Health and Wellness Archives

Andrea Freidenthaler with grandson Devon

She Learned to Let Go and Let God Help Her Addicted Grandson

Her son struggled with addiction and after she adopted his son, he experienced the same problem. Was her approach to parenting in some way enabling?

Erin, trumpet in hand, pauses during band rehearsal

Rediscovering a Passion for Music Changed This Mom’s Life

By Erin Janoso6 min read

She enjoyed being a wife and mother, but still felt discontented, disconnected from who she once was. Until she finally returned to her first love: music.

7 Ways to Protect Your Senior from Fraud

By The Editors2 min read

We all want the seniors in our lives to be safe from scams and fraud, but it’s not always easy to know how to help. Here are seven tips that should come in handy.

Incident on the Roof

By Rosemary Marbach4 min read

After so many years of crash diets and food binges, she feared she was beyond help, but a mysterious teenager in a baseball cap knew otherwise.

Oprah Winfrey and Henrietta Lacks, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Oprah Winfrey and the Powerful Legacy of Henrietta Lacks

By Brooke Obie4 min read

Winfrey’s new film ‘The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks’ tells the true story of the woman whose cancerous cells changed the face of medicine.

When Distance Complicates Family Caregiving Roles

By Deb Hipp8 min read

After her father passed away from Alzheimer’s, she worried from afar about her mother. Could she trust the strangers who cared for her mom?

This Cancer Survivor Is Delivering Hope and Healthy Food to Others

By Jessica Toomer4 min read

Wendy Borden beat breast cancer, now she’s delivering healthy meals to those fighting life threatening illnesses.

Living Beyond Depression

By julia-attaway2 min read

A mom puts her son’s depression into perspective.

An Iraq Veteran Comes to Terms with Moral Injury

By Sergeant First Class Marshall Powell, U.S. Army (Ret.)8 min read

Moral injury is a wound to the conscience, and nothing inflicts it more deeply than war. Here’s how one veteran found healing after a traumatic event in Iraq.