By Sarah Tietje-Mietz Photo by Michael Hurn A single chair sits alone in the black-walled studio, lit by only a few spotlights. Instead of stark and intimidating, it feels serene, warm, and safe. From this chair, many have opened...
Health
Busting fitness myths: The Rise of the Instagram Fitness Trainer
By Christie Donato If you’re like me, then the past couple months of daily Instagram scrolling has brought with it advertisements featuring impossibly beautiful and impeccably toned 20-somethings posing on yoga mats in bright, woodsixfloored rooms or tropical beaches,...
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INSPIRE: Paul Hildreth, Fayetteville Fire Chief
By Christine Dunne Photos by Maureen Tricase/Capture Your Moments When the Fayetteville Fire Department was rebuilt in 2011, it included a number of new amenities specifically for women. While the additions were voter-approved, they were largely the vision of...
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Women’s health: Reproductive Health Clinic: So much more than most people realize
By Heather Shannon, MS, CNM, NP, MPH When you think of “Reproductive Health Clinic” what are your first thoughts? Unwelcoming? Low quality? Busy? Understaffed? Uncomfortable? Cheap? Not for me? Well, it’s time to get a better look! Let me...
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INSPIRE: Lisa Alford
By Jessica Collins Lisa Alford’s favorite poem is Max Ehrmann’s “Desiderata.” “Go placidly amid the noise and the haste,” Ehrmann wrote in the 1927 poem, “and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible, without surrender,...
