May is American Stroke Month. The American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association, uses this month to raise awareness about the F.A.S.T. stroke warning signs and the importance of taking action to prevent a future stroke. A stroke occurs...
LeTesha Wheeler is an author and a speaker and has been a consultant for small business owners for the last decade. Her book, Half Breed, talks about reconciliation and racial unity. She helps women find purpose in life and create a vision for the fulfilling life...
Nida Jawed is an ICF-certified Life Coach who believes in her client’s full potential and is ready to help him/her write the best story of his/her life. A speaker at the Embracing HER Journey event organized by Ally Bank and Her Nexx Chapter on March 18, Nida spoke...
Amber Metz is a Board-Certified Health and Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC) who focuses on being warm, empathetic, and genuine to enable her clients to blossom into the person they are meant to be. My conversation with her gave me first-hand experience of her deep...
I used to believe that photos posted on social media showed the perfect lives of people I knew, all smiles and happiness. Beautiful backgrounds and happy people in moments captured for eternity and shared on the internet. I am the perfect example of the meme you...
I remember when “cable television” was launched in India in the early 1990s. I was enthralled by the variety of shows from cooking programs (how many of you remember “If Yan can cook, so can you?”), talk shows and travelogues to comedy and investigative series, and...
Family is an essential aspect of Indian culture. Children take care of their parents when they are too old to care for themselves. Having an adult child continue to live with parents after they begin working is not unusual. We have each other’s backs not only...
Mental health issues, or any health issues, are stressful to handle. A licensed and experienced professional who understands your unique needs makes healing easier. At a time when emotions overwhelm you and you need an expert’s intervention, identifying a therapist...
Self-care and good mental health should always be a priority. There may be instances when we are so overwhelmed with emotions or immersed in our reaction to an incident that we question ourselves. Is it normal for me to feel this now? Are these emotions severe or...
80% of women by 50 years of age will have experienced fibroids. Each of us may know at least one family member or friend struggling with uterine fibroids. When I heard this statistic, I instantly recollected memories of my friends suffering pain and discomfort with...
National Women’s Health Week kicks off on Mother’s Day each year in May. While the pandemic may have helped bring conversations about various women’s health issues to prominence in public forums, the reality remains largely unchanged. Prioritizing women’s health...
How often have you wanted to give back what you have received? Be it in your professional or personal life, the gratitude we feel toward those who help us inevitably motivates us to give back. When we return the deed in kind or through any other means, we are...
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