Mike Baker — Author, Healthcare CEO, Speaker and Advocate
Beautifully
Unfocused
I run a community health center. I write books and songs. I advocate for people living with endometriosis. And I’m a husband and father of three whose wife and daughter live with the disease.
On paper, those may look like different lives. To me, they’re one: nearly 30 years of trying to listen closely, tell the truth, and help people feel less alone. That’s why I’ve never been interested in picking just one lane.
Or start with a book → Latest · essay published Sep 2, 2026
Three ideas that shape everything I do
The older I get, the more convinced I am that paying attention is a superpower. To people. To ordinary moments. To the conversation everyone else rushed past. Nearly everything I’ve written, built, or learned started because I noticed something that deserved another look.
Life is complicated enough. I don’t think good ideas should be. Whether I’m writing a book, leading a healthcare organization, recording a podcast, making music, or exploring what AI makes possible, my goal stays the same. Tell the truth in words people recognize. Leave someone with an idea they can carry into tomorrow.
Everything on this site begins with one simple belief. People come first. Technology keeps changing. The responsibility for how we use it doesn’t. I believe AI should help us think more deeply, create more freely, and spend more time doing the things only people can do. The judgment, the empathy, the values, and the responsibility still belong to us.
I Still Reach for My Mom
There are still moments when something happens and my first instinct is to tell my mom.
AI Is Making Us Better at Working Alone. I’m Not Sure We Understand What That Changes.
AI is making individuals more capable — and quietly changing how much we rely on each other at work. What leaders should watch as the tools spread.
What to Say When Your Wife Is in Pain and You Can’t Fix It
For a long time I thought being a good husband meant being the person who could make things better. Then I found myself loving people through pain I could not solve.
What to Do When She’s Having an Endometriosis Flare
Your partner is having an endometriosis flare. Here’s what helps, what to have ready, what to avoid, and how to recognize when she needs medical care.
Believe her the first time
People with endometriosis wait years to be believed. I watched people I love go through it. So I wrote the book, made the art, and say it out loud in rooms where decisions get made.
I’ll send you the next one
My letter is called Just an Ordinary Tuesday. Essays mostly, and now and then a song, an episode, some artwork, or something from the advocacy work.
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