A new year, a new you? Throw away your diets and follow these 7 steps for lasting change
The new year is around the corner and for many of us, it’s a time to reflect on the previous year. We often think about our successes, losses, and what we still want to change. It could be discouraging for some to see another year come and have the same health goal as the previous year. Or maybe what you set a goal around actually got worse. Whether you’re in a place celebrating your successes or brainstorming new (or continuing) resolutions, New Year’s has a way of naturally giving us a reset. It’s a formalized new start that can come with new hope for healthy change.
A Tribute to Maine: What I Know to Be True
The past few days have been difficult to process as I watched my childhood home suffer. Even after processing a mass shooting in my husband’s hometown four years ago, I never imagined this would happen in mine. I felt the need to pause on my public health questions to address the grief and hope within this tragedy. I don’t want to address questions on public health policy for gun safety or anything that has a political lens right now. In fact, no matter which side of the gun laws you are on, this is not the time for a debate or education. I wish people on all sides would pause on their political lectures and allow a community to grieve for a moment.
On October 25, a man opened fire in a bowling alley and then a restaurant in Lewiston, Maine, my birth city. Not only was it where I was born, but one of my children was born two miles away from the bowling alley.