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 Aug 15, 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.
Who the Hell Are We Under All Those Lights?
A night in Vegas with Benson Boone, thousands of phone flashlights, and the woman who has shared nearly twenty-seven years of my life.
The Work Should Lead Back to People
I rebuilt the site this week so people meet the person before they meet the machinery. Why the writing is now called Just an Ordinary Tuesday, and what my mom taught me about the days nobody circles.
How Many Years Does It Take to Get an Endometriosis Diagnosis?
My daughter’s endometriosis diagnosis took two years. The average is four to twelve. We got lucky, and luck should not be a diagnostic pathway.
One-Thirty in the Morning
ADHD, artificial intelligence, and the quiet hours when everything in my head finally has somewhere to go.
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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