The First Line of Defense: How to Handle Unexpected Contact

R.O.S.E., Resources/Outreach to Safeguard the Elderly Scammers can’t scam you if they can’t reach you. And when they do reach you, they’re counting on one thing, that you’ll engage before you think. Virtually every scam begins the same way: with contact you didn’t ask for. A phone call from an unfamiliar number. An email warning…

Dollars & Sense: Preplanning the Inevitable

Leah Kari, Licensed Insurance Agent and Retired Pharmaceutical Representative Because of the importance of this topic and my experience, I am deviating from discussing Medicare insurance for this article. I’d like to share my experiences with you, and I hope they are useful. Preplanning end-of-life arrangements is a topic many avoid, but my recent experience…

2 Your Health – August 2026

What Your Body Has Been Trying to Tell You Heidi Overman, Licensed Massage Therapist and Certified Integrative Health Coach “I wish I had come in sooner.” It’s one of the most common things I hear in my treatment room. Recently, a client came in because her shoulder had become so painful she could barely reach…

How Do You Define Awe?

Suzanne Marlatt Stewart Awe is the feeling we get in the presence of something vast that challenges our understanding of the world, like looking up at millions of stars in the night sky or marveling at a gorgeous Arizona sunset. When someone feels awe, they may use other words to describe the experience, such as…