Physical Fitness: Looking & Feeling Your Best We’ve all heard it many times before: regular exercise is good for your health and can help you lose weight. But if you’re like many Americans, you’re busy, you have a sedentary job, or you just haven’t gotten around to changing your exercise habits. The good news is […]
self reflections
Beauty Products & Health
FROM OUR LATEST NEWSLETTER: Cosmetics are a part of everyday life for both men and women. In fact, women use an average of 12 personal care products a day; men use about 6. Many people want to look good and feel good, and they use cosmetics to achieve this. Because of their prevalent use in society, it’s […]
Identity and the Inauguration
The transfer of power from President Obama to President Trump today has made me reflect on my different identities. As a cis woman and feminist, my heart is heavy as the biggest glass ceiling in our country remains intact. The promise of a Cabinet with half of the seats filled by females is lost. As a […]
The Privilege of a Snow Day
It is a mix of snow and sleet paired with freezing temperatures…in the South. Our world is shut down. It is lovely. It is Saturday and we suddenly have a weekend without obligations. An excuse to stay in sweats, work on small projects, actually talk to family, stay up late watching movies, even bake […]
Let us continue to do the good work
This seismic election has left our nation on a spectrum of emotions ranging from anger to jubilation and everywhere in-between. No matter where you might personally fall on the spectrum, let us continue to do the work that this coalition has set out to do together because you matter and the work you do matters!
Plans, Interrupted
I spend a good portion of my professional life educating health professionals about “reproductive life planning,” or, basically, helping someone articulate whether or not they want any (or any more) kids and the steps they need to take to achieve their desired number of children. As a recurrent miscarrier – 7 pregnancies, but only 1 […]
Optimism with a Twist
I am a die-hard optimist. I am not only a “glass half full” kind of gal, I am a “glass is half full with half the calories OR I’m already partially hydrated”. I have always had a sunny outlook on life – to the point of being referred to as Pollyanna during a Fellowship interview (which […]
Vacation (or lack thereof and thoughts as to why)
Vacations are good for us. They enhance our productivity, happiness and health. Tweet I have an awkward relationship with vacations. I think about them – wish for them – have plenty of days to take them – and yet it’s July 27th and I’ve taken not taken more than one day off here and there this year. I’ve […]
Reflection
It is time for white people to wake up from “the Dream,” recognize the pain our privilege causes, and begin to make amends. Tweet There has been so much said on social media since the seven murders last week and now today. Some powerful words have been shared. Some people have remained silent because they […]
Mental Health – Let’s Raise Awareness & Eliminate Stigma
Throughout the country governors, mayors, and even the president are issuing proclamations recognizing May as National Mental Health Awareness Month. But raising awareness about mental health and connecting people to service needs to happen year round. For me, as the Communications Specialist at NAMI North Carolina (The National Alliance on Mental Illness), it’s one of the most […]