By now we’ve all read about, watched, and reflected on Simone Biles’ decision to drop out of the women’s gymnastics team competition in Tokyo after performing on the first apparatus of the night, the vault.
When Biles revealed that her...
Winter can be refreshing. The crisp air. The back-to-back holidays. The first snowfall brings with it so much excitement and joy.
Then there’s also coldness, frozen mud, darkness, and ice. Seasonal Affective Disorder sets in and like many Vermonters and...
My son Aden got the bug for snowboarding last year when his grandmother bought him one of those cheap plastic snowboards from Target. We only used it a few times last year but that was enough to plant a...
Beat the heat and humidity face first this summer without looking like you are melting.
Use my layering tips and tricks to look perfectly cool in photos or flawless at that August wedding!
First make sure you are using a good...
For many years I have had a hate-hate relationship with my uterus. This year, a few days before Mother’s Day, I finally got to say goodbye! Good riddance! Adios! Sayonara!
That's right- at 43 years old, I got a hysterectomy!
I...
I was a loyal conventional deodorant/antiperspirant user for years but when I learned more about the harmful effects typical drugstore deodorants and antiperspirants can have on a woman's body, I immediately started searching for a healthier alternative.
Just how potentially...
I hate diets, yet I still want to be healthy and maintain my weight. Can intermittent fasting be the answer?
What is intermittent fasting? It's an eating plan where you can eat what you want, but you restrict your eating...
Your immune system is your body's security system and sometimes needs an immune boost.
The immune system deters foreign invaders like bacteria, parasites, and other microbes that cause infections. Disorders of the immune system range from common conditions such as...
At my last physical my doctor told me I needed to schedule my first routine colonoscopy. My immediate reaction was that at 45, I am way too young to have a colonoscopy. I was surprised to learn that the...
Well, hello Burlington! After spending summers in Vermont my entire life, and attending UVM, I always thought I would be a Burlington mom myself, but you know how life is. Things happen: grad school, meeting my life partner, finding...
Meal Planning and prepping is probably the number one thing you can do to make meal time go smoother during the busy week.
There are lots of ways to do it and with Pinterest you can have endless possibilities to...
I think it’s time we started making reproductive health an open subject. We need to have honest, supportive discussions with no judgment. I also think these discussions need to start in the home at a very early age.
I’m a...
When I began my journey into becoming a Health Coach, I was my own worst critic. Negative self-talk was easy for me. Once I began to see that these negative mantras were old beliefs that I perceived to be...
A few months ago, I stepped on the scale at my yearly check-up. I noticed that the number on the scale was about 25 lbs more than it had been the last time I had stepped on it about...
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The UVM Men’s Soccer National Championship Matters to Vermont Families
Late into the evening on Monday, December 16, I lay in bed while my three kids were asleep, watching the Men’s National Collegiate Soccer...
