Pillar
Physician relationship
Direct, unhurried, longitudinal. A doctor who knows your story and your labs over a full year.
The Flagship · Founding Cohort
The Thirteen
13 Women·1 Physician·1 Year
A physician-led council for women ready to understand their biology and transform their relationship with themselves.
The Philosophy
Small enough to be real.
The Thirteen is built on the belief that medicine is most useful when it is in relationship — with one body, over time, inside a community small enough that nothing important gets missed.
Thirteen women. One physician. One year. The size is the point. It allows for clinical depth that ten-minute visits make impossible, and for a community that membership models cannot manufacture.
This is not a coaching program, a course, or a wellness package. It is a council — clinical, intimate, durational — for women who want to do this work in the company of other women, and with a physician who isn't going anywhere.
The Experience
Four pillars, held over a year.
The year is structured around four interwoven elements. Each one supports the others. None of them works alone.
Pillar
Advanced testing
Genomics, hormones, microbiome, micronutrients, environmental load — interpreted as one picture.
Pillar
Retreats in Hawaiʻi
Four seasonal gatherings across the year, on the Big Island, in nature. Hosted at partner resort properties on Hawaiʻi Island.
Pillar
Community
Twelve other women on the same arc — the rarest and most stabilizing element of the work.
Seasonal Embodiment Calendar
Four seasons. One arc.
The Thirteen unfolds through four seasonal gatherings each year. Each season carries a distinct biological focus, community experience, and clinical intention.
The annual rhythm is part of the medicine.
- WinterRestoration
- SpringEmergence
- SummerVitality
- AutumnHarvest
The Year
An arc, not a calendar.
- Months 1–2
Arrival & Baseline
Onboarding, comprehensive history, advanced testing ordered. The opening conversation about what your body has been carrying.
- Months 3–4
First Retreat
Gather in Hawaiʻi. Lab interpretation, somatic practice, community formation, an integrated picture begins to emerge.
- Months 5–8
Integration
Monthly physician sessions. Iterative work on hormones, nervous system, sleep, metabolism. The slow architectural rebuild.
- Months 9–10
Second Retreat
Return to Hawaiʻi. Re-test, re-interpret, deepen. The work shifts from intervention to maintenance.
- Months 11–12
Consolidation
Closing arc. A durable plan, a documented year, and a community that doesn't end when the year does.
For Whom
A specific kind of woman. A specific moment.
The Thirteen is for women who are ready to take their biology seriously, who are willing to do the work that real change requires, and who want to do it inside a small, durable community with a physician.
- You sense your body is asking for something different than what conventional care has offered.
- You're willing to bring your whole life into the conversation — sleep, hormones, history, story.
- You want a physician who knows you, not a portal where you upload your symptoms.
- You want to do this work alongside other women.
The Application
A considered process.
The Thirteen is intentionally small. The application exists so that the year works for everyone in the room — for you, for the other twelve women, and for the physician walking with you.
- Step 01
Apply
A written application — the questions matter as much as the answers.
- Step 02
Conversation
A direct call with Dr. King. Mutual fit, in both directions.
- Step 03
Invitation
Selected applicants are invited to join the founding cohort.
Questions
The honest answers.
- Where does The Thirteen take place?
- The clinical relationship is virtual, available where Dr. King is licensed. The four seasonal retreats are held in person on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi, at partner resort properties.
- Is this a replacement for primary care?
- No. The Thirteen is a precision and longitudinal layer — it works alongside primary care, not in place of it. Women on the Big Island may also join Big Island WellCare for primary care.
- Can I participate in both Big Island WellCare and The Thirteen?
- Yes. Many women begin with Big Island WellCare and later choose to deepen their work through The Thirteen. The two practices share a physician, a philosophy, and a commitment to relationship-centered medicine.
- What does the year include?
- Year-long physician relationship, advanced testing and interpretation, four seasonal retreats in Hawaiʻi, regular clinical sessions, and a community of twelve other women on the same arc.
- How is investment structured?
- Pricing and structure are shared directly with applicants invited into the conversation. We treat investment as part of fit — it deserves a real discussion, not a price tag in a footer.
- When does the next cohort begin?
- The founding cohort is forming now. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis until the thirteen seats are filled.