Why I Do This Work

Why I Do This Work

People ask me all the time: “Beth, what got you into this work? Do you have some amazing recovery story?” The truth? I don’t have a sick-to-health story. I’m the picture of health. I love hiking and skiing. Right now I’m playing...
Stop Collecting Tools

Stop Collecting Tools

Remember those infomercials from the ’90s? “But wait, there’s more!” The Ginsu knives that could slice through tin cans, the Thighmaster, the ab roller that would give you a six-pack in six minutes. We’d watch, mesmerized, thinking this...
You Were a Pioneer

You Were a Pioneer

You know how some people ate locally grown food before Whole Foods was mainstream? Or used natural remedies like fresh air and sunshine when everyone said just take an aspirin? You’ve done something similar with your health choices. While most people were still...
Something You Don’t Know About Me

Something You Don’t Know About Me

I joined an amazing women’s networking group here in Buffalo called WINC, which stands for Women Inspired through Networking and Collaboration. One of the questions in the member profile setup is, “What’s something that most people don’t know about you?” Gosh, what a...
Better Than Google

Better Than Google

Going through the stacks at the library, searching for the right leather-bound volume of Encyclopedia Britannica, I pulled out the one that held the promise of solving my 6th-grade report-writing angst. I flipped through the smooth pages with tiny type, looking at the...