Personal Growth

Women’s Health Month 2026: Your Friendly, No-Pressure Guide to Feeling Your Best at Every Stage

By Linda Wilcox / May 1, 2026

May is Women’s Health Month – a whole month dedicated to encouraging women and girls to focus on taking care of their physical, mental, social, and emotional well-being at every age. Our health needs shift beautifully across decades and there is a lot we can do to take care of ourselves at every stage. May…

Confessions of a Dietitian – What Balance Actually Looks Like

By Linda Wilcox / April 1, 2026

As a registered dietitian, I am well educated in the science of nutrition, can whip up calculations for macronutrients, and articulate how sleep, movement, and stress are connected to nutrition. You might be wondering what a dietitian with professional knowledge does with all that knowledge on a personal level. It might not be what you…

Bring It Back to The Basics

By Linda Wilcox / March 5, 2025

In a world of ever-changing health messages and diet plans vying for our attention along with the demands of life it is easy to lose sight of our most basic needs. Staying hydrated and nourished are essential to our overall well-being. These two seemingly simply elements are foundational pillars to a healthy life, and often,…

New Year New Way to Health and Wellness

By Linda Wilcox / January 15, 2024

January 2024 | Wellness Connections By Linda Wilcox “What we think, feel, and believe about the physical body informs how we live in and through the body.”-Cultivate Well This time of year, the promises of quick fixes and fad diets are plenty and seem to come and go as quickly as our New Year’s Resolutions.…

The Perfect Way to Wrap Up Summer

By Linda Wilcox / August 18, 2023

August is National Wellness Month, making it the perfect time to focus on caring for you and yours with healthy routines. Incorporating small changes and wholesome habits into your daily routine all month long is the perfect way to wrap up summer and impact your health in positive ways.

Let’s Talk About Ozempic

By Linda Wilcox / May 10, 2023

May 2023 | Wellness Connections By Linda Wilcox Ozempic has become popularized in the media and is the new hot celebrity trend for weight loss transformation. As Ozempic is being prescribed to more and more people, it might be a good idea to talk about it and understand what it is, how it works, and how…

Navigating Mental Health Coverage: Understanding Insurance Basics

By New Life Counseling / March 2, 2023

Understanding insurance can be a challenging task, especially for patients who are already dealing with a lot of stress and anxiety. However, it is essential to have a good understanding of how insurance works to make the most of your mental health benefits and receive the treatment you need. In this post we will talk…

18 Uplifting Books About Personal Growth

By New Life Counseling / May 9, 2022

Personal growth is so important: Are you an over-thinker? Are you afraid to step out of your comfort zone? Do you feel like you’re stuck in life? Do you feel burnt out? Time for some change! Time to change your mindset. Time to learn how to find meaning, to lead, to be bold, to be…

10 Powerful Books About Healing from Trauma

By New Life Counseling / May 9, 2022

We are all impacted by past experiences and memories, and some may have major traumas and others small setbacks. Whatever your experience, it can take a lot of courage to heal. Trauma is not an easy thing to overcome. These 10 powerful books about different types of trauma will hopefully shine a little light on…

How to Manage Change in a Healthy Way

By New Life Counseling / January 10, 2022

Have you ever heard the saying, “The only constant in life is change?” That quote is by a Greek philosopher named Heraclitus. Heraclitus also has another famous quote, “No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man.” My mentor once told me, “Change…