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My New, Improved Brain

By Mary CartledgehayesFunctioning with an ADHD brain is like trying to forge a path through a rain forest. You have to chop back the vines of thought that threaten to trip you up, fight off the mosquito-swarms of ideas that pester you, conquer the black mambas of distraction, and hold a map directly in front of your face to have any hope of staying on course.When I was in ninth grade, everybody in the school got to skip class one day to go stand in line for a vision screening. I learned that day that [...]

By |2021-12-11T09:48:52-05:00February 3, 2017|Wellness|

“I’m the least qualified and least likely person to succeed, but I put one foot in front of the other, no matter what,” says this local owner of two businesses. She gives her 10 rules of survival.

By Megan S. Willman When I walked into DBS Interactive, a Louisville company specializing in web design and programming, to meet with CEO and Founder Cyndi Masters, I was greeted by both Cyndi Masters and her dog Super Cooper Masters. This warm welcome set the tone for an engaging conversation about the ups and downs of business and life, as well as Cyndi’s unfailing efforts to live out her values in all she does. It sounds like a tall order, but Cyndi is up to the challenge. A survivor of a traumatic brain injury from [...]

By |2017-02-02T09:30:00-05:00February 2, 2017|Survival Skills|

Our February Issue is Out!

February is the month to find out more about: • Secrets for creating a business. • Professional and practical shopping tips. • Fine tuning your body to be at its best, including makeup and stress strategies. • Get your red on and learn more on how you can help your heart. Plus, lots more to learn about beautiful Louisville places and celebrations. Speaking of celebrations, we are turning 25! Come celebrate with us on February 13th!

By |2017-01-31T09:30:00-05:00January 31, 2017|2017 Today's Woman Magazine, Today's Woman Now|

Before She Goes to The Highlands — When life gives you lemons, make lemon water

By Brittani DickAdriena Dame lives by this simple, yet highly detoxifying and invigorating habit, having a glass upon waking each morning and one right before she goes to bed each night. “Ultimately, the act of drinking lemon water is one of many simple daily practices that give rise to my gratitude for having this complex human experience, and for all of the love, joy, and laughter that contributes to the sacred nature of this journey here on earth,” she says.She credits both lemon water and coconut oil as her go-to beauty products. While the lemon [...]

By |2017-01-30T09:30:00-05:00January 30, 2017|Before She Goes|

What This Environmentalist and Artist is Reading, Watching, and Listening to

By Megan Seckman Clare stands in front of one of her paintings called Osage One. The painting represents the oneness of the cycles of photosynthesis. Clare Hirn never considered art to be a viable career. That is why she split her studies as an undergrad at Indiana University between biological sciences and fine arts. The two worlds of arts and sciences are reflected in her expansive art career: she illustrated an Abiocor artificial heart that appeared on the cover of The New York Times, and she paints majestic murals that bring the vibrant natural world inside [...]

By |2024-11-24T17:18:17-05:00January 29, 2017|She's Reading|
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