BEFORE OUR TRANSFORMATION Like everyone, Keith and I always have had a little extra weight we could stand to lose. Keith is an industrial firefighter and an EMT. I work for a healthcare system as a physician recruiter. Being healthy is vital for both of our careers, Every year after the holidays, I would try […]
This past year, I found myself saying things like, “I can’t wait to get out of 2020,” “I’m looking forward to 2021; it has to be better than this,” and “A new year will bring new beginnings.” I even considered purchasing a 2021 day planner in the middle of 2020, but they weren’t available. I […]
While everyone’s pandemic experience has been different, one truth is universal: Home has never been more important. Our new appreciation for everything our home is and represents, for the protection and stability it provides, will endure long after the COVID crisis is over. Even in the best of times, our home is our refuge — […]
As millions of us stay at home amid COVID-19 concerns, family meals are resurging in a big way. This shift is one of the precious positives resulting from the pandemic, and we are rediscovering the joys of eating together regularly. Studies show that that adults report cooking more at home now while sheltering in place. […]
By Jasmine Ball Thanks largely to the pandemic, activewear and its comfy, casual offshoot, athleisure, have become a staple in closets around the world. While we may love dressing up, we’ve gravitated toward tights, sports bras and tennis shoes lately. Why is that? It’s because we are in a new norm of comfortability. Our homes […]
By Jessica Villemarette Photography by Brandi Stage Portraiture Being a victim of sexual child abuse had a lot to do with the way I perceived body positivity at a young age. I had very little self-esteem and suffered from the fear of not being good enough. For the longest time, I didn’t like the way […]
By Jackie Castro Cooper Before we talk about the emotions we’re all feeling in the wake of the pandemic, I’d like to share a crazy study done by Baylor University that went like this: An orthopedic surgeon wanted to determine which of two surgeries, debridement (medical removal of dead, damaged or infected tissue) or lavage […]
By Dr. Dorothy Dickson-Rishel Can you be healthy at any size? The answer is both yes and no. The relationships among size, weight, shape and overall health are complicated and regularly misunderstood. People are healthy and unhealthy at different weights and with a diversity of body shapes and sizes. Knowing your numbers is important, but […]
ANDREA BROKAMP is the co-founder of Coastal City Goods (@ coastalcitygoods) and a mother-to-be (due late January). She and her husband live in Ocean Springs and came to the Coast in 2018 for her husband’s training at Keesler Air Force Base. Originally from the Carolinas, Andrea fell in love with the coastal lifestyle and was […]
By Kristina Conner, Gulf Coast Mom contributor As a mom, we never want to be in a position where we have to make the tough decisions about our children. Like many of you, I was faced with making the decision of putting my children back in school or keeping them home during the pandemic. In […]
