - or even a “concept of a plan” - to replace it.

It’s hard to believe that we are at the point where Republicans are attacking Democrats over efforts to feed our neighbors. #LetThemEatCake

Meet Rob from Tigerton. He grew up farming, volunteers despite living with a developmental disability, and was recently named “Outstanding Volunteer” for helping to beautify his home town. Like 1 in 8 neighbors, he relies on SNAP - and he’s worried - but he continues to step up and help others.

Once the “wild card,” State Rep. Francesca Hong is now LEADING in Democratic primary polls for WI governor. Hear her story this weekend on “The Dr. Kristin Lyerly Show”🎙️ 📻 Noon CT Sat/Sun @civicmedia.us 👀 YouTube @drkristinlyerly 🎧 Wherever you get your podcasts @francescahong.bsky.social

Congressional Republicans are entering week seven of their paid vacation while their constituents’ healthcare premiums are skyrocketing and children are going hungry. This isn’t about politics. It’s about basic humanity.

Proud to be part of the Free & Just community—a network of storytellers and advocates standing together for ourselves, each other, and the millions across our nation whose stories have yet to be told.

Do our political views affect the way we consume health information? In a word: yes. Liz Hamel from @kff.org breaks it down with me and Miles on the latest episode of the Committee to Protect Health Care's Paging America podcast.

I just need to put this out in the universe: I have the privilege of working with the most inspiring group of people. So very grateful!

Virginia friends - let’s gooooooo! #VoteEarly

We're talking/shouting about MENOPAUSE on "The Dr. Kristin Lyerly Show"! “It’s not just about hormones,” Dr. Anita Bublik-Anderson of Pause Medicine says. “It’s about living with strength, vitality, and intention. LISTEN: wherever you get your podcasts WATCH: YouTube @drkristinlyerly

Just thinking about how Jesus fed hungry people while Trump is busy finding new and different ways to starve them.

Proud to work alongside these incredible leaders ensuring access to reproductive healthcare in the Midwest. Thank you Society for Family Planning for creating the space for us to elevate our lifesaving work. The barriers are real, but so are the solutions we're building together.

Checking in for my flight today, I asked a TSA agent how he was doing. He just shook his head and looked down. “Some of us are going to food banks. The government should be embarrassed.” Trump and the GOP have all the power to fix this. They don’t care about us.

"The thing about reproduction is that, more than anything else, it tells you how a society values people." - Dorothy Roberts @societyfp.bsky.social #SFP2025

So many wonderful colleagues and friendly faces at the Society for Family Planning meeting this weekend, all of us focused on one thing: fighting to ensure that our patients can get the care they need and deserve @societyfp.bsky.social

Harry is a true American hero. Please repost in support if you agree.

The quality of posts and replies on social media from folks who adhere to the extreme right following the #nokings rallies appears to be descending rapidly to middle school insults, name-calling, and profanity. I think the Trump administration is even starting to make them uncomfortable.

This week on “The Dr. Kristin Lyerly Show” the Brewers’ FIRST bat boy, Dr. Pat McBride, takes us inside the early days of Brewers baseball, including unforgettable Bob Uecker tales and what this team means to Wisconsin. @civicmedia.us ▶️ YouTube @drkristinlyerly and wherever you get your podcasts!

I didn't get a picture of the best sign I saw today, but I remember what it said: Somewhere in America A little Hispanic girl Is hiding in an attic And keeping a diary. #NoKings