Adult Health & Wellness

Staying healthy as a busy parent can be a challenge. From mental health resources to nutrition and fitness tips, we provide practical advice tailored to women in their late 20s to 40s. Learn how to balance self-care, find local wellness services, and make time for your own health while caring for your family.

Make Time for What…?
August 6, 2014June 5, 2015

By Gray Moulton, MA (a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, as well as a Certified Sex Therapist) Sally* makes…

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Top Lyme Disease Myths
July 24, 2014June 6, 2015

By Guest Blogger Katherine R. Schafer MD, Assistant Professor of Infectious Diseases, Wake Forest Baptist Health Most people are…

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9 Reasons Why YOU Should Be Leisure Walking
July 2, 2014June 8, 2015

By Guest Blogger Emily Saunders I am encouraging each of you to do 30 to 60 minutes of daily…

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First Comes Childbirth, Then Comes … Infertility?
June 24, 2014April 19, 2018

By Guest Blogger Erika B. Johnston-MacAnanny, MD, FACOG, Board-Certified Reproductive Endocrinologist, Center for Reproductive Medicine, Wake Forest Baptist Health…

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Secret Super Food Discovered!
June 23, 2014June 9, 2015

By Guest Blogger Debbie Wilkins There is a magical food out there that is easy to miss. It’s like…

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World Ovarian Cancer Day: My Mom’s Story
May 8, 2014January 26, 2018

By Guest Blogger Ashley Stabolitis “Ovarian Cancer”…I hate those two words. I first heard them when my mom was…

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Are Your Mommy Batteries Charged?
April 19, 2014February 21, 2015

By Melisha Hartman Chamra Each and every day of being a mom is a true blessing but as we…

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Get Ready Now for a Great Summer
April 8, 2014March 20, 2015

By Chelsea Cullen Joslyn, Communications Director for the YMCA of Northwest North Carolina After the winter weather we’ve had,…

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Get More Results in Less Time
April 3, 2014February 21, 2015

By Kate Horney Despite spending hours at the gym each week, many women I coach come to me saying…

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Not Your Mother’s Birth Control
March 18, 2014March 4, 2015

By Stephanie Pierce, MD, with Wake Forest Baptist Health Today, women have more contraceptive options than ever. But having such…

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