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Justice Can't Wait!

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It’s simply impossible to talk about self-care, health and wellness, without also acknowledging that these last several weeks  have felt like we are a nation on the edge, a nation burning with pain, frustration and rage. A nation ripped apart by years of systemic racial injustice and inequity, police brutality and economic disparity on mind-boggling levels. And a nation whose exquisite democratic experiment is in danger of breaking apart.

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Can STRESS Make Your Skin Wrinkly?

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Is all this COVID stress and anxiety making your skin wrinkly? Patchy and dry? Acne or eczema acting up? Psoriasis flaring again?

Well yes and no. No, stress and anxiety won’t quite lead to wrinkles, but the truth of the matter, is that the mind, body and emotions are thoroughly interconnected and affect each other in myriad ways. So yes, stress and anxiety and the resultant flood of hormones can indeed affect your skin in more ways than one.

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Khaleesi and the Launch of my Firstborn!

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left a piece of my heart in Memphis, Tennessee two weekends ago, and no, it was not because of Elvis!! We launched my beloved, first-born child as she soared off to college on this new and exciting journey of hers. And now, while she soars and delights in exploring all that independent college life brings, 10 hours away from her Mama, I struggle with this big yawning, wrenching loss.

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