Wellness - Todays Woman

What is Your Resistance to Change Doing to You?

By Bob MuellerOver 2,500 years ago, the philosopher Heraclitus dipped his toes into a river in Greece and instantly understood that change itself is the one unchanging reality. Everything is in flux. Change is the source of life, the one thing you can trust. He realized that he could never, as hard as he might try or as much as he might like, step into the same river again. Change is here to stay. The moment when you read this word is now gone. The case for flexibility is made. If life is moving, I’d [...]

By April Allman|2016-12-23T09:30:00-05:00December 23, 2016|Mental Health|

Paula Blankenship’s Secrets for Creating a Business

By Marie BradbyThe walls inside of Paula's office were painted using her chalk paint. Most of us shirk away from change, but not Paula Blankenship, an entrepreneur whose paint business headquartered in Shepherdsville, Kentucky, is gathering world-wide attention after only three years in existence.For 25 years, Paula had been operating a furniture and floor covering business in her native Oneida, Tennessee. When the Great Recession hit in 2008, she closed her longstanding businesses and began commuting from Oneida to New York City as a designer for commercial projects.“The economy had died,” Paula says. “Then, one day [...]

By April Allman|2016-12-19T09:30:00-05:00December 19, 2016|Survival Skills|

Making Bracelets Helps with My Multiple Sclerosis

By Carrie VittitoeWhile on a trip to visit her husband Matt’s family, Kelley Hudzik found herself in a Massachusetts craft shop, dropping about $100 on beads and wire. Kelley’s sister-in-law, Kristine, had taught her how to make beaded bracelets. “It was like nirvana in front of me with all those beads,” Kelley says.Kelley began developing her own design style as she continued learning the basics of bracelet making. She says her sister-in-law is very structured in how she uses patterns, but Kelley’s aesthetic is different. “It’s all over the place,” she says. Kelley relies on [...]

By April Allman|2016-12-14T09:30:00-05:00December 14, 2016|Mental Health|

Exhausted? Maybe You Have Sleep Apnea

By Mary Ellen Bianco Linda Williams (left) and Missi Quiggins didn't realize their health issues were attributed to sleep apnea. Missi Quiggins and Linda Williams both have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a potentially serious disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts during sleep. Their quality of life has greatly improved since they started treatment. Although they work at a medical office that specializes in pulmonary and sleep disorders, the cause and diagnosis of the apnea surprised them.Missi, age 44, is the patient care coordinator at Chest Medicine Associates and Sleep Medicine Clinic. The Louisville [...]

By April Allman|2016-12-07T09:30:00-05:00December 7, 2016|Health Battle|

Your Health? Never Take No for an Answer

By Mary Ellen BiancoMarilynne Locke Rowland, age 65, speaks with passion and determination about finding the cause of her constant pain and fatigue. “I ended up flat on my back three years ago,” she says. “I finally found a doctor who listened to me about my symptoms. I never took ‘no’ for an answer.”Pain and illness has affected Marilynne since she was young. It got worse when she was in her 40s. “I knew something was really wrong, but I didn’t know what,” she says. “I’ve always been a go-getter and never stopped.”Marilynne and her [...]

By April Allman|2018-05-23T13:32:51-04:00November 16, 2016|Health Battle|

The Most Beautiful Thing Nikki Jackson Has Ever Seen

By Kerri FoyIf you want an instant friend, seek out Nikki. From releasing a good-hearted laugh to asking the hard questions that hit at middle age, you'd want to go on a soul-searching retreat with this successful woman.Nikki's career is focused on bringing people together to understand how the Federal Reserve impacts the local economy and how the local economy impacts the Federal Reserve. But while her 9 to 5 seems "oh-so-corporate," Nikki's after-hours seem much more reflective. She's in the process of writing a book about four girlfriends on the eve of turning 40 [...]

By April Allman|2021-12-11T09:48:52-05:00November 14, 2016|Wellness|

What is Your Resistance to Change Doing to You?

Paula Blankenship’s Secrets for Creating a Business

Making Bracelets Helps with My Multiple Sclerosis

Exhausted? Maybe You Have Sleep Apnea

Your Health? Never Take No for an Answer

The Most Beautiful Thing Nikki Jackson Has Ever Seen

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