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Reset, Recharge, and Reclaim Your Health This New Year

Thrive with Dr. Torri: Tips for a Healthier You | January 2026 There’s something magical about a fresh calendar. The blank pages feel full of possibility, inviting us to start again, do better, and finally make time for ourselves. Yet…

January 2026 Book Review: The Great Forgotten

Book by: Kellie MurphyReview by: Dr. Wendy Hooper-Meletes, Ed.D., owner of Litchfield Books One war, two loves and a lifetime to remember is set in 1918 in Nashville Tennessee, where World War II had left its ferocious imprint like it…

December 2025 Book Review: Rockets’ Red Glare

Book by: William Webster & Dick LochteReview by: Dr. Wendy Hooper-Meletes, Ed.D., owner of Litchfield Books Sage Mendiluze is a police deputy determined to find and stop a series of relentless and brutal murders. After two wilderness guides are gunned…

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The Gift of Health: The Best Gift Isn’t Wrapped

Thrive with Dr. Torri: Tips for a Healthier You | December 2025 The holidays always seem to arrive in a swirl of light and sound. Trees sparkle in living rooms, carols drift from store speakers, and wish lists grow longer…

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Dr. Katie’s Bark and Brief: Holiday Edition

The holidays bound with excitement on the coast! However, nothing can spoil our good cheer like an unplanned emergency trip to the veterinary clinic.  I recommend that you plan ahead of time by having the information for the closet emergency…

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Mirrorball Magic

By Charlene Trino The disco ball rotates over the dance floor, throwing shards of light around the room like scattered memories of the year. I’m standing under it at my company’s holiday bash, holding a champagne flute, observing how each…

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Christmas in Paradise

By Ashley Harris “Camping? For Christmas? Are you nuts?” My family couldn’t believe it. For years, my house served as the nexus for the holidays, connecting family and tradition. On Christmas Eve, I always hosted a cookie painting party—complete with…

Embrace A Fresh Start With A Dream Life Blueprint

Starting over is one of the most powerful decisions a person can make. Whether it’s a new habit, a new city, or a completely new identity, choosing to embrace a fresh start gives you permission to grow into the person…

Vanitas Paintings: Vanity as Value and Vice

By Jules McJules We’ve all seen ‘em, the beautiful but morose still-life paintings with the jewelry and the skulls.  Vanitas paintings are a staple for any goth aesthetic, the fancier the better.  But what are they?  Where did they come…

November 2025 Book Review: Bessie in Love and War

Book by: Karen StokesReview by: Dr. Wendy Hooper-Meletes, Ed.D., owner of Litchfield Books Writing under a fictitious name of Patience Pennington, Elizabeth Allston Pringle (1845–1921), author of A Woman Rice Planter and Chronicles of Chicora Wood, penned diary entries of…

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A Couple of Girls on a Mission

By Wendy Kennar My eighty-year-old mom tells the story every year. Usually, more than once during the Thanksgiving season.  “Do you remember the year we went…?”  I cut her off. “To Fedco.” “The year we woke up early so you…

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The Thank You Your Body Deserves

Thrive with Dr. Torri: Tips for a Healthier You | November 2025 November is the season of gratitude. We gather with family and friends, savor favorite foods, and celebrate traditions that make life sweet. But in the rush of shopping,…

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Being Thankful Every Day: Filling Your Gratitude Box All Year

By Laura Holtby While Thanksgiving and the bulk of major holidays fall around the time of seasonal affect disorder, it’s important to grasp that serotonin early and allow for consistent routines of positive change, healthy habits, and overall good feelings.…

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Catching My Second Wind

By Joy Nevin Axelson Last year, I turned 50. Instead of getting a new car or a new husband, I decided to take a writing class. I’ve been writing poetry since fourth grade. Most of it is saccharine drivel about…