Wellness

Have you ever seen or heard of someone being in an abusive relationship and wondered why they stay? Did you ever think, they could do so much better, it just doesn’t make any sense! Whether it is physical, verbal or emotional – abuse in any form is wrong, can be debilitating, and can truly wreak […]

I feel like I’ve been battling against the “Big Four”, for most of my life. Anxiety, stress, being overwhelmed and frustration. My Mom said that when I was a little girl, I would get so overwhelmed with my homework, and cry as if it were this huge mountain. This is interesting to me, because I actually did

I’ve lived with depression for as long as I can remember. I was diagnosed with depression about 15 years ago after my second suicide attempt. I was a working single mother at the time. I had more sad or “blue” days than good ones. The pressure of being responsible for the care of another living

I first learned about the benefits of Red Raspberry Leaf whilst pregnant. I initially started using it in hopes for a shorter, less painful labor and delivery. However, the more I researched about the herb, the more I realized just how powerful it was for women’s health. I wondered, where has this herb been all

There are all sorts of advice on how to survive and thrive in the year 2020. There are schedules for this, that and the third, encouragement to rest more, but in the same breath an overwhelming push to produce more. And as much as I want to have it all together, there have been days

By Desi I was eighteen when I left my home town. At that time I would do anything to leave the Southside of Chicago. I was going through a lot. When I was younger I always envisioned myself wealthy and successful, but my immediate family wasn’t on the same page. I was offered a job

Any kind of holiday or occasion involving food is a high alert time for food allergies. Near and dear to my heart is the issue of food allergies. Our daughter and my brother have life-threatening food allergies that require planning, research, and prevention. The key to success in not having an emergency room visit, or

I love Mariah Carey’s version of “All I Want for Christmas”. I don’t think I could ever tire of it. Freshman year of College we played her Christmas album non-stop while decorating our dorm hall. Since then, I’ve always felt like the Christmas season hasn’t really begun until I’ve heard at least one of the songs