Dinner with Friends
byLast year, as I planned my 2014 New Year’s resolutions, I thought about ways to exercise more and eat better—the usual, declared many Januarys…
ENGAGING COMMUNITY
Joie de Vivre: Forget the Fear—Feed the Soul
by BRAVASusan Holding has a knack for taking a fancy to something and —voila!— making it happen, and beautifully at that. After looking for a…
Revive Intimacy: Bringing Back the Joy of Sex
by BRAVARarely a day passes that Ellen Barnard, owner of A Woman’s Touch sexuality resource center in Madison, doesn’t get a call from a woman…
Heart Matters | American Heart Month
by Rachel WernerThere are plenty of differences between men and women–including the specific warning signs of a heart attack or stroke. According to UW-Madison cardiologist Dr….
Change Your Thoughts: Change Your Life
by BRAVAThink. We do it around 60,000 times a day. Our internal dialogue is a constant stream of commentaries about ourselves and the world around…
Nurse by Day Ninja by Nightfall
by BRAVAAndrea Hansen is a ninja-in-training. Really. The 34-year-old registered nurse is learning how to protect herself and her loved ones through the practice of…
Be someone who matters to someone who matters.
by Amy CarlsonBIGS HELPING LITTLES January is National Mentoring Month JANUARY MARKS THE BEGINNING of a new year, a fresh start and new experiences. It’s also…
Cultivating Well Being, One Breath at a Time
by Candice WagenerWITH THE LIGHTS DIM and their voices quiet, the 4K students in the Rainbow Room at the Waisman Early Childhood Program sit ready on…
First Santa and Now this
by BRAVAMY FRIEND’S SON, upon learning about the indelicacies of procreation, put his head into his hands and said, “This is too much. First Santa…
Emily Balsley in Her Happy Place
by BRAVAIN 2002, graphic designer Emily Balsley landed a great job at Pacific Cycle. But when she had a baby in 2008 and started freelancing,…