Her Turning Point: Combining Her Professional and Personal Life

By Lucy M. Pritchett A promise that Anitra Durand Allen made to herself in college got lost in the ensuing years of her engineering career. Fortunately, a gentle reminder from her husband brought her to her turning point. Her promise? “I would pursue my engineering career until I was 35, and then I would stop and raise a family,” Anitra says. “At the time I was asked, ‘You don't want to do anything with your life? Why would you waste your gifts?’ I was good at math and science and heading toward my engineering degree [...]

By |2018-06-21T15:23:50-04:00January 15, 2018|Turning Point|

She Changed a Bunch of Things — Starting with Cutting Out Coffee

[et_pb_section bb_built="1"][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.2.2"][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_post_title _builder_version="3.2.2" comments="off" featured_image="off" title_font="|700|||||||" title_font_size="37px" author="off" /][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_image admin_label="Featured Image" _builder_version="3.7" src="https://todayswomannow.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/api-1-1.jpeg" align="center" force_fullwidth="on" /][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.7"] Cutting out coffee, making a much-needed career change, and getting married — the past several months of Kirsten Steele’s life have looked much different, but in the best way. [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_code admin_label="Ad" _builder_version="3.7" text_orientation="center"][adrotate banner="19"][/et_pb_code][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.7"] Kirsten, an ophthalmic technician at The LASIK Vision Institute, traded in her morning cup of coffee for a Fiber One bar, a Boost protein shake, and a quick swim before work. “But let's be honest,” she says, “weekends [...]

By |2018-06-21T16:04:58-04:00December 18, 2017|Before She Goes|

Nina’s Entrepreneurial Adventure

By Lucy M. Pritchett Nina Rodahaffer’s Turning Point came when her desire to care for others led her to a nursing career and, a surprise to her, an entrepreneurial adventure. Her aha moment came over a long weekend when she was caring for her grandmother who had a medical condition that needed daily attention. Nina already had a degree in communication from the University of Louisville and was working as a manager in the restaurant industry, but those four days spent with her grandmother cemented in her mind that she wanted to go into nursing. [...]

By |2018-06-21T15:23:50-04:00December 15, 2017|Turning Point|

Three Things You Can Change Now — according to Louisville’s Public Health Director

By Lucy M. PritchettWhen the director of the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness offers her top three tips for women to have a healthier lifestyle, we might want to listen.Turn out the light and get some sleep.Exercise because it’s good for your mental health.Step away from the soft drinks — regular and diet.Dr. Sarah Moyer practices what she preaches. “I try to get at least eight hours of sleep each night.” Considering that she has three boys, 4-year-old twins James and Landon and 18-month-old Teddy, the fact that she can get eight [...]

By |2018-06-21T15:18:48-04:00December 4, 2017|What Works|

What Works for this Theater Operations Manager

By Lucy M. Pritchett Anne Ensign-Urteaga appreciates working behind the scenes in preparation for each performance. Here, she stands in one of the CenterStage dressing rooms. Photos by Patti HartogIf you've ever attended one of the excellent theatrical productions put on by CenterStage at the Jewish Community Center, you have most likely seen Anne Ensign-Urteaga. OK. That statement may be a little misleading. She won't be in costume singing or dancing but instead, as operations manager for the community theater, she comes on stage before the start of the show to welcome the audience and make [...]

By |2024-11-24T17:18:16-05:00November 20, 2017|What Works|

Before Whitney Cessna Gives Nutritional Advice

By Brittani Dick Before she gives nutritional advice, Whitney Cessna, 28, knows that she has to practice what she preaches. According to this health guru, a healthy, filling breakfast is the only real way to start a great day.Before diving into emails from her private practice (Don’t Skip A Meal, LLC) clients or heading off to her day job as diabetes educator in the pediatrics department at the University of Louisville, Whitney chooses from a few of her go-to breakfast staples. “Right now, I am loving Sweet Earth Farmstand Breakfast sandwiches — specifically the meatless [...]

By |2017-11-14T09:30:00-05:00November 14, 2017|Before She Goes|
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