Our Relationship to Our Bodies: Jowairia Khalid
By Jowairia Khalid In Islam, we’re taught to prioritize our physical and mental health, and both go hand-in-hand. Islam means peace, so pe...
Our Relationship to Our Bodies: Nyla Vance and Nova Brown
Nyla Vance (Right) flourish: What is your favorite thing about yourself? Nyla Vance: My brain. What do you like about it? I like how — I d...
Our Relationship to Our Bodies: Kanaan Rhodes
By Kanaan Rhodes For me, tattoos enhance my perception of my appearance. I got my first tattoo when I was 18 years old. It was a simple desi...
Our Relationship to Our Bodies: Susan Winkler
I have a love-hate relationship with my body. Because I hate being disabled. But on the other hand, there’s always a worse-case scenario, ...
Caring for Yourself: When you realize you won’t be able to have children
By T. Rayme Keenan, LCSW Growing up in the culture of the Heartland, we often learn faith, hard work and family are the most important value...
meet along the way: Nancy Bishop and Molly Brown
By Amanda Flinn Editor’s Note: This story was first published as “Community Cookbook: Make cinnamon rolls with Nancy Bishop and ...
meet along the way: Theresa Taylor
By Amanda Flinn Editor’s Note: This story was first published as “Faces of Southeast Missouri: Theresa Taylor” in the July...
From the Editor Summer 2024: Wonder
I think we can get used to it, being alive. We go through our day-to-day and hardly notice it, the smell of the coffee as we pour water over...
Discovered journals tell firsthand story of Southeast Missouri teenager during Great Depression
Elisabeth Hartsell lived as a teenage girl in Arkansas; Poplar Bluff, Mo.; Marble Hill, Mo.; Cape Girardeau and Belle, Mo., during the Great...