The Arab world felt foreign to me until a Muslim family adopted me, Ons Jabeur played in the US Open, and Mo Amer revealed how I’ve been speaking Arabic my whole life.
Memoir Monday: When the Foreign Becomes Familiar, Barriers Drop
Wellness Wednesday: Top Ten Reasons to Do WECOACH [Water] Workouts
Founder Laurie Denomme’s WECOACH Workouts draws on 30 years of water exercise teaching experience to create member-exclusive programs that include: water workouts, land workouts, tips to help us feel our way to better results, and success trackers to help us recognize our progress. Here are my top ten reasons to subscribe to this unique, results-focused…
Wellness Wednesday: This strategy is helping me combat binge eating
It fills me up. Me, in conversation with my therapist. I wasn’t describing binge eating, a habit that developed in my late teens. Going on 68, I continue to examine the drive which stands in shocking contrast to all my healthy behaviors like a lifetime membership in Weight Watchers and a daily exercise regime which…
Wellness Wednesday: WECOACH Gives Us 20 New Ways to Jog…or Is It 60?!
Discover running in the water!
Wellness Wednesday: How WECOACH Workouts Prevent Swimming Injuries
Swimming is non-impact, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy on the body. The repetitive nature of swimming strokes puts us at risk for injury. Here are some tips to keep you in the water.
Memoir Monday: Home Leave Territory is Still Sacred Ground
Home leave territory is a place where it is always summer, where our extended family lived in the same homes year after year, and where we were the celebrated visitors.
Wellness Wednesday: Rediscover the Joy of Moving with WECOACH Workouts!
Through WECOACH Workouts, Laurie Denomme is on a mission to help people feel, move, and live better.
Wellness Wednesday: The Restorative Power of Love
The love of my family surrounded my ICU bed in 2019 and carried me toward healthy ground. Our love has guided a scared, aggressive rescue Lab into being his true self, the most chill dog in our neighborhood.
Memoir Monday: Life is a Carnival!
In 1955, I learned how to walk to a Latin playlist The earliest tunes I remember hearing were the Venezuelan rhythms of música criolla which the radio stations in Caracas played at night. Dad had an affinity for music—part genetic, his farmer father was a self-taught fiddler, and part born of listening to songs streaming…
Wellness Wednesday: Know Your Breed, Find Their Bliss
It’s amazing to see a dog who is genetically predisposed to do something light up when you give him the chance to do it. It’s like he’s saying, ‘Wow! How did you know?’