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Cedar Lake Supports Those With Disabilities to Live Their Best Lives

Paul Clark and Cassity Bratcher, Physical Therapists at Cedar Lake. Celebrating and Supporting the Disability Community: A Chat with Paul Clark and Cassity Bratcher, Physical Therapists at Cedar Lake What is the mission of Cedar Lake? Cedar Lake’s mission is to offer highly compassionate, capable care for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities so they may experience a life of abundant possibilities. Our vision is of a community where those with and without disabilities learn to share and enrich each other’s lives through meaningful interactions that cultivate mutual respect and unconditional love. [...]

By April Allman|2021-11-18T21:41:45-05:00November 8, 2021|Sponsored|

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome & the Mediterranean Diet

By April Allman|2021-12-10T17:33:14-05:00November 7, 2021|Sponsored|

Lead with Appreciation

Cynthia Knapek, president of Leadership Louisville Center. For some of us, work can be hard. You might be trying to figure out how you can gain more visibility on your job, get a promotion or improve your communication skills. Cynthia Knapek, president of Leadership Louisville Center, understands the twists and turns that can come with finding your way — and she is committed to helping people in all stages of their career flourish. The nonprofit organization offers leadership development programs for professionals and uses community projects as the basis for their sessions. Cynthia [...]

By April Allman|2021-12-10T17:36:08-05:00November 5, 2021|Money & Career|

In the Now

The Louisville Ballet. Photo by Sam English. Dancing to a Different Beat Reinvention adds a little oomph to everything, and The Louisville Ballet is embracing this concept with its new adaptation of Swan Lake. The performance is the inaugural production of the ballet’s 70th anniversary season. Robert Curran, artistic director, says the production will include classical ballet choreography and closely follow the traditional storyline, but it will also address some of the problematic areas of the original version. “Specifically with Swan Lake, there is misogyny present. The fact that [the main character] Odette [...]

By April Allman|2021-12-10T17:37:25-05:00November 4, 2021|Community & Sisterhood|

Beneath the Surface

This year, Brooke Forde, the four-time national champion and Stanford University swimmer, came home from the Olympic Games with a silver medal in the 200 Meter Freestyle relay. Brooke is wearing: Sequined dress, $35, and silver earrings, $8, at Sassy Fox. Hair and makeup by Mikhail Schulz for J Michael’s Spa & Salon. Photo assistant: William Kolb. After navigating the challenges of a postponed Olympics, Lakeside swimmer turned athletic superstar Brooke Forde brought home a silver medal from Tokyo — but not in the event she had trained for most of her life. [...]

By April Allman|2021-12-11T09:53:09-05:00November 3, 2021|Health & Wellness, Mental Health|

Wearing Your Story on Your Sleeve

Tracy Kroencke got her first ink at age 50. Her children talked her in to getting a full sleeve, and she loves it. Artist: Travis King; Time invested: One year’s worth of 4-hour sittings. For thousands of years, and in almost every ancient culture, tattoos have adorned the skin of women. From the Egyptians to the Maori, the Peruvians to the Vikings, female ink work has been found on the abdomens, thighs, and faces of female remains. Used as beautification, amulets for protection or fertility, or markings of status, love, or punishment — [...]

By April Allman|2021-12-10T17:11:32-05:00November 2, 2021|Life & Style|

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Cedar Lake Supports Those With Disabilities to Live Their Best Lives

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome & the Mediterranean Diet

Lead with Appreciation

In the Now

Beneath the Surface

Wearing Your Story on Your Sleeve

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