By Nichole A. Cavallaro Well here we are! 2020 and another January in CNY and everywhere else! And what wintery season would be complete without lake effect snow, frigid temps and a touch of seasonal depression? I’ve written about...
Features, Health
INSPIRE: AnnMarie Otis: What would you miss?
By Alyssa Dearborn Photo by Tara Polcara If you’re struggling, AnnMarie Otis wants you to think about one existential question: What would the people in your life miss about you? What wouldn’t you get to experience if you weren’t...
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COVER STORY Tafiea Stokes: Float like a butterfly, fight like a girl
By Jamie Jenson Photos by Alice G. Patterson Like most tattoos, the one on Tafiea Stokes’ right wrist tells a story. The zig-zag lines of a heartbeat surround the cursive script that spells out the name of her 3-year-old...
Features, Health
INSPIRE: Katie Flaherty: From Shame to Shine
By Becca Taurisano Photos by Maureen Tricase/Capture Your Moments Katie Flaherty wants to remove the stigma around women’s sexual health and, through her organization, Shine with Courage, she hopes to do just that. A survivor of trauma in...
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WBOC LEADING LADY: Jill Merluzzi Johnstone
By Jamie Jenson Jill Merluzzi Johnstone hadn’t planned on becoming a consultant for Rodan+Fields, the billion-dollar skincare company developed by Drs. Katie Rodan and Kathy Fields, the same dermatologists who developed Proactiv in the 1990s, but once she used...
