Choosing an OB/GYN is a very personal matter, because you want to find someone who is experienced that you can trust with your care. IU Health West Hospital, located in Avon, has a team of highly skilled, experienced doctors...
I hear footsteps on the stairs. It's earlier than expected for my son to be awake. I wait for an excited face to round the corner and greet me for the school day, but my four-year-old walks quietly towards...
As a parent of two small children, I constantly worry that I am not providing enough healthy nutrition to my children's diets. With my picky eater especially, I am always on the lookout for a good multivitamin to offset...
We are excited to kick off our three-part mental health series with Mini Minds. Located in Carmel, Mini Minds is a therapy and mental health service provider. We recently sat down with owner Megan Peck and clinical director Kate...
The United States is in a crisis. Mental health challenges, suicide attempts, and death by suicide continue to plague both children and adults in our country. Since 1999 suicide rates have increased 33%. Experts in numerous fields from psychology...
Before she headed off to Vegas by herself for a few days, a close friend told me, “You can’t put a price tag on peace of mind.” And oh man, was she so right. She had been taking mini...
"No, I didn't see that…"
"Oh yeah? Jamie? From third grade? Engaged? No, I didn't see that…"
"I must've missed that post about the insurrection trials…"
"No, I didn't see Maria's vacation pics."
"Not sure I saw that viral video…"
I'm missing a lot...
I’m supposed to write a book. A book that tells my story. A story belonging to many women. All of us are hushed by the same scars, the same terrors past or present. I’m afraid that I may disappear...
The word summer usually evokes memories of bonfires, days spent splashing through the pool, lake, or ocean in the bright sun, savoring s'mores, playing sports, and feeling carefree.
Two words unlikely to be on everyone's radar: Lyme disease. It wasn't...
Playing youth sports is a staple of a midwestern childhood, and Brandon Oblazney knows how positive the benefits can be for a young athlete. He also knows the importance of clean personal care products. So he took his childhood...
I'm a better mom when I'm medicated. That's the ugly truth. I don't like it, but we don't always get what we like. It's taken me a long time to come to peace with my truth: I'm a better...
Established by the World Health Organization in 2004, World Blood Donor Day is celebrated every June 14 to raise awareness of the need for blood donors and to thank those who give the gift of life by regularly donating...
Summer is here, and for many, that means travel and vacation are on the radar. Yay! It’s like we can almost hear the Go Go’s singing to us back in the 80s, “Vacation all I ever wanted…vacation, had to...
It seems like taking your child to get tubes in their ears is a rite of passage for parents of young children. If your child has had recurrent ear infections or speech and hearing delays and you would like...
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Over the weekend, one of Indianapolis' best non-profits and community institutions became a victim of a violent and reckless threat.
When I first moved to...
