This isn’t just a business — it’s personal.

I’m Courtney, founder of Lotus Wellness Travel — a physician and wellness travel advisor who believes safety, dignity, and beautiful experiences can exist in the same itinerary.

I became a doctor because I care deeply about people in their hardest moments. I became a travel advisor because those moments shouldn’t define our limits — instead, l believe they can become “difficult gifts” encouaraging us to live with a “bucket-list-now” mindset.

My Difficult Gift was brain cancer, diagnosed in 2020. Since then, I’ve travelled to more than 20 countries and counting.

As a cancer survivor and physician, I understand the “what ifs” of travel both professionally and personally. I’ve been hospitalized abroad and coordinated a medical flight home. I’ve traveled after brain surgery and navigated unexpected health scares far from home. I’ve been there — and those experiences shape how I plan today.

I’ve been hospitalized in Thailand and coordinated a medical flight home through travel insurance.

I’ve been snowed in without access to prescription medication — and realized how overwhelming that would feel without medical training.

I’ve navigated rabies exposure decisions after a close call with a (very cute, slightly sassy) dog in Nepal. Yes, I always pet the stray dogs…No, I do not medically recommend this!

Lotus Wellness Travel is a wellness and accessible travel advisory service built by a physician, but designed for everyone.

Some clients have chronic illness or mobility needs.
Some simply want someone thoughtful (and intensely Type A) considering proximity to medical care, travel insurance, pacing, and contingency plans.
Others just want a beautiful hotel, great food, and quiet advocacy behind the scenes.

You don’t need to be “sick” to want to feel supported.
You just have to want to travel well.