Grace Aspinall | Her Nexx Chapter

An Interview with Designer, Teacher and Origami Artist Michael LaFosse on World Origami Day

“Oru” means to fold, and “kami” means paper. Putting them together gives us the Japanese word “origami,” the internationally accepted name for the art of paperfolding. From simple to extremely complex, folding paper into birds, butterflies, flowers, squirrels,...

Nov 11, 2022

How Men and Women Communicate: It’s More Than Differences Between the Sexes

We’ve all seen the cartoon of a man and woman sitting together deep in thought with two “balloons” explaining what they’re thinking. She’s thinking, “Is he mad that the lasagna wasn’t spicy enough? Does he think I’m wasting my time going back to college? Is he...

Oct 27, 2022

Toxic Relationships: How to End a Friendship That Does More Harm Than Good

My Her Nexx Chapter blog on Gaslighting gave readers information on toxic relationships designed to undermine peoples’ confidence and self-assurance. Methods of identifying and escaping were explained. But there’s another type of unhealthy relationship that...

Sep 26, 2022

A Labor of Love to Her Hillside Landscape: Enjoying Kathy’s Beautiful Garden

My friend Kathy has created a massive and beautiful garden on the large hill in the front of her house as both a delight to behold and a gathering of complementary plants. And it is certainly impressive! “Every morning I head out with a cup of coffee to look at my...

Sep 15, 2022

Smoking Cigarettes Harms Nearly Every Organ in the Body and Even Secondhand Smoke Causes Damage

Why do people smoke when it’s so bad for every part of one’s body, including hair, fingernails, and complexion? Cigarettes are full of chemicals designed to get people addicted, and it becomes even more difficult to stop smoking than to kick a heroin addiction....

Aug 19, 2022

My Perimenopause and Antidepressant Prescription Experience – Shared for Your Consideration

Some women and I am one of them, felt like crying when they were perimenopausal. Some doctors prescribe antidepressants; mine did. Unfortunately, this was a terrible mistake. I was not depressed. I did not need this medication. It’s my fault that I never checked...

Aug 16, 2022

Gaslighting and Psychological Abuse: Help for Victims of Manipulation and Bullying

Gaslighting. It’s what happens when one controlling and abusive person attempts to overcome his or her low self-esteem by making another person feel wrong or bad or inadequate as a person. The effects on both people can be horrible and when one person tries to...

Aug 3, 2022

FemTech: What Is It and What Are the Benefits to Women’s Health?

“FemTech” was labeled in 2016 by entrepreneur Ida Tin to recognize one new aspect of the medical profession related to women. Since then, the concept has grown to include technology-enabled, consumer-centric products and solutions. Considered a subcategory of...

Jul 1, 2022

Is There Equality in Health Care in America? A Look at Racial Disparities and Implicit Bias

“In 2005, the Institute of Medicine—a not-for-profit, non-governmental organization that now calls itself the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)—released a report documenting that the poverty in which Black people disproportionately live cannot account for the fact...

Jun 9, 2022

National Dog Rescue Day Pulls at Our Heartstrings for Canines Needing Love and Affection

Two of the most beautiful beagle rescue dogs, Lois Lane and Lana Lang, own me and my husband. They were puppy mill mothers and are still scared by the sound of a pencil dropping on a carpet. Lois lost an eye due to neglect because these two precious girls were just...

May 20, 2022

Print Books, Paperbacks, Electronic Versions or Audio: Which is Your Favorite Way to Read?

So many options present themselves when one decides to “read” a book in this day and age. After hearing nothing from the private bookstores I contacted asking about the variety of “reading” methods (I thought they’d like some free advertising; apparently, I was...

Apr 22, 2022

Thankful to Library Workers for Their Variety of Roles and Services: It Takes a Village!

When my local library installed the self-check-out machines, one person said to a librarian, “I guess you’ll be out of a job” which involves a line of thought akin to “We don’t need farms, because we just go to the grocery store and buy what we want.” Do people...

Apr 13, 2022

Living Free and Solo: We Have Just One Life, Dance On!

Thriving at an HBCU (Historically Black College & University): Zoë Shares Her Spelman Journey

Finding Hope and Strength During Seasons of Grief: Heather’s Story

Gaslighting and Psychological Abuse: Help for Victims of Manipulation and Bullying

My Journey of Self-Discovery: Unraveling the Paradigm of the “Rules of a Happy Life”

An Interview with Designer, Teacher and Origami Artist Michael LaFosse on World Origami Day

How Men and Women Communicate: It’s More Than Differences Between the Sexes

Toxic Relationships: How to End a Friendship That Does More Harm Than Good

A Labor of Love to Her Hillside Landscape: Enjoying Kathy’s Beautiful Garden

Smoking Cigarettes Harms Nearly Every Organ in the Body and Even Secondhand Smoke Causes Damage

My Perimenopause and Antidepressant Prescription Experience – Shared for Your Consideration

Gaslighting and Psychological Abuse: Help for Victims of Manipulation and Bullying

FemTech: What Is It and What Are the Benefits to Women’s Health?

Is There Equality in Health Care in America? A Look at Racial Disparities and Implicit Bias

National Dog Rescue Day Pulls at Our Heartstrings for Canines Needing Love and Affection

Print Books, Paperbacks, Electronic Versions or Audio: Which is Your Favorite Way to Read?

Thankful to Library Workers for Their Variety of Roles and Services: It Takes a Village!

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