By Alyssa Dearborn Social conditioning affects most women at some point in their lives. Although some types of social conditioning – such as people-pleasing, perfectionism, among others – are learned at a young age, conditioning can be unlearned. Helping people...
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WBOC Leading Lady: Shea Palmer – New Woodstock entrepreneur helps educators support students’ success
By Kate Hill For the past several years, retired teacher Shea Palmer has been using her knowledge and experience to help other educators address their students’ needs through her New Woodstock-based business, Shea's Classroom. Palmer creates and shares elementary school...
WBOC Leading Lady – Adrienne Peltz: Forging a unique path
By Alyssa Dearborn When Adrienne Peltz’s husband, Aric, wanted to propose to her, he wanted to give her a special ring. The special ring he had in mind had to be handcrafted by a local jeweler since he did not...
WBOC Leading Lady: Nancy Aureli: Helping families navigate the senior care challenge
By Amisha Kohli When she began helping her mother take care of her grandmother eight years ago, Nancy Aureli felt like she was walking through mud while trying to find the right resources she needed to take care of her...
WBOC Leading Woman: Michelle Wolfenden
Michelle Wolfenden always thought she’d be an English teacher. “I was an English major, and I though I'd end up as an English professor,” Michelle said. “The job market in that particular field, at the time that I was graduating,...