Living - Todays Woman

She has traveled to 20 Foreign Lands: But Suggests You Try Lisbon, Portugal

By Megan SeckmanErica Bachelor is not one to let the grass grow under her feet. At 31 she has traveled to at least 20 foreign lands. She graduated from Pepperdine University in Malibu, California; did a stint interviewing celebrities on the red carpet for E! News in Hollywood; landed the “head of marketing” position for the Hard Rock Cafe enterprise in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where she worked with the company’s Seminole CEOs and medicine men; and cured herself of medically-induced lupus (by learning about food while becoming a certified raw foods chef) at 20 after [...]

By April Allman|2017-02-04T09:30:00-05:00February 4, 2017|Travel|

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

Help Your Loved One Get Dressed Easily

By Carrie Vittitoe If upper body weakness has made getting dressed a challenge for an older loved one, Ken Gould at Gould’s Discount Medical suggests these products to make it easier:sock aids (flexible plastic tools with handles on which a sock is placed and pulled up onto the foot)dressing sticks (dowels with hook-like attachments on the end, which can grab clothing and make dressing easier)long-handle shoe horns (a shoe horn with a long handle to prevent bending over)Spyrolaces (shoe laces that don’t require tying and can be tightened to preferred tension)button hook aids (hooks that [...]

By April Allman|2017-01-22T09:30:00-05:00January 22, 2017|Today's Transitions Now|

YOLO Travel Guide: Jamaica

By Megan Seckman When Kendra Garvin, 44, was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer five years ago, she knew she had a choice to make. Kendra had worked for 15 years as a cancer registrar, where it was her job to collect and record the tragic accounts of deceased cancer patients. She knew exactly what was ahead and the grim outcome of her diagnosis. She knew she could choose to succumb to being sick after the chemo, radiation, and immunotherapy to come, or she could truly live. It took a cancer diagnosis for this island [...]

By April Allman|2017-01-20T09:30:00-05:00January 20, 2017|Travel|

Courtney Glenny’s New Place in the Local Arts

By Bella Portaro KueberA new year with new beginnings led this creative right into the place she’s meant to be.Courtney Glenny’s aspirations to be a part of the arts have taken her around the world and back again and led her to her latest career move and a new place to call home.Courtney is the newest addition to the culture building team at Fund for the Arts as manager of corporate and employee engagement.It all began in Minnesota where she was born and raised by parents who supported and worked in the arts. Her mother [...]

By April Allman|2017-01-15T09:30:00-05:00January 15, 2017|Passions|

Stop Being the Dumping Ground for Your Family’s Frustrations

By Joyce OglesbyQ: “My family is a mess. My husband is unkind, my children disrespect me, and none of them appreciate what I do for them to make life work day in and day out. I am simply going through the motions, and I’m exhausted. How can I undo what is happening? If this year is anything like last year, I want out!” Joyce: Unfortunately, many women feel your pain. What is it about women that causes us to accept behavior such as you’ve described? Love. We love; therefore, we hurt. And because we love, we [...]

By April Allman|2017-01-06T09:30:00-05:00January 6, 2017|Just Ask Joyce|

She has traveled to 20 Foreign Lands: But Suggests You Try Lisbon, Portugal

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

Help Your Loved One Get Dressed Easily

YOLO Travel Guide: Jamaica

Courtney Glenny’s New Place in the Local Arts

Stop Being the Dumping Ground for Your Family’s Frustrations

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