This piece highlights simple, sustainable habits to support a healthier new year, from reducing stress and avoiding toxic relationships to staying active, eating well, and getting enough sleep. It emphasizes starting small with daily routines like drinking more water, walking, or practicing mindfulness, while setting realistic goals, tracking progress, and seeking support. Over time, these consistent actions can lead to meaningful gains in physical health, mental clarity, and overall happiness.
Valentine's Day often centers on romantic relationships—partnerships, connection, and being chosen by someone else. While these relationships can be meaningful and important, they are not the foundation of our emotional well-being.
This piece explores how older adults with diabetes can enjoy a safe, meaningful Thanksgiving by planning balanced meals, staying active, and focusing on connection, gratitude, and mental well-being throughout the holiday season. It also highlights the benefits of daily gratitude practices for emotional health and resilience, introduces social worker intern Colby Dawkins and her professional journey, and celebrates recent staff achievements alongside notable November observances and Thanksgiving trivia.
This October newsletter highlights the rising risk of breast cancer among older women, emphasizing the need for timely screenings, equitable treatment, and better representation in research. It also offers practical strategies for navigating Halloween in a mentally healthy way, shares the inspiring journey of transportation specialist Carl and his commitment to supporting others, and underscores national observances focused on mental health and substance use prevention.