“My Husband Picks Fights With Me — I Want Peace!”

Q: “My husband’s pettiness is driving me crazy. We argue over everything and nothing at all. We argue over everything and nothing at all. For instance, I like going out with my friends every week, but he makes sure to ruin each time by blowing up my phone with texts and picking fights with me about minor details. After six years of marriage, we seem to be drifting apart, and I’m finding myself dreading going home. How can I get him to understand that if he would stop being picky about how I clean the [...]

By |2017-10-15T08:30:00-04:00October 15, 2017|Just Ask Joyce|

Her Heart is with the Animals

By Bella Portaro-Kueber  Generous, giving, and humble...These apply, but there are various words to describe Johnna Kelly and her impact on various animal nonprofits in Louisville. From Metro Animal Services to The Animal Care Society, Johnna does what she can, when she can, and does it with passion.“I believe my love for animals started when I was a little girl,” says Johnna, an area sales manager for Waterford crystal. “I would bring home any animal I could. In my parents’ house we had cats, dogs, and fish. At my grandparents’ house it was all of [...]

By |2017-10-14T08:30:00-04:00October 14, 2017|Passions|

What this Master Distiller is Reading, Watching, and Listening to

By Megan M. SeckmanJoyce Nethery and her daughter Autumn merged their talents together to create Jeptha Creed Distillery. Photos by Trina WhalinA lifetime of career moves went into preparing her for this great venture. She earned a chemical engineering degree from the University of Louisville’s Speed School, worked as a process engineer in a distillation unit, spent six years teaching high school chemistry and physics, then shifted gears to become the CFO of her husband’s companies for a decade, and, last but not least, learned the art of growing the perfect heirloom tomato. Now, a [...]

By |2017-09-25T08:30:00-04:00September 25, 2017|She's Reading|

Stephanie Wheeler: “Set our intention and go”

By Bella Portaro-KueberWhat chapter of life are you in? Is it your first, or is it your second? Lifestyle coach Stephanie Wheeler explains it’s our first chapter that usually ends with a turbulent experience, leaving us with the options to pick ourselves up and put together a life that we want, or let the experience defeat us and be stuck in a chapter that never progresses.Stephanie chose the first path and moved onto a second chapter.When her second chapter began, she was a stay-at-home mom with two small children. She didn’t know exactly where she [...]

By |2017-09-23T08:30:00-04:00September 23, 2017|Health Battle, Passions|

An Independent Adventurer Gives Travel Tips for a Vermont Getaway

By Megan M. SeckmanMichele Korfhage stands on Camel's Hump Summit in Vermont. Photos by Michele Korfhage.When Michele Korfhage was 21, she found herself newly laid off, with a slice of time on her hands and just enough cash to do something about it. Armed with a pager, some camping supplies, an unemployment check, and a halfway reliable car, she took off on her first solo road trip. High atop the Smoky Mountain peaks, through the lens of her trusty camera, she realized this type of travel, independent and adventurous, spoke to her free spirit and [...]

By |2017-09-22T08:30:00-04:00September 22, 2017|Travel|

Are There Any Good Men Out There?

Q: “I always seem to make the wrong choices in men. I’m a giver, yet I seem to attract takers. I’ve had several relationships that have lasted more than a year, but most only seem to last six months or less. What am I doing wrong? Are there really any good men out there? My clock is ticking.”Joyce: When making right choices, even wrong can turn out alright.Yes, there are really good men out there. But even really good men will trample on a heart when given permission. It might not be what you’re doing [...]

By |2017-09-09T08:30:00-04:00September 9, 2017|Just Ask Joyce|
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