Kris is a powerhouse, Army veteran, and lovable internet auntie in Detroit who has become a beacon for folks and allies across the country. Alongside her husband Dave, Kris has turned @kris.and.dave into an incredible community, where sharp clapbacks, a calm Southern drawl, and real-deal allyship live side by side.

On Matriarchy, Unscripted, she brings that same mix of warmth, righteous fury, and neighbor-who-always-shows-up energy, talking about chosen family, visibility, and what it means to lean all the way into love in a world that keeps trying to shrink it.

Nikki is an author, storyteller, and OBGYN Physician Associate who believes that real conversation is its own form of revolution. After more than a decade of practicing clinical medicine, working inside systems that shape people’s lives, she turned toward storytelling as a way to make sense of it all.

Nikki brings a mix of clarity, curiosity, and lived experience to every episode of Matriarchy, Unscripted, inviting honest dialogue about the messy, beautiful, complicated parts of being human. She lives in Michigan with her family and shares her work under @nikkivinck.