Health + Wellness

Dr. Michael Weathersby, of Aspire Orthodontics with offices in Cleveland and Ooltewah, recently launched a new initiative called ‘Smile It Forward’ which will provide a deserving student in the area with free orthodontic treatment. “Orthodontic treatment is an important investment,...

As a busy and stressed-out mom/grad student/employee/wife, I am always looking for new ways to relax, refresh, and rejuvenate. I don't feel like I do well with massages. If anything, I tense up more having a stranger's hands all...

Anxiety. It means something different to everyone. Everyone experiences it in a different way and at different levels. My journey with anxiety has been long and for the most part a source of shame for me. When did mental health...

There came a day when I had to admit: I hate exercising. The exercisers and instructors, I did not hate. They seemed so passionate about their fitness goals! It was the actual coordinated movement that was similar to my...

But I used to. I have struggled with feeling comfortable in my own skin for as long as I can remember. Well, that's not exactly true. When I was in elementary school, I was active, slender, and fit. Then,...

Seeing this post, one might think to themselves, "What does self-care have to do with motherhood?" My answer to you is it has everything to do with motherhood. I am working on my Master of Social Work degree. In social...

I have always enjoyed fitness. Since I was a preteen, I embarrassingly enjoyed working out to 1980's VHS tapes. Over the years, I upped my fitness routine to include more weighted exercises and more active hobbies like hiking. It's...

It starts as a dull ache in my temples, followed by pain in my eyes. The room blurs and often spins. Smells become unbearable and sounds are excruciating. Often by the time this has all set in, half my...

Your son seems to be tripping over his words and having a difficult time getting some sounds out. How can you know whether he’s stuttering — and what to do if he is? Stuttering is a common issue, affecting more...

From about June to December of 2019, I was in a pretty awful depressive funk. I've dealt with depression and anxiety and been on medication pretty steadily since I was 20, so you'd think at 37 I'd have a decent...