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Katie Blomquist’s Nonprofit, Going Places, Ensures Kids Living Below the Poverty Line Can Go the Distance

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Going Places provides a necessary social component “Joy is a piece of our social-emotional health that is often overlooked when people think about charities,” Blomquist explains. “We We tend to think about our other basic needs such as food, clothing, water, shelter and medical support.

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5 Reasons 15-Minute Cities Could Be The Key To Work-Life Balance

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Overall happiness and health can be improved when people reclaim their work lives, cut commuting, take on more active forms of travel, and interact within their local community. A report published by Townsq suggests that “good things happen for people, places, and communities when people can walk to work” — such as improved overall health.

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Life Is Not a Movie

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While other newspaper columnists from his generation might have been crotchety and bemused about tweets and video streaming, Ebert’s medical realities propelled him to the head of the class, affording him newfangled awards like Webbys’ “ Person of the Year ” and the No. As of 2011, Ebert considered himself in good health.

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3 Steps to Unveil Your Full Human Power Through ‘Unfocus’

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Burning the midnight oil at medical school in my second year, spending inordinate amounts of time on clinical units at the beginning of my psychiatry residency and excluding one of my favorite hobbies—music—from what seemed like an already too-diverse life when I was one of the pioneers in the field of neurocoaching.

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

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Nominating a woman for an award isn’t just a gesture; it’s a gift of recognition, motivation and celebration. When she was a junior in high school, Arrington founded the nonprofit ScholarCHIPS, an organization that provides college scholarships, mentoring, mental health support and a peer support network to children of incarcerated parents.

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Do I Need to Buy Life Insurance?

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In addition to the length and amount of the policy affecting the cost, finalizing a life insurance quote may require a medical exam before the policy can be underwritten and implemented. The premium is generally calculated based on the age, gender and health of the person purchasing the policy, among other factors.

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The Right Conversation About Sustainable Living

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In the mirror, he sees a man who started self-medicating with cocaine and alcohol after losing his wife to cancer. I was blessed with the gift of things that could never be taken away.”. It’s not just about helping food desert residents grow vegetables, build a line of credit or afford health care.

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