HEALTH + WELLBEING

What is Denmark’s secret to surviving dark days and coming out happy on the other side? The answer lies in the winter-embracing Danish art of hygge.

Forgiveness is often misunderstood. Forgiveness is not excusing, justifying or forgetting the wrongdoing.

Since all the war stories I heard beforehand of pregnancy and childbirth were mere cliff notes of how awful those turned out to be, is menopause a one-way ticket to hell physically—and mentally?

Building Brave is just the start of what Mary Burke dreams will eventually become a global online community of 10 million women who are connecting, inspiring and empowering each other.

In 2016, the Wisconsin Department of Health reported that Wisconsin ranked third in the nation for binge drinking—for women that means drinking four or more drinks on one occasion.

“When I started the BikeMobile, and I wrote out my intentions, a big intention was to get involved in the community. My personal mantra became ‘Bikes for everyone.’”

Alzheimer’s kills more people than breast and prostrate cancer combined. In Wisconsin, the disease took 2,085 lives in 2016.

Jen Rudis understands that life can be a roller coaster. After losing 125 pounds a few years ago, she was inspired to leave her corporate human resources and finance career.

Most would be hard-pressed to find a positive spin in a breast cancer diagnosis, but Colleen Hayes, who was diagnosed this past spring, regularly thinks about how lucky she is.

Barriers can be exhausting, especially if our eyes are on a goal. That’s where resilience comes in, a subject that Gail Ford knows all too well.