Celebrate Kindness During National Good Neighbor Day
BY ELISA WALLACE COPPEDE Thanks to COVID-19, we are all living through a time of disproportionate crisis. With the trauma it has left in its wake, it can become easy for one to be irritable and angry at the world. However, rather than focusing on the negative situations, this virus has caused us all, why […]
The 2020 Tour de Boutique
BY DENISE HEIDEL 2020 has been a difficult year, to say the least. I know, I know – way to state the obvious, right? However, besides all the obvious challenges we’ve faced, one of the side-effects of 2020 has been the cancellation of so many amazing events we have looked forward to. One such event […]
6 Reasons Why Failure May Just Be the Key to Success
BY MEGAN TAYLOR For many people, the word “failure” comes with a negative connotation. Hearing that word could mean to some that you have given up, weren’t successful, and are now overwhelmed with feelings of dread, guilt, and sadness. But did you know that J.K. Rowling was rejected by twelve publishers before publishing Harry Potter and […]
Home Bound? Explore Options for Making Money Online
BY SUSAN SCHABACKER Maybe you lost your job or need another stream of income. Or, maybe you just want some extra spending money. Good news! There are options for working online and from home to support yourself and your family financially. First, conduct a personal assessment and decide what you are best at. Stick with […]
Herbal Healing: Cinnamon
BY LISA S.T. DOSS The cultural knowledge of herbal lore is not entirely lost. The experience may still be in our genes, urging to take root and blossom. It begins by first loving the fragrance and taste of herbs. Take the interest one step further! Start drying leaves and flowers to make delicious teas, healing […]
Your Best Life Speaker Series 2020: Mitch Albom, Author of Tuesdays with Morrie
Trellis Supportive Care, formerly Hospice & Palliative CareCenter, is excited to announce our Virtual 5thAnnual Living Your Best Life Speaker Series, featuring Mitch Albom, scheduled for September 30. Albom – the New York Times bestselling author of Tuesdays with Morrie and The Five People You Meet in Heaven – will speak on his latest book, […]
Reimagining Life and Work
BY JEAN MARIE JOHNSON I’ve been asking myself, “What’s going on with my pedal to the metal girls?” The women who, like me, have worked for many decades and seem to be experiencing a seismic shift. They, “we,” are everywhere, excelling at the built-in discipline of work, the continuity and focused persistence that pays the […]
Bra or No Bra? That is the Question!
BY CAROLYN S PETERSON Depending on your age, you either participated in or heard of the days of bra-burning, when women decided to free themselves of the confines placed on ‘the girls’ every day. We all can remember the anticipation of getting your ‘training’ bra (which has always sounded strange because, in 53 years, I […]
How Do We Communicate Now?
BY JEN OLENICZAK BROWN For the foreseeable future, communication is changed at its core. I spent some time at a friend’s house this weekend; she had just moved and needed help hanging up her patio lights. This wasn’t a new friend – we’ve been friends for a while actually, so I offered up my ladder […]
The Ginseng Crime in the Blue Ridge
BY LAUREN SEPHTON A centuries-old, traditional Chinese medicine, grown right here in the beautiful North Carolina mountains, is being taken captive by night and admired by day. While you may have steered away from a fairly common-looking plant on a recent hike, thinking it was the poisonous water hemlock, you may have actually just passed […]
