Give Your Skin a Seasonal Glow With Winter Care Tips
As your sun-kissed glow gives way to crisp winter air, your skin may start to feel the effects of cooler, drier weather. Yet, with the right care, it’s possible to maintain that healthy, luminous look all season long. Winter skin care isn’t about adding complexity — it’s about preserving hydration, protecting the barrier, and choosing […]
Choosing Joy, Not Perfection
Rewriting the Rules of Holiday Happiness By Kathleen (Kat) Griffith, LCSW, Therapist at Life Balance Counseling The perfect holiday scene is easy to picture: twinkling lights, matching pajamas, everyone smiling for the camera. What we don’t see in that photo is the exhaustion, the credit card debt, or the quiet resentment simmering behind the […]
Winter Wellness Reset
Small Habits That Make a Big Difference December often arrives with a sense of magic—twinkling lights, familiar songs, and gatherings that reconnect us with people we love. Yet for many, it also brings exhaustion, stress, and emotional strain. The colder, darker months can disrupt energy levels and motivation, while holiday obligations can make it […]
Think Inside the Bowl
Quick Ideas for Busy Season Meals When life gets hectic, eating well can get pushed to the bottom of your to-do list. A go-to meal option due to their simplicity, versatility, and nutritional benefits, rice bowls provide a convenient and satisfying solution for parents, students, and busy professionals juggling multiple responsibilities. During the busy […]
Tension Headaches, Migraine and More
When Headaches Disrupt Your Life Headaches come in many forms. Where you feel the pain, what other symptoms you have, and how long headaches last can vary. For many people, headaches are an occasional nuisance. For others, they can be chronic and disabling. Some headaches can be prevented with small lifestyle changes. Drinking enough […]
Considering Anesthesia for a Tattoo?
What Anesthesiologists Say You Need to Know Tattoos have gone mainstream — about one in three U.S. adults has at least one. Some people consider the pain of getting a tattoo part of the experience or a rite of passage. Others may look for relief via numbing creams, sprays, ice packs, or even anesthesia. This […]
7 Tips for Managing Screen Use
Helping Families Find a Healthy Balance Help find balance by spending time with your child on digital devices, for example, with a video call to a relative. Feel like screens are eating into family time? We have some tips from experts for setting limits on screen use and cultivating healthy digital habits in your […]
Turn Up The Heat
Celebrating National Chili Month in October As autumn sets in and the evenings turn crisp, few meals warm both body and spirit quite like a bowl of chili. October is National Chili Month, making it the perfect time to celebrate this iconic comfort food that blends history, versatility, and even health benefits. Why Chili […]
Breaking Bad Habits
Why It’s So Hard to Change If you know something’s bad for you, why can’t you just stop? About 70% of smokers say they would like to quit. Drug and alcohol abusers struggle to give up addictions that hurt their bodies and tear apart families and friendships. And many of us have unhealthy excess weight […]
Addressing Childhood Bullying
When Peer Aggression Goes Too Far Most people have felt picked on, put down, or left out by peers at some point in their life. Conflict between children, even friends, can be a normal part of development. But some aggressive behaviors cross the line into bullying. “Bullying is a type of aggression,” says Dr. […]