Healthy New Albany Magazine September/October 2016

September/October 2016

Walk On Healthy New Albany’s Phil Heit

Special Section: Mental Health New Albany Ballet Company The Classics

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Y ear Anniversary

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September/October 2016 Vol. 6, No. 1

7 First Glance

24 Going the Distance

Letter from the President and CEO

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The Classics of New Albany

8 In & Out

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What’s happening in and out of New Albany

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10 My Story Susan Marcus

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12 Personalities Phil Heit

26 Initiatives Signature city events

14 Write One for the Gipper Peggy Noonan

31 Special Section

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Mental Health

18 On the Path New Albany Ballet Company

38 Scene...

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At Pelotonia and the Taste of New Albany

20 Community Windsor

40 Foods for Fitness Late summer recipes

42 Ask the Expert Dyslexia

44 Gadgets and Gear

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Get inspired

The Feed Zone Cookbook: Fast and Flavorful Food for Athletes

Procizion Spiral Slicer

46 Luxury Living Real estate listings

48 Scene in New Albany Walking to school

On the Cover Phil Heit Photo by Wes Kroninger

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Columnist and Best-selling Author

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Interviewed by Ann Fisher of WOSU Public Media

Presented in partnership with Healthy New Albany

Interviewed by Dr. Peter Mansoor, Colonel, USA (Ret.), Raymond E. Mason, Jr. Chair of Military History at The Ohio State University

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IN A COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION AND LIFE-LONG LEARNING. From the book collection that lines the shelves of the public library, to the world-class speakers who share their perspectives on stage at the McCoy, to the $2 million in grants we’ve awarded to the schools, you’ll see the impact of our work throughout New Albany. Our initiatives are far-reaching. But our goal remains consistent.

We connect people to each other and to this community by providing a path to informed and inspired living.

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first glance

Meet the Team

MAGA ZINE

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Year

Anniversary

Five Years of Fitness With Executive Editor Phil Heit on the cover of this issue, I thought I’d try my hand at writing the opening letter that is usually his domain.

Five years is a milestone in publishing. In fact, many magazines do not make it through their first year. So while 91 percent of U.S. adults read print magazines, I am grateful that you choose to read – and continue to read – Healthy New Albany Magazine.

I attribute HNA’s continued growth and readership to two things: Phil Heit and partnership.

Every magazine that CityScene Media Group produces is based on partnership, and Phil has been an amazing partner. We talked about his idea for this magazine back in 2005 and kept talking and making plans until it launched in September 2011. His exceptional vision and unfailing championship of health and wellness in New Albany continue to advance the city’s status locally, regionally and even nationally.

This magazine is unique, and that is by design.

I describe HNA as a national model for a health publication that focuses on a community – not a community magazine that focuses on health. It may just be a matter of semantics, but it changes the editorial platform in a meaningful way.

The support, feedback and encouragement my team and I have received from all of you in New Albany – residents, businesses and organizations – has been tremendous. We celebrate all of you and our connections as we look forward to the next five!

Jamie Armistead

Gianna Barrett

Hannah Bealer

Garth Bishop

Julie Camp

Amanda DePerro

Kathy Gill

Brenda Lombardi

Healthfully, Not pictured: Gary Hoffman, Timothy McKelly, Dave Prosser and Brody Quaintance

Kathy Gill, President/CEO

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in & out

What's happening in and out of New Albany

For more events visit www.healthynewalbanymagazine.com

Sept. 5

Sept. 17

Sept. 26

9 a.m., Westerville Sports Complex, www.copcp.com

9 a.m., Alum Creek State Park, Delaware, www.friendsoftheshelter.org

11 a.m., New Albany Country Club, www.naarts.org

Run 4 the Health of it

5K for K9s

Golf for the Arts

Sept. 8, 22; Oct. 13, 27

Oct. 1

New Albany Community Garden, healthynewalbany.org/activities/new-albany community-garden-nacg/

9 a.m.-noon, Philip Heit Center for Healthy New Albany, www.healthynewalbany.org

Harvest Days

Indoor Farmers Market

Oct. 6

Sept. 9

Trick, it’s a Treat

A&F Challenge

4-7 p.m., Philip Heit Center for Healthy New Albany, www.healthynewalbany.org

5 p.m., Abercrombie & Fitch Home Office, www.anfchallenge.org

Oct. 7

Sept. 11

New Albany Symphony Orchestra presents Happy Hour with Charles Yang and Peter Dugan

New Albany Walking Classic 8 a.m., Market Square, www.newalbanywalkingclassic.com

Sept. 23

7 p.m., Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts, www.newalbanysymphony.net

Photo courtesy of New Albany Symphony Orchestra

Photo courtesy of New Albany Walking Classic

Oktoberfest Meiler Vier 6:15 p.m., Ohio Expo Center, Columbus, www.columbusoktoberfest.com

Sept. 25

New Albany Classic Grand Prix & Family Day 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Wexner residence, www.thenewalbanyclassic.com

Sept. 15

Oct. 8 Photo courtesy of Kate Morrison

State of New Albany Breakfast 7:30-9 a.m., New Albany Country Club, www.newalbanychamber.com

Sept. 16

March of Dimes Night Moves 5K

Oct. 9

New Albany Symphony Orchestra presents Rhapsody in Blue

Oct. 16

Nationwide Children’s Hospital Columbus Marathon 7:30 a.m., downtown Columbus, www.columbusmarathon.com

New Albany Walking Club meets at 7:30 a.m. Sundays at the Heit Center, 150 W. Main St. 8

1 p.m., Plain Township Fire Department, www.plaintownship.org

3 p.m., Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts, www.newalbanysymphony.net

Photo courtesy of Robb McCormick Photography

7:15 p.m., downtown Columbus, nightmoves.marchofdimes.org

Fire Department Open House

To receive text updates about Healthy New Albany programs and events, text 88202. The keyword is HealthyNA. www.healthynewalbanymagazine.com

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The Ohio State Four-Miler 10 a.m., Ohio Stadium, www.ohiostatefourmiler.com

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Night Moves Concert 3:30 p.m., Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts, www.naarts.org

Healthy New Albany Community Programs Philip Heit Center for Healthy New Albany, 150 W. Main St.

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my story

By Susan Marcus

Editor’s Note: “My Story” is a first-person column about health issues that touch New Albany community members. Have a story to share?

Email gbishop@cityscenemediagroup.com. Submissions should be no more than 500 words.

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vertigo, which can last for hours and is often accompanied by severe nausea and vomiting. So, I, too, have: 1) Made sure to get enough sleep, exercise and proper nutrition. It is suggested that you go to bed at roughly the same hour each evening and do not watch TV or use technology in bed, consume food or drink after 7 p.m., or nap during the day. If you cannot fall asleep after lying in bed for 30 minutes, get out of bed and do an activity, then try again. Eating nutritionally sound foods supports physical and mental health. An hour of light intensity exercise once a week may lower risks.

2) Incorporated mindfulness into my daily routine. Mindfulness is

a relaxation exercise that helps one focus on one’s own breathing to diminish ruminating thoughts, relax the muscles throughout the body and heighten the senses. Possible clinical effects of medication include “reduced anxiety, pain and depression; enhanced mood and self-esteem; and decreased stress,” according to a 2003 article in Holistic Nursing Practice. I found that concentrated

Photo courtesy of Susan Marcus

ccording to the National Health Council in Washington, D.C., about 133 million Americans suffer from a chronic illness.

Often incurable, these diseases limit one’s ability to function physically, affect self-esteem and, often, lead to depression, anxiety, social phobias or even panic attacks.

As a licensed independent clinical social worker, I’ve helped many clients cope with the debilitating effects of chronic physical illnesses, from cancer and heart disease to diabetes and fibromyalgia.

Recently, I’ve joined the statistics of those with chronic illnesses. I have Meniere’s Disease, an incurable disease caused by fluid in the inner ear and characterized by painful, uncomfortable

Photo courtesy of Robb Shirey Photography

How to cope with chronic illness

As part of her efforts to deal with Meniere’s Disease, Susan Marcus works to stay in shape, including swimming a mile four times a week.

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Photo courtesy of Susan Marcus

Marcus’ practice is located in Gahanna.

mindfulness kept one of my recurring episodes of vertigo at bay.

3) Distinguished between things I could and could not control. Sometimes, depression can begin from your own thoughts, and it’s important to recognize you can’t change the past. If a situation can’t be controlled, I incorporate a concept called “radical acceptance,” coined by Marsha Linehan, who created Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Radical acceptance does not mean

you condone what has happened; it means you accept it has occurred and has led up to the life you are currently living.

4) Overcome distorted thinking, distinguishing fact from opinion. Are you basing your feelings and thinking on opinions and assumptions? If so, that can lead to unnecessary worry. Work on creating clear communication skills so you may ask the right questions to gain the necessary facts.

5) Avoided isolation. I encourage clients to develop a list of go-to activities when they’re feeling blue. Whether it’s listening to music, watching a movie, going for a walk, making a phone call to a friend, volunteering to help others or just leaving the house to go to a public place, it is vital to avoid dwelling on your illness, feeling depressed or anxious.

Music is a great mood enhancer. Being with people helps to get your mind off of yourself.

Living with a chronic illness is not easy, but it is helpful to know you are not alone. There are many self-help groups listed in community newspapers and online. Some meet monthly, while others have Internet forums in which to communicate. Regardless, it’s helpful to talk to others, get recommendations for physicians, hear about new treatments and get nutrition hints.

Living with an illness in isolation is the worst thing you can do. Reach out, learn something new and enjoy life.

Susan Marcus lives in New Albany with her husband, Steve. She has a private counseling practice in Gahanna. Feedback welcome at gbishop@cityscenemediagroup.com.

RELATED READS www.healthynewalbanymagazine.com • Dietary considerations for chronic illness • More on avoiding stress and depression • Fitness plans for chronic illness • When to seek help for anxiety

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personalities

By Hannah Bealer Photos by Wes Kroninger

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Marathons, clubs, walking events, health organizations: Phil Heit has founded them all

here wasn’t a specific moment when Phil Heit realized he had an interest in health and wellness.

It was simply an interest that developed at a young age and followed him into adulthood – and has become a progressively bigger and bigger part of his life.

As a young boy growing up in Brooklyn, he was engaged in sports.

“I would basically live in the schoolyard from morning through night,” Heit says. “I’d play all sorts of sports, from basketball to softball. I ran track and cross country in high school.”

He lived a typical life in Brooklyn, he says. He followed the New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers. His parents were always very encouraging; they wanted him to get an education. That didn’t come without challenges, though. Heit calls himself a “role model” for anyone who doesn’t think they can make it through school.

“I didn’t take education seriously at the beginning of college,” says Heit, who attended Brooklyn College. “It took me six years to get my bachelor’s degree because I was working full-time and going to school at night. I wasn’t taking my grades seriously. One day, I got a spark that said, ‘get your degree.’ I wanted to be a teacher, and that’s what I did.”

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While teaching two nights a week at a local community college, Heit also went to school in the evenings, receiving his master’s degree at Brooklyn College and doctorate at New York University. He was also coaching after school, and teaching physical education and a health class at Sheepshead Bay High School. Brooklyn is also where Heit met his wife of 46 years, Sheryl. Today, they have two daughters who live in San Francisco, as well as a grandson and a granddaughter.

On top of an already packed schedule, Heit competed in marathons, and was personally involved in the rise of marathons, including the New York City Marathon. Every Sunday, Heit and the group would meet at Prospect Park and run across the Brooklyn Bridge, into Manhattan, through the Lower East Side and Greenwich Village, up Fifth Avenue, through Central Park and then back to Brooklyn. It was about a 20-mile run.

In 1976, everything changed. The Ohio State University recruited Heit for a professorship in health education.

“There was definitely culture shock,” he says. “In 1976, there was basically nothing here that I was used to experiencing back in www.healthynewalbanymagazine.com

Brooklyn. The food, the way people think, the accessibility to entertainment and restaurants. The events were really lacking. I was 31. I was still a kid.”

After moving to the city, Heit became a part of the committee that founded the Columbus Marathon in 1980. In 1991, Heit and his colleague, Linda Meeks, established Meeks Heit Publishing Company, which became a leading K-12 textbook publisher with more than 400 books.

“We wrote for some of the largest publishers and developed college books on different health topics,” he says. In 1999, he and Linda Meeks sold the company to Tribune Publishing (now known as tronc). From there, it was sold to McGraw-Hill Companies. “In some respects, we’ve been responsible for educating millions of boys and girls around the world and encouraging them to lead healthy lifestyles.”

In 2003, just a little over 20 years after the establishment of the Columbus Marathon, Heit began to suffer knee pain that required him to resort to walking.

“I went to walking after running 100 miles a week began to take its toll,” he says.

And that’s how the New Albany Walking Club was born.

“It evolved from me just walking by myself, to having people walk with me, to becoming a little more formal and turning into a club,” Heit says. “From there came (the New Albany Walking Classic), and then Healthy New Albany.”

Now in its 12th year, the Walking Classic is the largest walking-only race in the United States. It draws everyone from professional athletes to recreational walkers who are just looking to stay in shape.

Heit says he’s frequently asked if he expected something so huge to come from a simple activity he participated in on his own. His answer? Yes, he did.

“I like to dream,” he says. “So, once in a while, I do follow up on my dreams.”

The city of New Albany, he says, has turned out to be “a very special place” that’s filled with opportunity.

“If you want to become involved, the opportunities are there,” he says. “I just wanted to contribute as much as I could. I started to get really involved, and the spark was walking.” www.healthynewalbanymagazine.com

Living in New Albany has also encouraged Heit to carry on the healthy lifestyle he’s had since he was a boy.

While he admits he could follow a more nutritious diet, Heit says he has always been active.

“It’s still important for me to be active and, hopefully, I pass that on to my children and grandchildren,” he says.

One of his daughters started her own personal chef business that focuses on vegetarian cooking. His other daughter ran a marathon with him. So, it would seem, Heit’s legacy is continuing on.

Hannah Bealer is an editor.

Feedback welcome at gbishop@ cityscenemediagroup.com.

RELATED READS www.healthynewalbanymagazine.com • Race walking at the Walking Classic • Phil Heit on walking vs. running • Columbus Marathon Medical Director Darrin Bright 13

Write One for the Gipper Former Reagan speechwriter and author Peggy Noonan on the writer’s art

By Jessica Williams

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hile working as a producer at CBS news and writing a daily commentary show as a political conservative, Peggy Noonan received an offer she couldn’t refuse: How would she like to be the primary speechwriter for then-president Ronald Reagan?

A born writer, Noonan – who will speak as part of the Jefferson Series on Oct. 18 – took interest in politics as a child when John F. Kennedy ran for office, and she became seriously interested in history and politics in her 20s.

“But my sense of myself as a writer preceded all other interests,” she says.

From an early age, Noonan identified with the soul of the writer. “I thought I was a writer as a child,” she says, recalling a fondness for books and particular pleasure taken in writing poems.

In the 1980s, Noonan helped President Reagan navigate such oratorical challenges as addressing the nation on the 40th anniversary of D-day in 1984, and again following the Challenger space shuttle explosion in 1986, when the president delivered the now famous line, “(They) slipped the surly bonds of Earth to touch the face of God.” Those words came from a poem by John Magee Jr., a 19-year-old poet and aviator who died in a plane collision in 1941. The Challenger speech is listed as one of the most significant speeches of the 20th century in a University of Wisconsin-Madison survey of more than 100 communication scholars.

Now the author of nine books – including the biography When Character Was King: A Story of Ronald Reagan and a recently released collection of writings chronicling her career in journalism and the Reagan White House, The Time of Our Lives – Noonan also writes a weekly opinion column for the Wall Street Journal, and has for the last 16 years. Five of her books have been New York Times

with Jessica Williams

In a new section in Healthy New Albany Magazine, we talk to prominent national or community figures who have made their mark on New Albany in some way and learn about what they do on a regular basis to stay healthy. We had a chance to talk with author, speechwriter and Jefferson Series speaker Peggy Noonan.

Healthy New Albany: Are there any foods you try to avoid or emphasize?

Peggy Noonan: I eat all foods. I like food. I try to eat my vegetables.

HNA: What are your favorite ways to stay active?

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PN: I walk a lot, long treks downtown and back. Through the park, too.

HNA: What do you like to do to relax?

PN: I don’t think I do anything to relax. But to maintain a reasonable happiness, I walk and go to mass, and talk to shopkeepers and a lot of strangers, too.

HNA: How do you incorporate wellness into your busy travel schedule?

PN: I don’t consciously incorporate wellness in my schedule, and feel I should. I think I mostly try to avoid unwellness. I mean to get a trainer and

then forget, but I have a feeling I should do more physical work that is overseen by a professional. I will after the election.

No, the inauguration. No, in the spring...

HNA: Is there anything you do to keep yourself in the right frame of mind when you’re writing?

PN: I listen to music. I allow myself to abstract, have undirected thoughts.

They can lead to interesting places. But at the end of the day, there’s the deadline. Write, rewrite, kill, add, rewrite. Hit send. Hope I’ll be better next week.

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Peggy Noonan shares her wellness habits

The Jefferson Series: An Evening of Perspective with Peggy Noonan Oct. 18, Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts www.newalbanyfoundation.org bestsellers, and she received an Emmy nomination in 2002 for her work on the first network special on the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, called America: A Tribute to Heroes.

Noonan sees the different types of writing she does – speeches, books, columns – as both distinct and connected. When writing columns, she’s on a deadline, and brevity is important.

“You have to do your best to have an original thought, express it as well as you can and file,” she says.

Book writing, on the other hand, can be more comprehensive. The writer has more time to devote to a polished version of his or her thoughts. The connection between these two types of writing lies in the presence of the author’s thoughts and personal expression, Noonan says.

Speechwriting, then, differs by yet one more degree: the writer isn’t able to indulge his or her own views.

“Speechwriting is trying to express the thoughts of another the way they would express them,” Noonan says.

But when it comes down to it, she says, every writing discipline falls under the same umbrella.

“It’s all writing, and in a funny way, I don’t think writers fully understand what they do, where it comes from. They just do it,” says Noonan. “That may be true of more professions than we know.”

One of Noonan’s favorite memories of Reagan isn’t about a particularly funny incident, or an entertaining anecdote, but rather, a moment when she felt she had close access to a genuine glimpse of his character. While working with Reagan on his farewell address in December 1988, Noonan recalls attempting to get him to brag a bit about his accomplishments as commander-in-chief; the president was uncomfortable with the notion.

“The idea of extolling his accomplishments, I think, embarrassed him,” she says. “(He was) old school.”

In a tribute to Reagan following his death in 2004, Noonan wrote, “For a man who changed the world, Ronald Reagan sure was modest.” www.healthynewalbanymagazine.com

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This election cycle, that Reaganesque modesty doesn’t seem to be a prerequisite for candidacy.

“The 2016 presidential election is unlike anything I’ve ever witnessed,” says Noonan. “One candidate has never run for or held public office; the other is someone more than half the people think is utterly corrupt and dishonest.

Quite a moment.”

These days, when she’s not busy writing her column for the Journal or appearing as a political correspondent on CBS offering her take on the current candidates, Noonan takes time to enjoy her bustling surroundings in Manhattan.

Once a week, she goes to a nearby restaurant and reads newspapers and magazines while talking to the waiters and waitresses about what’s going on.

Noonan also cites walking often, attending mass and talking to shopkeepers and strangers as essential parts of maintaining happiness.

“I devote a lot of time to intellectual intake and talking to normal, regular people on the ground in America,” she says. “I read a lot of history in the hopes it will help me understand the moment we’re in, or at least understand where we’ve been.”

Looking back on her thought process while writing the prodigious Challenger speech, Noonan admits it’s difficult to recall precisely what was going through her mind in those moments.

She does recall one desire she carried through the writing process, though.

“I hoped it was helpful to people,” she says.

Jessica Williams is a contributing writer.

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by Amanda DePerro

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Dancing Machine New Albany Ballet Company’s new facility accommodates even more developing dancers

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n June 1999, New Albany youth were given the opportunity to pursue a new form of exercise, activity and artistic expression.

That’s when the New Albany Ballet Company opened its doors. Owner and Artistic Director Tara Miller says she was surprised with the feedback and immediate acceptance she received after opening the company.

“We were very lucky, we were filling a niche with our programming,” says Miller. “We were in the 300s (in student enrollment) when we first started. We started pretty full from the beginning, and it’s only increased from there.”

The company offers students a variety of classes, not just ballet and not just for young children. From tap and jazz to hip-hop, and from classes starting age 2 to pre-professional classes offered to high school students, the company has catered to a wide audience of aspiring dancers throughout the community. And, as Miller says, the company has only expanded since its opening in 1999.

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On Aug. 5, the company moved from its location in the Smith’s Mill Business Park to 5161 Forest Dr. The difference in size is staggering: from the old 9,000-square-foot building, the size more than doubled to a whopping 19,000 square feet. The largest room alone is more than 3,000 square feet.

And not a single square foot of that space will be wasted. The company now sees more than 700 students, which is an extra 200 students from the 2015 season alone, and “I wouldn’t be surprised if we hit over 1,000 by fall,” Miller says.

The old studio only had four classrooms. Trying to fit each of the classes in after school proved to be a major problem, especially considering that the four divisions of pre-professional classes train each day.

“Now we can service it,” says Miller.

“I think now you’ll really start to see the level of the students that are really getting out there.”

In addition to continued growth in enrollment, Miller has hired new faculty members and is expanding the season to include a second ballet series in the spring. The building is so large that Miller has even been contacted by people outside the company interested in renting the building out for events.

“We’ll be able to bring in a lot of guest artists to do workshops,” says Miller. “We’ll be able to move more classes around.”

Another major development that comes with the studio is more extensive and involved work with preprofessional students. Although some pre-pro students are involved because of their skill level and passion for ballet, most pre-pro students are interested in continuing their ballet through college, and some even look toward starting professional careers in ballet.

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light on the New Albany community as one with a skilled ballet program.

“One of the things we pride ourselves on is a lot of our pre-professionals are all over the country because they’ve just gotten so good,” says Miller, listing summer programs at which New Albany students are studying. The American Ballet Theatre in New York, Juilliard School, San Francisco Ballet and Chautauqua Institution are just a few that make the list. “When they come home, they won’t be coming home to a small studio; they’ll be coming home to the same level they were in. They grew, and we’re keeping up with them.”

Though the company offered more than just ballet prior to the new building’s opening, the new building offers an opportunity to do even more with those programs.

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“We’ve predominantly been a ballet school,” says Miller. “Now we’re going to have the capacity to really broaden those, so we’ll have a lot more emphasis on the other types of dance.”

Among the other classes are hiphop, notably an all-boys’ hip-hop class, as well as jazz, tap and contemporary.

The company also offers beginning teen and beginning adult classes for people who are curious about ballet at a more mature age.

As the company settles into the new building, it will continue to expand. Now it has a building to accommodate that expansion and allow the company to offer more to the New Albany community.

“The school itself has grown way larger than I thought it would be,” says Miller. “I think you’ll see that our programming is really going to expand.”

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By Bob Valasek This is the fourth in a series of neighborhood portraits that will appear in Healthy New Albany Magazine. The series shows what makes each neighborhood unique while exploring how its residents pursue Healthy New Albany’s ideal for physical and mental health by creating a sense of community and belonging.

Windsor Takes All

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ack in 2004, when M/I Homes advertised the new neighborhoods it was building in New Albany, it used the slogan “Where Country Meets Sophistication.”

M/I was trying to lure Columbus residents a little further northeast of the 20

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Developing urban vibe is the latest step in centrally located neighborhood’s evolution

city than they were used to going, and one of the neighborhoods it touted during this time was Windsor.

The Windsor neighborhood is nestled just south of State Rt. 161 with New Albany Condit Road as its western border and U.S. Rt. 62 as its eastern

border. It features more than 200 single-family houses and an additional 50 duplex-style homes.

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sold and began construction recently.

While the idea of country meeting sophistication worked at one time, the fullydeveloped Windsor of 2016 has begun taking on a more urban feel.

Adjacent to the neighborhood’s entrance from Rt. 62 is the new Marburn Academy building. The 64,000-squarefoot independent day school is scheduled to open in January 2017 and, along with new senior and assisted living housing being built just south on Rt. 62, stands to change the feel of Windsor. Abbey Brooks, community program director for Healthy New Albany and Windsor resident, believes this change is for the better.

“I think it’s going to be great when everything is complete,” Brooks says.

“When we moved here, we hoped that more businesses would surround the neighborhood to give us more of a ‘downtown’ feel.”

The close proximity to schools, doctors, the post office, restaurants and shops was a main factor when Brooks and her husband, Steve, chose Windsor.

Windsor children celebrate the end of the school year.

The style of homes in Windsor gives the neighborhood a city-like vibe as well. With smaller lots and carriageways that give access to garages behind the homes, wide-open spaces are reserved for the central English garden style green space in the neighborhood. This expanse of lawn and pathways includes a

playground for the many children in the community and provides a place for the adults to converse.

The adults who live in Windsor also gather online through the Nextdoor app and website. Nextdoor is a private social network for neighborhoods that is designed to help neighbors communicate easily online.

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The end-of-year celebration is a tradition in Windsor.

According to www.nextdoor.com, its goal is to help neighbors and neighborhoods “build happier, safer places to call home.” For Windsor residents, Nextdoor has “become a frequently used form of communication among neighbors and has come in handy on many occasions,” says resident Caitlin Cipollo.

Though Windsor is still one of the newer New Albany neighborhoods, traditions are beginning to take shape, one of which occurs each summer.

“The neighborhood typically celebrates the Fourth of July with a ‘dressup-your-bike-or-tricycle’ parade, and many families fill up the park in Windsor

to enjoy the New Albany fireworks in the evening,” says resident Christiane Hire.

Because Windsor is across the street from the New Albany Learning Community campus, it has a front row seat for the annual fireworks show. This proximity to the school campus has other perks as well.

“It’s nice to be able to forgo parking for events like the fireworks, Founder’s Day festival or any sporting event,” says Cipollo.

Windsor was also the location of the very first New Albany Community Band neighborhood concert. In 2014, the band commenced its first free outdoor summer

neighborhood show on the green space in Windsor with music focused on patriotic songs and well-known tunes from the movies and theater.

The short distance to the schools has also meant that Windsor has been without busing for much of the past two school years, but neighbors see the silver lining. In the spirit of Healthy New Albany, Windsor walks.

“We have a group of 30-plus people who walk to school each day during the school year,” says Brooks.

She adds that groups of walkers can often be seen heading from Windsor to the New Albany Farmers Market or other events that take place in Market Square or at the Philip Heit Center for Healthy New Albany.

While the sense of country living may be a thing of the past, Windsor’s more urban-feeling future looks bright.

“It’s a good feeling to walk down the streets of your neighborhood and be able to greet so many friends and neighbors,” says Brooks.

New Albany resident Bob Valasek is a contributing writer. Feedback welcome at gbishop@ cityscenemediagroup.com.

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Going the Distance

Both of New Albany’s “Classics” draw from far outside central Ohio The New Albany Classic Invitational Grand Prix & Family Day A number of top-ranked equestrian stars come to New Albany to compete in the Classic, and some of them are stopping here after a jaunt to Rio de Janeiro for the Olympics.

One Olympic-caliber competitor is Leslie Howard. As a member of the United States Equestrian team, she earned a team gold medal in show jumping at the 1984 Olympics and later earned a silver medal at the 1996 games. Her career keeps her busy and she spends most of her time on the road away from her home in Newtown, Conn.

“It’s rare that I be home more than two weeks at a time,” Howard says.

Howard says she is used to it, as she has been traveling most her life. Fellow competitor Margie Engle has a different perspective.

“It’s a different lifestyle, very different from what I grew up with,” Engle says. “Not much traveling except family vacations.”

Engle has competed all over the world, including in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. She spent most of summer showing in Europe before spending a couple weeks back in America. She lives in Florida, and tries to visit her farm there as often as she can.

Howard is accompanied by a team of about seven people. She travels with approximately 20 horses and has six groomers to care for them in addition to her assistant trainer. Traveling with horses may sound difficult, but Howard says they feel pretty comfortable by now, having gotten used to it over the course of their lives.

“They’re fed on a normal basis,” she says. “It basically mimics the life they’d have at home.”

Howard says the New Albany Classic is one of her favorite events, enjoying the course and its jumps. Engle is also enthusiastic. She enjoys competing in one class for the day, as it allows her to concentrate on one horse.

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by Lindsey Capritta

Margie Engle, center, talks with fellow competitors Schuyler Riley (left) and Candice King at the 2015 New Albany Classic.

Engle is also impressed with the Classic’s Family Day activities, saying it attracts a great crowd, comparing it to European audiences. Engle says show jumping is the second most popular sport in Europe, but is much less known in America. She credits Family Day activities such as the musical acts, like this year’s guest Kelsea Ballerini, for helping introduce the sport to new people.

“I think once they see it, people really enjoy watching it,” Engle says, “With so many other things going on, at the same time, they bring people in. It’s really special what they do.”

The New Albany Walking Classic

by Hailey Stangebye

The New Albany Walking Classic draws a pool of elite competitors from near and far to compete in the unique, walking-only event.

Many of these elite athletes are race walkers, who must maintain meticulous attention to form to ensure they keep a fast pace without actually running. Among them are Omar Nash and Susan Randall.

Nash, a 42-year-old competitor hailing from Cincinnati, is a longtime athlete with an impressive track record. He ran

cross country for Wright State University and has since coached track and cross country both at the high school level and as the head coach of the Miami Valley Track Club. He has also participated in a number of Olympic trials for race walking and, in 2005, received the USA Track & Field Association President’s Award.

Nash took first place for the 10K distance in the 2015 Walking Classic with a time of 47:45, and he plans to challenge 10K again this year.

For Nash, the Walking Classic is unique. There are food samples, jackets and lots of amenities that aren’t standard in a race walk – “and the fact that, in the last several years, there’s been at least one person who’s competed at the Olympic trials competing in the event,” he says.

This year, Nash is among those Olympic trial athletes, having completed the Olympic 50K trials in 10th place at 5:23:50.

Susan Randall, 41, also plans to return to the Walking Classic this year.

Randall moved to U.S. from her native China in 2001. Since then, she has placed fifth in the USATF national 20K championships and has qualified for the Olympic trials in 2008, 2012 and 2016.

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Susan Randall participates in the 2014 New Albany Walking Classic.

sume, it wasn’t until the early 2000s that Randall began running and participating in races.

“Most coaches in America said it was too late to start (racing),” says Randall.

That certainly did not deter Randall from the track and race walk scenes.

“My husband was doing triathlons and Ironmans and everything,” says Randall, “I was sitting there and watching him race and I got bored.”

Now, race walking has taken Randall all over the world, to places such as Slovakia, Canada, El Salvador and Switzerland. But even after traveling around the globe to race, Randall still enjoys the Walking Classic.

“I love the (Walking) Classic,” says Randall. “All the volunteers and all the neighborhoods come out to it and cheer, people play music on the side of the road. You never know what kind of things you’re going to see.”

Lindsey Capritta and Hailey Stangebye are contributing writers.

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initiatives

By Scott McAfee

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On Tap: Fun Times with a Purpose A rundown of New Albany’s major fall events

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he A&F Challenge, New Albany Walking Classic, New Albany Classic Invitational Grand Prix & Family Day and Thanks for Giving 4 Miler: All showcase our community’s beautiful scenery and unique quality of life while simultaneously serving a much greater purpose.

bassadors and CAAMP; local food and drink; and a kid-friendly Camp Fitch activity area. For more information on this event and to sign up today, visit www. anfchallenge.org.

A&F Challenge

The 12th annual New Albany Walking Classic, which begins at 8 a.m. on Sept.

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The A&F Challenge, founded in 2001, is Abercrombie & Fitch Co.’s largest annual fundraiser, raising more than $10 million to date. This year, all proceeds will benefit SeriousFun Children’s Network, a global community of camps and programs at which children with serious illnesses can experience the magic of summer camp, for a week at a time, always free of charge.

The event will be held Sept. 9 at A&F’s home office in New Albany. This year, festivities will include a 5K run/walk; live music featuring Bleachers, X Am-

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borhoods to 3,500-plus walkers from nearly 40 states and Canada.

Presented by Healthy New Albany and its executive director, Dr. Phil Heit, the Walk has been voted the best walking event in America and is just one example of Healthy New Albany’s embrace of healthy living through community activities, events, personalized wellness and disease prevention. Healthy New Albany’s ultimate goal is to make New

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Albany the healthiest community in the United States, and events like its Walking Classic help it toward this goal one person at a time. All proceeds go back into the community to support health and wellness programming at the Philip Heit Center for Healthy New Albany, the community’s health destination.

New Albany Classic Invitational Grand Prix & Family Day

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25. Rising country star Kelsea Ballerini, the reigning Academy of Country Music Female Vocalist of the Year, will highlight the Concert at the Classic presented

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Family activities include zip lines, amusement rides and an interactive “Behind the Scenes of Hollywood” exhibit filled with costumes and attractions from some of Hollywood’s most famous movies. The event culminates with the No. 1 specialty equestrian event in North America, where world-class and Olympic champion show jumpers will compete. Last year’s total prize money was $125,000. The Classic’s organizers are especially excited for this year, as several riders are expected to participate after competing at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

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raised more than $27 million for the center. Tickets can be purchased through Ticketmaster, at Easton Town Center’s Guest Services, CAPA Ticket Center, Equus Now or the Philip Heit Center for Healthy New Albany.

Thanks for Giving 4 Miler

The Thanks for Giving 4 Miler, held on Thanksgiving Day beginning at 8 a.m. with the kids’ Drumstick Dash, is new to our major event list after a spectacularly successful inaugural 2015 event. Last year, it drew more than 2,000 people and raised $72,500 for LifeCare Alliance, the Mid-Ohio Foodbank and the New Albany Community Foundation.

The Thanks for Giving 4 Miler is all about family, giving back and having fun before everyone gathers for their respective Thanksgiving Day feasts.

There is no official race fee. Runners and walkers get to set the amount they want to pay to participate, and no one gets turned away. This year, more than 3,000 are expected, and Express has signed on as the presenting sponsor. As with 2015, 100 percent of the proceeds will support the New Albany Community Foundation, LifeCare Alliance and MidOhio Food Bank.

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So Long, Suckers

By Amanda DePerro

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n 2015, when the Philip Heit Center for Healthy New Albany first opened, Program Manager Abbey Brooks was challenged to come up with a fun, family-friendly Halloween event with a healthful twist.

Thus was born Trick, It’s a Treat, this year slated for Oct. 6. As it turns out, Halloween is much more than just candy.

“I’ve been involved with various Halloween events around central Ohio, and I think they’re so much fun. Kids love them,” says Brooks. “I thought we could

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have that exact kind of fun, but do it in a more healthful way.”

Brooks wasn’t alone in that thinking.

About 33 vendors and 600 people turned up at the Heit Center last year to join in on the fun. Children were invited to come in costume, play various games and sample some of the healthful treats provided by such vendors as Healthy Essentials, Jorgensen Farms, Fresh Thyme and Chipotle. Pumpkin bowling, prize wheels, crafts and an obstacle course provided by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Health and Fitness Center made the event one to behold.

Organizers quickly learned that not getting candy on Halloween isn’t a dealbreaker for most kids. Brooks’ own children, Caroline, 6, and Henry, 4, paid little attention to the lack of sugary treats.

“They loved it, they had a great time. … My kids were excited because they

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Heit Center event has all the sweetness of a Halloween party without all the sugar

got to wear their costumes out of the house,” says Brooks.

Amanda DePerro is an assistant editor.

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Special Section

Mental Health

Cease Fire

By Ria Greiff

Avoid argument and dissatisfaction through healthy communication

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he importance of good communication largely goes without saying. After all, no one ever extols the benefits of poor communication.

But there’s more to healthy communication than just getting a point across.

The point of communication is to build bridges or bonds – bridges or bonds that can sustain us in times of stress.

A construction foreman who discovers a problem with a material or blueprint doesn’t cover it up and cross his or her fingers, hoping there will be no catastrophes. He or she doesn’t wait until, a few years down the road, tenants are complaining about chipping paint or broken-down furnaces. Neither does the landlord ignore a bug problem until it becomes an infestation.

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“On average, it can take 20 minutes for a person who has experienced an angry state of arousal to calm, to move from functioning from the emotional area to the thinking area of the brain.”

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nail technician, hairstylist – it will lead to more dissatisfaction and, potentially, the eventual termination of that relationship.

For all relationships that you care to maintain – and whether you care to continue the relationship is the first question to ask yourself – here are some tips for making that effort to be the one who does the right thing.

It’s Maddening Being Mad Even the Dalai Lama has to deal with anger. There is no way out of your brain’s ability to process angry chemi-

cals once the anger response has been elicited other than temporal distance.

You are unable to do anything productive with regard to communication during times of anger. So phone a friend, eat some seeds or jump some rope. After some time, the clouds will break and you will regain the ability to do more than launch personal attacks and make enemies. Negotiations become possible, as you are now willing to offer something or let go of something in the conflict. Creative solutions suddenly appear in your realm of possibilities.

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Special Section

Painting the Pain Picture It’s difficult to see outside the hurt you are feeling – and, of course, the person you hold responsible for it. When you’re in an argument, you always think you’re right. But so does the other person. He or she can’t see outside of the pain picture, either.

Take a step back and see instead the big picture, the connection of your pain and your counterpart’s pain. You are both perceiving threats and getting defensive, taking defensive actions that continue the pain cycle. When both of

The “I message” formula: I feel _______________________ (insert emotion)

when _______________________ (insert behavior)

because _____________________ (insert consequence)

For the I message to work, you own your feeling. You describe the behavior that you want modified without using the word “you.” And the consequence listed should be one both parties have an investment in.

Example: “I feel frustrated when the lights are left on, because I would rather buy you Legos than pay for a high utility bill.” Compare to “You always leave the lights on!” In the second case, we are putting the other person on the defensive by saying “you,” and that person is being labeled, which also leads to a self-fulfilling prophecy. you can see the big picture and realize how you’re hurting each other, you can also see the path toward healing.

The Art of Feedback Feedback is an important communication tool particularly in the workplace.

There is an art to giving and receiving feedback. First, let’s look at how good you are at receiving feedback by responding to this brief questionnaire.

How often are these statements true for you?

• I actively seek feedback.

• I am quiet while others give me feedback so that I can fully listen.

• I check out what my critics are saying to make sure that I understand their feedback.

• I typically thank people for their comments.

• I seldom take feedback personally.

• Even though I don’t love getting corrective feedback, I look at it as a way to learn more about myself.

• I use constructive feedback to design a plan for improvement.

• I’m comfortable when given compliments and typically don’t say something along the lines of, “Oh, it was nothing.”

The more of these apply to you, the better you are at receiving feedback.

How are you at giving feedback? Being able to deliver your messages so that they are heard is most useful – again, particularly in the workplace.

Here are some tips to be really good at it.

The “Be’s” of giving better feedback • Be calm and reaffirming • Be aware of your tone and pitch • Be specific; avoid general comments • Be in an appropriate time and place • Be realistic • Be timely • Be aware of the fact that the person may not be open to feedback right now The better we are at this communication art form, the more effective work relationships will be, and interpersonal relationships will be strengthened to create higher morale at the office.

Allison Hopkins – executive VP of human resources for Hampton Creek, the fastest-growing food company on the planet, which happens to produce vegan mayonnaise Just Mayo – says, “When delivering feedback: don’t sugarcoat it; humor can help; be factual; try to question yourself on memes or others’ emotions; check yourself on any bias you might be carrying; feedback when emotional can work, but counting to 10 always seems to be a good thing; wait for the emotion to subside.” And that’s win-win-win for everyone.

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Follow the Rules Remove distractions, repeat what you have heard for clarification, use empathy, watch your body language, use what is called “active listening” and use my personal favorite, the “I message.”

Sounds lovely, but it’s not easy. In the book Stop the Fight!: An Illustrated Guide for Couples by Michelle Brody, the author writes that “conflicts in relationships can be quite complex, and there is no easy fix for situations,” but lowering the intensity can provide the opportunity to rebuild connections that have been damaged by battles.

Fights that have deep emotional wounds will probably need professional help. A great place to start is your company’s employee assistance program, if it has one. A lot of large companies have 24/7 1-800 lines that can connect employees to analysts, counselors, support groups and financial and legal advisers, as well as the opportunity to simply call and address whatever problem may be affecting the employee.

Remember this formula for (St)ress, occurring when (P)ressures are greater than the (R)esources that you have available to you.

St=P>R Here’s another formula in the spirit of having a positive outlook. (Su)ccess is when (R)esources are greater than the (P)ressures you are experiencing.

Su=R>P Keep in mind that, sometimes, less is more. In his 2015 book on responsibly managing life’s problems, Dr. Michael Bennett writes, “In the end, knowing that your communication abilities are limited is essential if you are to know when to shut up, leave things alone and console yourself that you are not responsible for whatever happens next.” www.healthynewalbanymagazine.com

“When we listen with the intent to understand others, rather than the intent to reply, we begin true communication and relationshipbuilding. When others feel understood first, they feel affirmed and valued, defenses are lowered, and opportunities to speak openly and be understood come much more naturally and easily. Seeking to understand takes kindness; seeking to be understood takes courage. Effectiveness lies in balancing the two.”

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The Art of Healing Art therapy benefits those living with loss, mental illness, addiction and more

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e’ve all seen adult coloring books lining the shelves of our favorite bookstores, claiming numerous mental health benefits. But art therapy used as treatment goes beyond this new fad.

“Art therapy presents a tangible body of evidence that shows the progression you’re making,” says Molly Kometiani, president of the Buckeye Art Therapy Association, the Ohio chapter of the American Art Therapy Association.

“You don’t have that body of evidence in other types of therapy. You can see how far you’ve grown.”

Art therapy, in fact, has become a respected technique for dealing with the emotional effects of post-traumatic stress disorder, loss, addiction, mental illness and more.

The discipline was defined in the 1940s. By

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OSU program helps doctors maintain their own mental health

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tanding for Stress, Trauma and Resilience, The Ohio State University’s STAR program supports not just patients and families, but also health care providers. Part of its goal is getting physicians to acknowledge their vulnerabilities.

“For the longest time, you weren’t allowed to say you’re weak,” says Ken Yeager, program director. “Our staff sees this every day. To think they don’t acknowledge how hard this is doesn’t make any sense.”

The unfortunate truth of health care is that there is always risk.

Even when physicians do everything right, people can die. This can make many health providers feel powerless.

“The thing that brings people into health care is their desire to help,” Yeager says. “The things that bring them into health care are the very things that make them vulnerable to compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma.”

The program has spread throughout central Ohio, providing trauma and stress-related services. These services include a peer support system, which is specialized to hospital units and helps the providers support each www.healthynewalbanymagazine.com

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Maryann Sender, an art therapist, works with her clients.

the middle of the 20th century, hospitals and similar spaces began introducing art therapy programs.

“There are a lot of things that are hard for us to find the words for,” says Audrey Hook, who owns Art Speaks Art Therapy in northwest Columbus. “(The clients) just don’t have the words to explain what they’re feeling. Sometimes, it’s easier to work through it in a symbolic way.”

Art therapy isn’t just painting or coloring. Clients can draw; take photos; use pastels, crayons, watercolor paints or clay; even make jewelry. That physical aspect helps client feel like he or she is in control.

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Inhale, Exhale

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The use of controlled breathing to bring mental awareness and health

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he main commonality with yoga is breath,” says Chelsea Bragg, marketing director and instructor at GoYoga. “Focus on controlled breathing is the heart of the practice.

That’s the heart of meditation, and yoga is just physical meditation.”

Breathing may be one of the body’s most unconscious actions, but doing it properly can have a profound effect on mental health, Bragg says.

“This controlled breathing allows for people to be present, which is something that is hugely lacking in every single person that is walking this earth,” she says.

Being present means taking note of the internal dialogue that continuously runs through your head, says Bragg.

For someone with a condition such as depression, that internal dialogue is focused on the past.

With anxiety, it’s focused on the future.

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With post-traumatic stress disorder, it’s stuck somewhere else in a place of fear.

“Controlled breathing is the focal point (of yoga), and when you’re taking an inhale, you’re really present because that inhale is happening in real time,” Bragg says. “And when you’re taking an exhale, that exhale is happening in real time.”

Yoga allows everyday people to become aware of

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President Kennedy’s nephew Patrick talks tips for combating addiction

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people, I self-medicated. or many, the battle against addiction is a I guess you could say I’ve lifelong struggle. been taking steps forward But for Patrick Kenne– and steps backward – in dy – nephew of President recovery ever since.”

John F. Kennedy, and a Kennedy, a mental speaker in the 2016-17 health advocate and former Jefferson Series – as for U.S. Representative from countless others, it’s a Rhode Island, realized that he needed to get sober battle worth fighting. during the last year of his Kennedy first encounfather’s life, a time when his tered addiction when he father was surrounded by was 12 years old, and he Patrick Kennedy friends and family, “people fought it for some 32 years who truly loved him,” says Kennedy. before he finally got sober in 2011, on That’s when Kennedy realized he wanted what would have been the 79th birththat for himself. day of his late father, longtime U.S. “I decided I wanted a life of love and Sen. Ted Kennedy. relationships,” he says. “I realized that if I “I was scared and angry, and didn’t didn’t change, I wasn’t going to have the know how to make sense of my emolife I wanted.” tions,” says Kennedy. “Like a lot of

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For those struggling with addiction, Kennedy says the key is not to get discouraged, no matter what.

“You might do well in recovery for a while, then have a relapse,” Kennedy says.

“It’s not the end of the world. Pick yourself back up and start counting your days again.”

Kennedy maintains, though, that it’s important to have a healthy, physical outlet and maintain consistency in that outlet.

“I am a huge proponent of a healthy diet and exercise. I run every day,” says Kennedy. “It’s essential for blowing off steam. It doesn’t matter what form of exercise you choose, but find something you enjoy and stick with it until it becomes second nature.”

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that little mind chatter so they can stop those thoughts and return to the present, says Bragg. The effect of yoga on mental health is simple, yet powerful. It allows people to habitually change the patterns of their internal dialogue.

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Foods for Fitness

By Amanda DePerro

Photos courtesy of Scott Cunningham Photography

Seasonal Selections Late summer recipes from chefs responsible for New Albany Classic’s hospitality tent food Chef Mark Heyes In addition to the England native’s daily meal preparations for a busy family of six, Heyes has spent 16 years as Abigail and Les Wexner’s house chef, solidifying him as a name to know in New Albany. An advocate of 24-hour harvest-to-table cooking, Heyes strives to perfectly match menus with the occasion, whether it be casual or fine, small or large.

Chef Kent Rigsby Kent Rigsby’s first taste as head of the kitchen far precedes his appointment as executive chef of the New Albany Country Club in 2015. After open40

ing Rigsby’s Cuisine Volatile in the Short North in 1986, Rigsby took the farm-totable approach to cooking that was far ahead of the time. Rigsby has ushered in a food renaissance during his reign at the New Albany Country Club, offering a plethora of dining options to members.

Chef Pedro Aleman Private Chef Pedro Aleman’s passion for farm-to-table cooking was born during his daily visits to the farmers markets of the Hamptons on Long Island, but his travels didn’t begin there.

A native of Caracas, Venezuela, Aleman attended the Boston Culinary School and completed courses at The

New School in New York City, and has lived in France among his many travels.

Aleman uses this worldly experience throughout his cooking.

Amanda DePerro is an assistant editor.

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Enjoy these recipes from three impressive chefs.

Ohio Mixed Berry Pie

Ingredients 1 1⁄2 cups plain flour 1 cup butter, diced 5 oz. icing sugar, plus 2 Tbsp. extra 3.5 oz. ground almonds Zest of 1 orange or lemon, or both Orange juice 1 large egg Approx. 1 1⁄2 lb. mix of berries and cherries, or whatever fruit is at hand and plentiful (stoned if you have a stoner, or halved and stoned); blueberries, blackcurrants, redcurrants and blackberries 2 Tbsp. corn flour Granulated sugar, for sprinkling Instructions Put flour, butter, icing sugar, ground almonds and zest in a food processor and whisk to crumbs. Mix the yolk with 1 Tbsp. cold water, then add to the processor and pulse until the dough comes together.

Split the pastry in half, wrap in cling film, then chill for 30 minutes.

Heat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a 20-centimeter pie dish with half the pastry, add a sheet of greaseproof paper and baking beans, and bake blind for 30 minutes. Remove the paper and beans. Mix the berries and corn flour with the extra 2 Tbsp. icing sugar and a squeeze of orange juice, then pile into the pie base.

Roll out the remaining pastry until big enough to cover the pie with a slight overlap. Whisk the egg white with a fork, then brush a little around the pastry rim.

Carefully lift the pastry lid, trim the edges and press with fork prongs to seal. Use a 2-cm. cutter, the large end of a piping nozzle or a bottle top to stamp out a few pastry polka dots, discarding the pastry circles you stamp out. Brush all over with more egg white, then sprinkle generously with granulated sugar and bake for 30 minutes until golden and the syrupy fruit has started to bubble out of the polka dots.

Allow the pie to cool for a few minutes before serving hot, or warm or at room temperature. Serve with your favorite ice cream.

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(From left) Chefs Kent Rigsby, Mark Heyes and Pedro Aleman in the kitchen at the Philip Heit Center for Healthy New Albany

Green ‘Tabbouleh’

Ingredients ½ cup medium grain bulgur wheat (substitute with quinoa for gluten-free) 2 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil 3 ⁄4 cup diced firm summer zucchini 2 ⁄3 cups fresh peas (good quality frozen will work) 1 ⁄2 cup fava beans (can substitute diced asparagus) 1 ⁄4 cup green beans, finely diced and very quickly blanched 1 heart Bibb lettuce, finely shredded 1 ⁄2 cup English cucumber, peeled and finely diced 1 ⁄4 cup scallions finely sliced 1 ⁄3 cup toasted pine nuts 2 Tbsp. lemon juice 1 cup roughly chopped Italian parsley Seasoning to taste Instructions In a skillet, add olive oil and quickly cook the chopped zucchini, then remove and drain on paper towel.

Place the bulgur wheat in a bowl and cover with 3 times the volume of boiling water, cover with plastic wrap and let stand for 10 minutes. Drain well.

In a large bowl, add all ingredients, with the lettuce last. Dress with lemon juice and olive oil, and salt to taste.

Serve immediately. Consider serving with good quality ricotta.

Quinoa Corn Cakes

Ingredients 2 cups frozen corn 4 cups yellow squash, shredded 8 cups zucchini, shredded 1 1⁄2 cup medium diced onion (sweated) 3 cloves minced garlic 2 cups cooked tri-color quinoa 1 ⁄4 cup Dukkah seasoning 2 tsp. salt 1 tsp. pepper 1 ⁄2 tsp. red pepper flakes 1 cup gluten-free bread crumbs 2 eggs beaten 1 tsp. paprika 2 Tbsp. dry parsley Instructions In large mixing bowl, mix all ingredients together. Form into patties and bake in a 400-degree Fahrenheit oven for 15 minutes. Rotate baking sheet and bake an additional 10 minutes. Let cool and then pan-sear burgers to brown on both sides.

Serve. Works great when served with guacamole.

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Ask the Expert With Hannah Bealer

The Need to Read

Tips for managing the struggles posed by dyslexia

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earning to read can be a frustrating experience for many children. It can be even more frustrating when a child is hindered by a learning disability.

Jamie Williamson, Marburn Academy’s head of school, talks recognizing symptoms, and how parents and schools can support a child diagnosed with dyslexia.

Healthy New Albany: Is there a “cure” for dyslexia, or is there just management?

Jamie Williamson: Dyslexia is a neurological, brain-based issue that creates difficulties with reading fluently, or accurately decoding words and

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Jamie Williamson is the head of school at Marburn Academy, an independent day school devoted to serving the educational needs of bright students with learning differences such as dyslexia, executive function difficulties and attention issues. Williamson is a graduate of Western Kentucky University with a bachelor’s degree in psychology, and he holds a master of science and education specialist degree in school psychology from Miami University.

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spelling. A common misconception is that students with dyslexia read backward. Rather, it is often the result of a phonological processing deficit, not a visual issue. Phonological processing is essentially the ability to hear and break down the individual sounds that make up a word.

According to the International Dyslexia Association, dyslexia affects as much as 15-20 percent of the population. Issues related to dyslexia will often persist throughout one’s life, and there is no “cure.” However, people with dyslexia can, with the right kind of intervention and instruction, learn to read. They need explicit diagnostic instruction that is highly structured and delivered using multisensory techniques.

HNA: What are some common signs of dyslexia? Is there a certain age at which it’s more noticeable?

JW: Characteristics of dyslexia can be seen early, by the age of 5. Marburn’s free screenings assess whether a child is likely to encounter difficulty in learning to read, write and/or spell. Preschoolaged children might have delays in the development of oral languages as well as limited vocabulary, such as problems “finding words” when speaking. Older children have trouble retaining verbal information they’re unaware of, cannot manipulate individual sounds in words, and have delays in learning letter names and sounds and problems remembering how to write letters.

HNA: Can dyslexia range in severity? How so?

JW: Dyslexia can certainly range in severity. The depth of difficulties and impact on academic progress may be

fairly mild in one student’s case, while another student may have difficulties recalling specific letters when they see or hear them or remembering sounds, despite repeated intervention.

HNA: What are some ways parents can support their child if the child is dyslexic and feeling demoralized?

JW: Seek help. Talk to your child’s teacher and discuss your and their observations in order to gather as much information as possible. Have your child evaluated by a psychologist, and then find a well-qualified professional to provide assistance and/or tutoring.

HNA: How should a parent go about notifying teachers? What can schools do for a child with dyslexia?

JW: Working to create a strong partnership and having open lines of communication are critical throughout this process. Bring the data you have collected. Most teachers don’t have specialized training in dyslexia and may be unfamiliar with the issues related to it, so it helps to share information and any resources you have found useful. If you have had your child evaluated by a psychologist, invite the psychologist to attend the meeting with you. If you find yourself in a challenging conversation, you may want to revisit the meeting after enlisting additional support, such as an educational advocate.

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reading programs, most don’t have the specific reading intervention program (diagnostic, explicit, structured and multisensory) that students with dyslexia need. Therefore, you may benefit from seeking outside help, through tutoring, summer programs or a school-based program such as Marburn’s.

“reading center” in the brain; rather, multiple areas of the brain have evolved to work together to accomplish this task.

Dyslexia is a breakdown of communication between these areas.

HNA: What’s the difference between dyslexia and any other reading/writing disability?

JW: Education is powerful. Parents can help by learning as much as they can about dyslexia and seeking the appropriate help for their children. They should be patient and understanding, and have empathy for the struggles their children are facing. Parents and teachers alike should build on the students’ strengths, and be explicit about what those are. Educators and guardians must be consistent with plans and interventions.

To have a deep and lasting impact, the techniques take time and lots of work. There is no quick fix. Further, children with dyslexia are not “broken;” they don’t need to be “fixed.” They simply

JW: Dyslexia is specifically focused on the phonological processing required to decode, spell and read fluently and accurately. Other reading issues may be more closely related to the areas of comprehension. Students with dyslexia may also have difficulties with comprehension, but not necessarily. Some students can comprehend well if allowed to listen to the material rather than read it.

HNA: What causes dyslexia?

JW: Dyslexia is a neurological, or brain-based, issue. There is no single

HNA: How should someone with dyslexia be accommodated at home and at school?

need to be taught in a way that works best for them. Most importantly, parents can remember to love the child they have, not the child they wish they had.

Children with unconventional neurology are often the most creative thinkers, the most inspired problem-solvers and the most resilient students. When educators and parents meet these students where they are, it allows these students to maximize their neurological strengths and minimize their deficits.

Hannah Bealer is an editor.

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12025 Cable Rd SW - Priced well below the appraised value of 2.7 million is this country estate with outstanding horse facilities. The barn hosts eight stalls, wash rake, tack room, office with cherry lined walls and brick flooring, feed room and bathroom facilities. There are numerous paddocks of various sizes, with water and run in sheds, and an implement building. Currently in CAUV, the 96+- acres produce a grass mixture hay. Offered at $2,200,000.

8506 Stonechat Loop, The Reserve - Updated hardwood floors on all three levels of the home. Walk-out lower level with treed yard for an abundance of privacy. Don’t miss the 4 car garage, large rooms and open floor plan in this Dublin two-story. 4 bedrooms and 4 full baths. Granite in kitchen. Master suite with deluxe bath and spacious walk-in closet. Wonderful 4-season sun room off great room with 3 walls of windows leading to rear multi-level deck. Offered at $699,000.

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4737 YANTIS DRIVE, Exquisite estate overlooking N.A. Golf Course just had a makeover. Come and see! 6 BR,1st Floor Owner’s Suite w/Private Garden Walkout, Chef’s Kitchen, Paneled Study, Private English Gardens, Home Theater, 4-Car Heated Garages, Award Winning “50’s” Rec Rm. $1,775,000.

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2+ acres, 5 bedrooms each w/bath & heated floors, an open/neutral plan, hardwood floors, granite/stainless, 2 fireplaces, LL walk-out w/family room, media room and wet bar. $2,085,000.

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7593 Fenway Rd. Charming & Inviting. Former parade hm w/views of Fenway Pond & walking trails, huge 3/4 ac lot w/generous private backyrd w/mature trees. Neutral & open w/plenty of natural light, hrdwd flrs, 3 frplcs, 3 BRs each w/BA, screened porch, LL Rec Rm & guest Rm. Many custom details make this home special. $775,000

7874 Jonell Sq. Custom 4BR/4.2BA home on premium wooded lot facing pond! Prestigious 5,000-sqft interior features gourmet kitchen; vaulted great room; master w/2-sided fireplace; guest ensuite; and enormous finished LL w/bar, home theater wiring and steam shower. Screen porch and paver patio overlook large private yard. Close to Market Street and NA schools! $719,900.

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Restored house from 1900 renovated to retain its character, while considering the sophistication & practical needs for today’s living. Years of craftsmanship, original flooring reclaimed, hand-crafted stained glass windows, newly added 2nd full bath, upgraded kitchen with SS appl., granite counters & sink, backsplash, new AC, private backyard with trellis, patios, gardens, basketball hoop & 2 car garage. Offered at $427,900.

This stunning home in Planters Grove offers an open floor plan with plenty of natural light. Dark hard wood flooring on the main level, granite counters, white cabinets, stainless steel appliances, first floor laundry & den. Master has fireplace, spa like bathroom with a large walk in shower and claw foot tub. Private backyard, w/brick patio and fountain. Spacious full basement w/rec room, mother-in-law suite & storage. $559,900.

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