Well Being Magazine

Tidying Up

By Lana Turnbull It never fails, something in every issue jumps out at me, and in this issue, it was a book we reviewed, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo. I have to admit it inspired me to want to declutter and simplify my new year. Whether I carry through with my pre-New Years resolve remains to be seen. Ms. Kondo tells us that clearing out the clutter Read more »

MISSISSIPPI HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE

Improving Stroke Care through Collaboration and Education Keith Jones, MD, MSDH Stroke Rules & Regs Committee Chair; Rebecca Sugg, MD, MSDH Stroke Advisory Committee Chair; Ruth Fredericks, MD, MSDH Stroke PI Committee Chair; Dee Howard, RN-BSN, MHCA Executive Director; Heather Muzzi, MPA, MSDH Director of Acute Care Systems; Angie Carter, MHCA Administrative Assistant; Not pictured: Harper Stone, MD, Mississippi Healthcare Alliance President When the MS State Department of Health (MSDH) approved the Read more »

Rules to Live By

By Lana Turnbull When you think about it, from the time we can crawl, there are rules we have to live by. They may start out small, but the more things we learn to do, the more rules we have to learn about how not to do them. There are some really practical ones like, don’t touch the flame, don’t run with scissors, and don’t play in traffic, that are meant Read more »

Under the Shadow of a Cloud

By Lana Turnbull and Hart Wylie As I was researching the article for this issue, “Helping girls prepare for and navigate puberty,” I thought a lot about the tumultuous time of the tween and teen years. So much is changing at once. Outwardly, kids are beginning to look more grown up, but inside they can be filled with doubt, anxiety, self-doubt and confusion. I started thinking about what it was like when Read more »