One August evening, I was heading home from a friend’s barbecue in New York City, a few drinks deep, enjoying the warm hug of humidity on my bare arms. The sun had just dipped below the horizon but the sky was bright. Cars whipped by me. My apartment was a few blocks away. Suddenly, a man’s rough hand was pinching my throat shut. He turned me around and forced his lips on mine, restraining my arm with his free hand. I couldn’t breathe, couldn’t scream, couldn’t kick or hit because of the angle at which he held my body. I wrenched my head, bit his lips and tongue, wheezed and gasped for air. After what felt like an eternity, a car with a young couple in it stopped, the man threw me down and ran north, and I ran south, blindly, not hearing my own panicked screams.
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Depression and other aspects of mental health are being discussed more openly now than ever before, thanks in part to celebrities like Michelle Williams, Demi Lovato, and Kristen Bell sharing their own experiences. But its long-held status as a taboo topic means that not everyone understands the symptoms of depression when compared to the kind of temporary emotional low that everyone goes through sometimes. Here’s how to tell if you’re experiencing a temporary slump or a form of clinical depression, and advice for approaching both.
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The exploitation of athletes is hardly a new phenomenon, but the alarming rate at which the private high school sports machine is targeting young student-athletes should be a red flag warning for parents and students alike. It’s an ugly truth that deep-pocketed private high schools are building a multi-million-dollar business off the backs of young athletes, not unlike college athletics. On the surface, recruiting is hardly negative. After all, being part of a higher profile athletic team as a pathway to a D1 college scholarship, and hopefully a pro contract, is the Big Dream.
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Tatty Hovannesya is ready for a girls’ night out.
The 26-year-old senior fashion designer recently lost more than 110 lbs. and tells PEOPLE that for the first time in years, she is excited to dress up.
Hovannesya once weighed 250 lbs. — a number she reached by not exercising and too often indulging her sweet tooth.
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Ready to get the best bang for your buck with your practice advertising in 2019? Then plan, be patient, and invest some time and money into the right message. The good news, for starters, is that eye practices traditionally are open to cutting-edge advertising and marketing ideas. “Ophthalmologists have historically been one of the most progressive groups regarding marketing,” said Chad Erickson, vice president of marketing and business development, Advice Media, Park City, Utah. This includes cutting-edge websites, YouTube channels with educational videos, and engaging social media, Mr. Erickson said. However, there’s always room for improvement. Here are 10 ways to maximize your traditional and digital ad dollars in the new year.
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With the beauty and skin-care market constantly evolving, it may be very tempting to try every new product that hits the shelves. From face masks to moisturizers, there’s not a day, week, or month that doesn’t go by where a new product isn’t marketed for all skin types. But just because there are so many products to choose from – each with their own benefits and promised results – does that mean you should try as many as you’d like?
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had the pleasure to interview Jordan Campbell, of the Cincinnati Bengals. Jordan learned early on that vision and planning were critical to athletes, personally and professionally. The distinction with Jordan is that his concept has dramatically changed the lives of hundreds of kids, thanks to his creating Winner Circle Athletics, a one-of-a-kind charter school and sports training facility catering to middle school age kids with big athletic dreams but need an educated pathway. It’s the first charter school in the country with a focus on athletics. After shattering records at Norco High (four straight CIF championships), Jordan was awarded a full-ride scholarship to USC, which cemented his belief in surrounding himself with winners – a philosophy that set the foundation for Winner Circle Athletics years later.
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In order to reach the echelons of a professional athlete, you have to have an enormous drive, grit, and determination. Grit, drive, and determination are critical work ethic lessons that most us can apply in our own life.
Here are 15 short lessons I learned from prominent sports stars.
I hope you find some of these nuggets useful!
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Congestion. A runny nose. A sore throat. These are cold symptoms we know all too well. But what happens when all the chicken soup and vitamin C in the world don’t seem to be doing the trick? It may be one of the sneaky signs that you actually have a sinus infection.
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