The start of a new year after the holidays can be a rough time for those who have experienced loss. Being able to hold onto hope in the midst of grief is challenging. In hopes of helping with that challenge, we wanted to share a few tips with you, courtesy of New Life, a film…
Gloria Williams otherwise known as “The Footnanny” was originally just Oprah Winfrey’s best kept secret, but now with her own beauty line selling on HSN, new products in production, and with her winning attitude plus all of her hard work, this one and only Footnanny is making her dreams come true and healing feet everywhere,…
After receiving the diagnosis of Lipedema, all heads turn to the Internet for the glory answers of what, how, and the why. And of course, who else? You view minimal reporting from doctors and remind yourself, “That’s probably why my family doctor thought I had painful cellulite.” Yes, you are shocked, and agree to never…
Calling all caring physicians—Dercum’s Disease is an extremely rare disorder characterized by multiple, painful fatty tissue, also know as lipomas—patients need help and they’re desperately seeking you. These painful growths can appear on the trunk, the upper arms, the upper legs, and they’re like angry critters just below the skin. Sometimes severe, the pain can even take…
“Women are always saying, ‘We can do anything that men can do.’ But Men should be saying, ‘We can do anything that women can do.’” —Gloria Steinem With so many boys out there celebrated for their manly actions (even when they are not that big) and so many women doing the leg work behind the scenes,…
The business world is well overdue for a wakeup call when it comes to understanding the true value women bring to the table. I’m a woman in a top executive position. The reality is that it can be lonely in that position. There is a noticeable lack of female role models in the type of…
Volunteers come to the school where I work in Thailand nearly every weekend. They stop by and play the same games, give out the same prizes, and take hundreds of self-promoting photos showing how their organizations affect the kids. One Saturday, I watched the somber kids walking around slowly for another routine game of musical…
No. 1 GET COMFORTABLE. Stories have been told and read for me immemorial because they are pleasurable and because sharing them draws people together. This is not necessarily obvious to children. At home, it’s good to mix reading with warmth and affection. I try to express that in the way I sit. We tuck in…
There are certain times in life that we were never meant to experience alone. There are pains and losses the human heart can endure only in the presence of something or someone else, walking alongside us, carrying us when our feet fail, assuring our heart that it doesn’t have to muster the strength of the…
In recognition of National Cancer Survivors Day on June 5th, we teamed up with our friends at Pevonia and asked their Facebook followers to tell us about their Survivor Heroes. In less than a two-week time-frame, we received dozens of nominations and read many incredible stories about strong women and men who defeated the odds…
