The Voice-Tribune October 2020

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FEATURES 18 Signature Chefs Reconceived

March of Dimes hosts virtual annual fundraiser with private dining options

24 A Cancer Center that Cares

Indiana welcomes first Cancer Resource Center thanks to four women

30 Louisville Visual Art’s Open Studio Weekend A two-day peek into understanding how and why artists create

34 The Brand for Love and Positivity

How the A Method and Shalia Botanicals are redefining the skincare industry

40 A Colorful Oasis

Designer Ron Wolz marries color and tradition in classic Glenview home

56 Igniting Connection

How a writing workshop is bringing joy to isolated senior communities

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59 Aging with Ease

92 Girl Power

64 Finding the Light

96 The Direction of Time

Valuable resources for local seniors and their families

A fashion editorial featuring stunning jewelry from local jewelers

72 A Leg Up

How the dynamic duo Dr. & Mrs. Samuel are revolutionizing the vein treatment industry

76 A Beacon of Hope

How the journey of Tori Murden McClure inspired ROW the album and musical

Exercises to optimize women’s health and fitness

How to distinguish the past from the future

OCCASIONS 98 Kentucky Derby 146 102 Derby Party Fun 104 Derby Dining

ESSENTIALS 14 Letter from the Publisher 16 Letter from the Editor

82 Health Begins Within How dealing with trauma leads to ultimate healing

86 Derby Divas Goes Mobile Nonprofit helps fund Norton Healthcare mobile breast cancer prevention unit

90 A Healthy State of Mind How to maintain your mental health during a time of chaos

On the Cover: Sisters Joyce and Lynnie Meyer.

Photo by Andrea Hutchinson.

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elcome to the October Issue of The Voice of Louisville. We are focusing on women’s health and beauty along with other engaging content that is meant to uplift and inspire you. Our account executives are continuing to work diligently with local businesses to discuss and customize their advertising campaign needs that are unique to each business. As you flip through the pages of this issue, it’s important to notice each advertiser and support local business, especially during the challenging times we are experiencing in our community. We are proud to be known as the iconic local publication for over 70 years and are grateful for your support. Julie Koenig is our lead senior account executive and I have the greatest admiration for her hard work and passion for what she does after working with The Voice for over 13 years. Her attention to detail and caring attitude sets the standard for professional excellence. Our advertisers appreciate her level of customer service that is outstanding.

Often I get the chance to hear a story from someone in our community sharing their fondest memories of The VoiceTribune, whether it’s from a time when it was located in the heart of St. Matthews or a more recent memory. It could be a memory about a family member’s wedding being featured, a prominent black tie gala or a child’s birthday party. We are thankful for the loyalty and enthusiasm our readers and advertisers continue to show us month after month. Let us know if you have a special event that you would like to discuss with us that we could possibly cover. We are more than happy to do so!

As the fall weather greets us with chillier days, we can start to wear our favorite sweaters and shift our thoughts to enjoying a new soup recipe while we continue to work from home.

Life is very different than we knew it just a few months ago; however, that doesn’t mean we can’t make the most of each day we are given. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and we have included an inspiring feature about the first cancer resource center opening in Indiana that offers free services to those in need. Make sure to read more about how the Pat Harrison Cancer Resource Center and the Norton Cancer Institute partnered together on this amazing project.

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ctober is a month of change when we enjoy the fall colors and celebrate the final bounties of the harvest before the colder winter months arrive.

It is also a month that we bring awareness to those who have survived or are still fighting breast cancer. In this issue, you’ll find an article about the Norton Cancer Institute Pat Harrison Cancer Resource Center, the first of its kind in Indiana. Harrison created it after her own battle with cancer with help from Lynnie and Joyce Meyer and Leslie Lewis Sheets. Elizabeth Scinta writes about how the annual Derby Divas event, in collaboration with Churchill Downs and Rodes For Him & For Her, aided in the fundraising to create the Norton Healthcare Mobile Breast Cancer Prevention Unit. We also checked in with the annual March of Dimes event, Signature Chefs, that will be hosted virtually later this year.

We themed this issue Women’s Health and Beauty in part to highlight the importance of properly caring for our bodies, hearts and minds; which I’m sure we can all use a reminder of after the year we’ve had thus far. We interviewed Angelia Inscoe, the creator of the A Method and Shalia Botanicals, two skincare brands based on empowering women to feel more beautiful inside and out. Barrett Freibert also touches on this, sharing her own personal health journey and how she has overcome her struggles. Josh Miller returns with an enthralling article about the creation of “ROW,” an album and musical composed by local artist Dawn Landes about Tori Murden McClure’s solo journey across the Atlantic Ocean. Our health column, by Milestone trainer Alison Cardoza, hones in on exercises specifically beneficial to the female body. Liz Gastiger and Kevin share a story of their own about cancer and a cancer-preventative recipe.

In this issue we have a special section dedicated to the seniors in our lives, who have been hit especially hard this year and deserve to have their voices heard. Our new Staff Writer, Sarah Levitch, wrote a heartwarming story about Feet to the Fire, a writing workshop for individuals living in senior care facilities that began in Louisville and spread nationwide. Our Intern, Ellie Kemper, had the opportunity to interview the owners of Comprehensive Vein Care, innovators in the vein treatment industry.

We also brought some color and sparkle to the issue with a feature on a gorgeous Glenview home designed by Bittners’ Ron Wolz and a stunning jewelry fashion editorial showcasing pieces from Genesis Diamonds and Merkley Kendrick Jewelers. To round it out, we have Steve Humphrey’s fourth article in his series on time in which he shares philosophies on the direction of time and how to determine one’s place in it.

Speaking of time, make sure to check out our Derby 146 photos at the track, a local derby party and Derby diners during a time we will never forget! As we begin to close out the harvest season, it’s important to reflect on the year that we’ve had and spend time planning for the future that we want.

Sincerely yours,

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Liz Bingham Editor in Chief OCTOBER 2020

NonProfit Profile

Signature Chefs

RECONCEIVED March of Dimes hosts virtual annual fundraiser with private dining options

By ELIZABETH SCINTA Photos by ANDREA HUTCHINSON

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arch of Dimes’ annual fundraising event, Signature Chefs, is still taking place this year, but it’s going to be very different from previous years.

The annual event will begin on Nov. 12 with a virtual fundraising event to raise money for the March of Dimes mission, which is to provide financial aid for the research, education, advocacy and support for NICU families. Philanthropic organizations around the country have had to alter the format of their event or cancel the event altogether due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Typically, Signature Chefs would be a large event held at a hotel in downtown Louisville with food from over 30 of Louisville’s premier chefs, culinary auction packages and the experience to learn more about March of Dimes’ mission. March of Dimes decided to move forward with the Signature Chefs event this year, but in a different format than usual. “This is a mission and an organization that is ongoing no matter what our circumstances are, pandemic or not, and we need to continue to fund it, new mothers and new babies who come into the world,” said Angie Henry, the 2020 event chair of Signature Chefs.

Henry has been involved with Signature Chefs the past two years after a friend invited her to the event last year.

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“March of Dimes is supporting critical research into caring for moms, babies, families and healthcare providers in the face of this pandemic.”

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that we have probably, 99% sure, been recipients of these services when our eldest was born. So we wanted to do what we could to continue our support,” Henry said. March of Dimes works on raising awareness and raising funds to support research, education and advocacy programs to help moms have fullterm pregnancies, according to their website.

For this year’s event, table sponsors will choose from a list of restaurants where they can have a private dinner at a date they decide. They are allowed to have up to ten people for this unique tasting dinner. “The March of Dimes as a national health organization felt like holding an in-person event wasn’t a responsible move this year, so we pivoted to hold a virtual event on the day of and then we are going to offer table sponsors an event for ten or more people, depending on their level of sponsorship, with individual chefs,” said Stephanie Renner, the board chair of March of Dimes.

Chef Josh Moore, the lead chef at Volare Italian Ristorante, has been the head chef of the Signature Chefs’ event for around 12 years. His role has shifted this year as he’s now focused on getting restaurants involved in the private dinners, and so far, he says restaurants are still excited to be a part of the event. “It’s really just an opportunity to still have the Signature Chef part of the event and still have the restaurants involved in just a different format this year,” Moore said.

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they’re expecting a much smaller number because of the format change. Currently, they have eight restaurants committed to the event but are hoping to have eight or nine more restaurants committed before the event begins on Nov. 12. “Some of the restaurants might take one table of ten, some might take two or three, whatever they want to do. And those tables won’t always be in at once, so we can kind of coordinate and make it work for the restaurant and the group,” Moore said.

They’re expecting to raise a significant amount of funds for their mission, but they do not expect to raise as much as in years past due to the pandemic. “We have had to adjust what our anticipated fundraising goal is going to be. With that though, we’ve also had some reduced costs because it is going to be a virtual event, so we don’t have items such as the space requirements and cost and staffing cost. So it’s been a switch on both ends, money-saving but at the same time being realistic about the amount of funds we anticipate raising this year in comparison to last year,” said Henry.

Ultimately, the mission of the event is to educate people about how they can help

contribute to increasing the opportunities available for mothers and babies to be healthy, according to Renner. Renner also said that the funds raised from this event are significant this year as there’s still a lot of research to be done on how COVID-19 affects women and children.

“March of Dimes is supporting critical research into caring for moms, babies, families and healthcare providers in the face of this pandemic,” said Renner. Renner also touched on the other pandemic facing our country and the importance of “increased awareness of racial inequality in our country around maternal health and the frequency of preterm births.” March of Dimes has created a Health Equity Work Group that is focused on improving the racial inequalities in healthcare for mothers and babies, according to Renner. Funds raised from the Signature Chefs event will go towards funding this workgroup as well.

Moore, Renner and Henry are hoping that next year things will be back to normal, and they can hold the Signature Chefs event as they have in years past. “I think that it’s come to be known as the premier event in town

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and people enjoy it so much that every year it gets better because people get more and more excited to be there,” said Renner. For now, their focus is on having a successful virtual fundraising event and a fun, private dining experience for table sponsors to enjoy. V For more information on March of Dimes and the Signature Chefs event, visit signaturechefs. marchofdimes.org.

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hat started as a cancer diagnosis for Pat Harrison led to the first cancer resource center to be built in Clark County, Indiana.

Harrison is a renowned real estate agent in New Albany for Re/Max One. When diagnosed with an early stage of breast cancer, she did not let that scare or stop her work. “Cancer is not the end of the world. It’s a let’s look at the situation, let’s come up with a solution, let’s get over it and let’s move on. I don’t think about cancer the way I used to. I think with the right people and the right surroundings it can kind of keep you going,” Harrison said.

Harrison urges women to get mammograms regularly because early detection is what saved her from having to do chemotherapy and radiation, according to Harrison. The first time she was checked, the doctors pronounced her cancer-free, but three months later, she had to have surgery, and now she is actually cancer-free.

“If any message is to come from what happened to me, it’s get your mammograms and check on anything that doesn’t seem right with your body. Your body will tell

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CARES Indiana welcomes first Cancer Resource Center thanks to four women

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you if something’s not right, so check it out,” Harrison said.

However, Harrison did not feel like the right resources were given to her after she underwent surgery. The building where Harrison was sent that was supposed to have additional resources, such as wig fittings and educational information, was more of a gray, excavated basement, according to Harrison.

“It was more depressing than the diagnosis,” Harrison said.

Louisville has multiple cancer resource centers, but there were none on the Indiana side of the Ohio River. The resource centers in Louisville were receiving over 4,000 people from several counties in Indiana. That data showed the Norton Healthcare team that there was a significant need for a resource center in Indiana, according to Lynnie Meyer, senior vice president and chief development officer of Norton Healthcare.

Having this experience sparked Harrison into creating her own cancer resource center, so other people who are touched by cancer don’t have to go through the same unpleasant

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experience she did. Harrison immediately contacted her friend Joyce Meyer, CRPC®, senior vice president of UBS Wealth Management, to talk about what she had seen and how she wanted to fix it.

“Pat had never met my sister Lynnie Meyer with Norton Healthcare, but I told Pat, ‘If there’s anyone in the world that can help you, it might be my sister. She’s with Norton, so why don’t we set up a meeting?’ So Pat was all gung-ho and we set up a meeting at the Norton Cancer Center in downtown Louisville and she took her first tour of what was going on in Louisville with their cancer centers,” Joyce Meyer said.

Through a collaboration with Joyce Meyer, Lynnie Meyer and interior designer Leslie Lewis Sheets, Harrison made her idea a reality in March 2016 when the Norton Cancer Institute Pat Harrison Cancer Resource Center opened.

“Pat had a passion and she had survived cancer and been through her own cancer journey so she really wanted to be able to make a difference. When she came to

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Norton and said she wanted to partner with us, it was really bringing together an unbelievable opportunity with her passion and the need that still existed out in the region,” said Lynnie Meyer.

Directly across from the Clark Memorial Hospital stands the Pat Harrison Cancer Resource Center in a renovated historic home. “When you enter the Pat Harrison Cancer Resource Center, it’s not like you’re in a hospital, it’s like a home. There’s the aura of being present and all of the artwork is local artwork that reminds me of the barns out in the country and it’s supposed to put you at ease. We have the meditation garden in the backyard that is beautiful,” Harrison said.

The Pat Harrison Cancer Resource Center offers various services, such as mastectomy fitter services, music therapy, art therapy, tai chi, yoga, a lending library and a variety of wigs and hats to choose from. The mastectomy services offered are unique to the Pat Harrison Cancer Resource Center, according to Lynnie Meyer. All of the services are free

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A meditation garden was added in the backyard with a piece of Indiana Limestone and is full of bricks with donors’ names on them, which is very special to Harrison.

“Often the donors are people that we’ve never heard of, but my donors are people who are still alive that have donated to it. It’s nice to see names that you know are still around that have had cancer in their family or something and they’re donating [to us],” Harrison said.

These four women worked together to create a space that produced a welcoming and calming environment for those affected by cancer. “What a group of women [to work with]. Over the years I’ve set up a group that we call Power Women and there’s 13 of them.

But these women, honestly, could control all of Southern Indiana. You’ve really got some leadership there and they think outside the box. They’re energetic galore, they never say no to anything and if they can do it they’re going to do it and they don’t hesitate,” Harrison said.

In 2020, The Pat Harrison Cancer Resource Center has been operating virtually and will

continue to do so until further notice. To make an appointment, call 812.288.1156. V Norton Cancer Institute Pat Harrison Cancer Resource Center 1206 Spring St. Jeffersonville, IN 47130 812.288.1156

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Get your mammograms and check on anything that doesn’t seem right with your body. Your body will tell you if something’s not right.

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and funded by donations from donors and the annual Norton Healthcare Power of Pink Gala. The gala has raised more than $180,000 for the Pat Harrison Cancer Resource Center, according to Lynnie Meyer.

Leslie Lewis Sheets, the Pat Harrison Cancer Resource Center interior designer, had worked on the house before for a previous project, so she was already familiar with the space when it came to designing it. Sheets played up the home’s original architecture by keeping the large windows to allow for more natural light. She used warm colors and peaceful artwork of familiar local landscapes that she thought would comfort people during a difficult time. Harrison was adamant about having an area for women to try on wigs, so Sheets designed a room to look like a salon.

“When you’re there, it’s like walking into a friendly, welcoming environment. You’re automatically in a peace-filled space when you enter so it helps comfort you when you’re undergoing a very scary, challenging situation,” Sheets said.

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Open Studio Weekend A TWO-DAY PEEK INTO UNDERSTANDING HOW AND WHY ARTISTS CREATE

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eturning for its seventh year, Louisville Visual Art’s annual Open Studio Weekend presents a time to celebrate, grieve and reflect as the 53 artists participating open their doors to anyone who desires to walk in. The weekend brings an opportunity to see the man behind the curtain and understand how and why an artist creates, rather than simply seeing their work on display at a museum. Amy Chase, LVA’s creative design director remarked, “It’s the one time of year when artists in the city open their studios in an organized fashion.

You get to have one on one time with the artists, see their processes and have a conversation about it.”

This year, Louisville Visual Art welcomes Kristian Anderson, their new executive director. Anderson spoke to us about how this Open Studio Weekend is adapting to the changing social and political climate. He said, “Some of it has been forced to adapt to the pandemic and some of it has been looking at how we can better serve a broad constituency.

I think a lot of the traditional ways we think about participating with studios have changed. In the past, LVA was strict about it having to be a studio space, and this year we’re encouraging popups or non-traditional spaces, which allows for an increase in equity. I think it’s really important for a lot of organizations to step back at this time and think about what the barriers for participation are.”

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Now you may be asking, how am I supposed to plan to go to 53 artists’ studios in two days? Well, LVA has planned it for you!

They will offer a directory with addresses and routes mapped out, as well as an app to find all the studios. The only thing you’ll have to plan is where to eat for lunch. The app also includes a mural tour showcasing the diverse assortment of murals throughout Louisville and Southern Indiana. Chase noted that LVA offers free Louvelo bike rides for the two-day event. Anderson added, “Wear comfortable shoes; you’ll be standing on a lot of concrete floors. Also, ask questions. I think people are often afraid to ask questions about abstract or conceptual pieces because of the pressure to not seem ignorant. Part of the theory of demystifying and opening up this experience to people is to have the artists there interacting with people who have questions.”

Regarding content, Anderson answered that it’s all about perspective. “It depends on how you’ve experienced 2020. Certain artists are tackling COVID, and that art will

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“ASK QUESTIONS. PART OF THE THEORY OF DEMYSTIFYING AND OPENING UP THIS EXPERIENCE TO PEOPLE IS TO HAVE THE ARTISTS THERE INTERACTING WITH PEOPLE WHO HAVE QUESTIONS.”

Artwork by Ashley Cathey.

be more directly impactful for those of us who know someone who has had COVID or lost friends or loved ones to COVID,” said Anderson. “The protests and BLM Movement has pushed the needle and some artists are being influenced by that, and that will resonate with people too. Some people just love a beautiful abstract landscape because they want something that is calming. Some people are looking to art for something uplifting. With 53 artists, I think that everyone brings their lived experience of 2020, and hopefully, the audience will find something that resonates. They might even find something that upsets them. That’s one of the reasons why art is so powerful.”

We spoke to a few participating artists to get a sneak preview of the various mediums and themes explored.

First-time participant Ashley Cathey works with oil, acrylic and found or repurposed materials. Cathey noted, “My work explores identity, African diaspora, mental illness and

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feminism as it relates to the Black Queer Fem in America. This year, three Black artists including myself, Chip MadmoonVybe Calloway and Kenyatta Bosman will be creating and displaying our studio practice in a popup space at Roots 101 African American History Museum.”

Longtime participant Melanie Miller engages an array of media, from cyanotype photography to watercolor on paper, to glass and plastic in sculptural work, in addition to working with her husband, Casey Hyland, at Hyland Glass. Miller mentioned, “My work is an interpretation of stored emotions and memories found within what is called the Akashic Energy Field. Some of the work is political and focused on social order, and some of it could be deemed historical. All of it, to me, is considered sacred journey work that is reflective of my soul’s path to gain healing and clarity of events that are taking place in the here and now, the past and future. To summarize my work, I suppose I would label it as ‘Energy Gardening.’

From a formal art perspective, my work is abstract, and possibly avant-garde.”

Shachaf Polakow, another first-time participant, begins his first

year at the Hite Institute’s MFA Program.

Polakow commented that he is, “coming from 15 years or so of social documentary and photography, working with communities and activists around the world, documenting their social justice issues and struggles. While photojournalism is still a big part of me and my work, my work at the moment is trying to challenge different aspects in photography. This includes the way landscape art is presented in different mediums to an exploration of the technical limits that are based on racist social constructs that photography carries since its inception.”

Don Cartwright, owner of KORE Gallery, returns for his third year. Cartwright stated, “I like to explore my internal feelings and thoughts about various topics and be able to express those in an abstracted visual form.

Producing art is a very emotional experience for me and an opportunity to see my emotions displayed and on view for others to see as well.”

As we come to the end of a particularly challenging year, it’s no question that we are all in need of connection. Anderson summed it up quite eloquently saying, “We’re wrapping up a very challenging year, and these are people that are opening their doors to something that is tough and internal. They’re being vulnerable, but they want to share their art with the community.

In 2020, we’ve all been in a frustrating place and lost some element of control. There is a collectively shared moment that is unique to this year.”

So grab your mask, hand sanitizer and artistic goggles to prepare for a weekend of traversing the complex and diverse minds of the artists of Louisville. Step outside of your perspective, challenge your thoughts and discover another person’s world. You may find it’s not that different from your own. V

Artwork by Shachaf Polakow.

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Wolz fulfilled his clients’ wishes and produced a gorgeous home. We spoke with Wolz to learn more about this transformation and his inspiration for the charming interior design.

After working in the interior design industry for 16 years, Wolz is accustomed to meeting hard deadlines.

This particular renovation, however, was completed in an exceptionally short period of time. “It was surprising,” said Wolz, adding that the entire process took only a couple of months. He explained, “My clients acquired the house late last summer and we did a record-paced renovation. By the end of August, they were hosting a party.” Wolz and his contractor, Terry Hagerman, expedited their design and construction processes to present their clients with the finished product just a few months after they purchased the home.

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When working to create the perfect environment for his clients, Wolz draws inspiration from their lifestyle and aesthetic preferences. For this project, Wolz explained that, “The wife loves vibrant color, so my task was to meld the very classical architecture into something that seemed a little more modern.” Wolz included pops of color in every room of the house, and some rooms are primarily characterized by their bright wallpaper. Whether in artwork, curtains or throw pillows, Wolz utilized colorful accents in every part of the home. Wolz said, “It’s important, even when I am doing a very traditional design, to give the house personality.” He continued to reiterate the value of respecting the clients’ vision and ensuring that his work “reflects the personality of the homeowners.” Wolz said, “I want them to feel comfortable in the space and I think I achieved that.”

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One of the most notable aspects of this house is the curated artwork scattered throughout. “What stands out to me the most is how well their collection of art shows in the house,” explained Wolz. Each piece is unique and displays rich colors that complement the color palette of the home. As Wolz put it, “All the pieces tell a story.” He continued to say, “We collected pieces from local artists that represent Kentucky and the love we have for being here.” The most distinctive artwork in the house is found in a beautifully arranged, 16-piece collection in the entry hall. These individual, multimedia pieces were made by the talented Letitia Quesenberry. Wolz explained, “We selected the pieces that appealed to the customer the most. We have actually added to the collection since they’ve been there.”

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How a writing workshop is bringing joy to isolated senior communities

By SARAH LEVITCH Photos by COOPER BURTON and KATHRYN HARRINGTON

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Left to right, front to back: Angela Burton, Judith Conn, Norma Laufer, Barbara Roche, Carol Mead, John Harbison, Juanita Walker.

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hen faced with the challenge of gathering people in a time when people cannot gather, Angela Burton determinately continued her writing workshop, Feet to the Fire. How did she do this? Via Zoom, of course. Beginning in 2014 as a passion project, Burton’s extensive background and education in creative writing and teaching lead her to construct a workshop for those who claim, “I’m not a writer.” With hopes to “bring connection, belonging and purpose to older adults,” Burton took the workshop to a retirement community in early 2015.

Burton said, “I felt like it was meeting a need that wasn’t there for people

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who live in communities that need more holistic programming, like art, music and writing. Whether you’re 18 or 104, we as people have the desire to be known and heard, and that’s the call for Feet to the Fire. People ask me what I do with the stories from workshops as if they belong to me, but they don’t. They belong to the people who write them. I am of the firm belief that no one can write your story for you. We empower people to write their own stories.”

The past five years brought tremendous growth, igniting the workshop’s influence and allowing the fire to spread.

Once the workshop was molded into an officially licensed program, Feet to the Fire was sold to other communities and is now in seven states across America. Ray Dickison, COO of Christian Horizons Living in St. Louis, MO wrote, “Angela’s Feet to the Fire program is so meaningful

and makes an impact on our residents and associates providing their care. We see our memory care, skilled nursing and assisted living residents really enjoy writing, sharing and learning about others.

After connecting with Angela through the Thrive Center, Christian Horizons is so pleased to now partner with Angela for communities in Indiana, Iowa and Illinois. “We look forward to implementing Feet to the Fire at all our locations in the future,” said Dickison.

When the coronavirus pandemic hit in March, Burton was determined to not let her hard work go out the window, remarking that, “I know that writing is very therapeutic, and the participants get a sense of accomplishment and purpose.

People are not going to stop needing to feel valued, loved and connected.”

Taking the workshop virtual meant that older adults in isolation in retirement communities could still participate and share their stories. The only remaining obstacle for the participants was figuring out how to work a computer. Burton mentioned that, “What encourages me is when I see older adults tackle technology.

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“I’m really heartened by older adults embracing technology in order to get to this thing they love.”

— Angela Burton technology is going to keep meeting people where they are, and we’re going to keep meeting people where they are. I’m really heartened by older adults embracing technology in order to get to this thing they love.”

Judith, a participant in Feet to the Fire for four years, reflected in correspondence that, “When I joined the class, my expectations were fairly low. I had never done this kind of writing. I had tried writing in a journal off and on for years but was never consistent. Having Feet to the Fire as a part of my weekly plan has given me the means, time and encouragement to write. Nothing earth-shattering, but hopefully, a part of me and my story will be of interest to my children, grandchildren and beyond! I would be so thankful if I had anything my parents

and grandparents had written about their daily lives.”

Seeing her workshop’s significant effect on older adults’ lives, Burton began to think of all people 65 years or older who were not in retirement homes, but simply isolated in their own home. In hopes to offer the program to more people, Burton and her team will be releasing a consumer version of Feet to the Fire in the next few months that will include an individual writing kit and virtual writing groups to share in.

Commenting that writing is like yoga for the mind, Burton inspired me to dust off my journal and stretch out my lobes. There is an innate human need to share our stories and to have people listen, whether young or old. Open your ears and you’ll find that the

person on the other side has a story too, one probably very similar to yours. We are all looking to belong; we are all longing to be heard.

I listened to Burton as she shared the following closing thoughts, “We all feel locked down in this world. I think we need positive ways to connect and support each other. Feet to the Fire isn’t just a conversation, it’s a deep sharing of something they created. It’s very personal. It insights reminiscence, closeness and friendships. That to me is invaluable.”

Wherever you are, however old you are, I encourage you to pick up a pen, share your voice and write your story. V For more information, visit feettothefirewriters.com.

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Overlooked areas where great organization makes a difference include home offices, libraries and garages. “So many people are relocating to homes with a smaller footprint, and they need to maximize the use of a second bedroom or bonus room. Adding a wall bed creates the functional, multipurpose room prized by downsizers.”

Closet Factory is set apart from would-be competitors. In fact, they’ve created a dedicated website for wall bed solutions, murphybedlifestyles.com. Other home organization businesses “tend to have prescriptive methods and a fixed set of tools in their toolbox,” said Jerry. “When all you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.” Closet Factory, on the other hand, can “be more fluid, has access to a larger selection of materials and offers

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eneral Surgeon Dr. Steve Samuel stands out from most other doctors in that he can truthfully say that he has received all of the procedures he conducts at his practice, Comprehensive Vein Care. The motivation and passion he has for his new career are fueled by his life-changing experience with varicose vein surgery. We spoke with Dr. Samuel and his wife, Lori Samuel, to learn more about their practice.

After Dr. Samuel’s surgical residency in Houston, TX, he worked as a general surgeon in Louisville for 33 years. During this time, he recalls, “I was on my feet for 10 to 14 hours a day. I eventually developed tired, heavy, achy legs that started to burn and got really swollen.” These symptoms make life increasingly difficult for someone

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who spends so much time on their feet.

Dr. Samuel explained, “About five years ago I went to a doctor for my veins. He said I would have to go to the hospital and be put to sleep with general anesthesia for surgery, and then I would be off work for two weeks. I thought, with my type A personality, thanks, but no thanks.” It wasn’t until recently that varicose vein procedures underwent significant changes.

Almost two years ago, Dr. Samuel had the opportunity to review all of the new surgical options and choose which one was best for him. “17 months ago, I underwent all these procedures for veins,” said Dr. Samuel. The experience had a profound effect on him and he recalled, “It made such a difference in my life. I went all across the country to train in vein centers and become certified so that I could dedicate the rest of my career to giving back to others what someone gave me, which is healthy legs you can be proud of.”

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This opportunity came at the perfect time for Dr. Samuel and his wife Lori. “We decided that we wanted a lifestyle change,” said Lori. Dr. Samuel agreed that “after 33 years of being on call every night and going for emergency surgeries, we wanted to spend time together and enjoy life a little bit more.” And so, in February of 2020, the two decided that Dr. Samuel would retire to focus all of their efforts into opening a new vein care practice.

The Samuels started Comprehensive Vein Care from the ground up. Dr. Samuel explained, “Lori picked out the office for me, in Jeffersonville, IN. It was just a shell when we walked in. She created the specs for it, she did all the decorating for it and now she does all my marketing.” It was without a doubt a substantial task for the couple, but they speak about their new practice with such joy and gratitude that no one would know how laborious it was. “Marketing was nonexistent.

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Mayor Mike Moore, Lori Samuel and Dr. Steve Samuel. Photo courtesy of the City of Jeffersonville.

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We got to create everything from the start.

It was a lot of fun, from how we wanted our office to look to how we were going to reach clients” said Lori. The Samuels are especially proud of the website, and explained, “You can make appointments through the website, read reviews and find out information on what procedures we offer.” Lori also created a Facebook page to update their clients.

Another primary way they market Comprehensive Vein Care is by holding symposiums with other nurses and doctors in the region. “We go to one or two offices a week to put on a lunch for physicians who might be in an area such as podiatry but also see the legs, or dermatology, gynecology or primary care. We do a one-hour symposium where we bring pamphlets that show our procedures,” explained Dr. Samuel. “Most doctors are so grateful because they have all these patients with vein related symptoms and, quite frankly, don’t know where to send them.” Comprehensive Vein Care is one of the few vein care facilities in the region, and the increased knowledge of their procedures helps referring doctors know where to send their patients. From his 33 years as a general

surgeon, Dr. Samuel said, “I’ve developed great relationships with referring doctors. They all know that I am retired now but they continue to refer me to their vein and venous insufficiency patients.”

Currently, there are 30 million Americans experiencing vein issues, though only 9% of them are receiving treatment. “This is such a prevalent disease,” said Dr. Samuel. The major challenge is that there simply aren’t many doctors who specialize in veins. Dr. Samuel continued, “External circumstances and genetics are the big factors that contribute, but you can’t prevent it. About 75% of my patients have a family member with venous insufficiency. Jobs where people sit all day with their knees bent or jobs where they stand all day can cause venous insufficiency as well. Also, every pregnancy a woman has increases her chance of having venous insufficiency by 12.5%.”

A unique aspect of Comprehensive Vein Care the Samuels emphasized is that all consultations, ultrasounds and procedures are conducted at their facility.

Dr. Samuel explained the convenience of functioning as an independent practice and even claimed that “When you walk in our office, you’d never know it’s a medical office because it looks just like a spa.” The tremendous amount of work the couple put into launching their vein care practice has completely paid off for Lori and Dr. Samuel.

“We have fun,” they said, laughing. “This is really a partnership and not just a marriage.

We are the rarity; we love being with each other both at home and at work.” V For more information, visit comprehensiveveincare.net.

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A BEACON OF HOPE

How the journey of Tori Murden McClure inspired ROW the album and musical Above: Dawn Landes.

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er plan was to row it [her boat, the American Pearl] alone across the Atlantic Ocean. No motor, no sail.

Something no woman and no American had ever done before. Over 3,600 miles across the open North Atlantic Ocean, her real passion was exploring. This was not her first expedition.” From the TED stage in 2015, singer-songwriter Dawn Landes told the story of Tori Murden McClure’s voyage in 1998 that ended before she reached her destination because of storms during hurricane season. After her first attempt, Muhammad Ali told her that she did not want to be known as the woman who almost rowed across the Atlantic. In 1999, she made her second voyage, and on December 3, 1999, Tori arrived in Guadeloupe after spending eighty-one days traveling from Canary Island.

Joining me via Zoom, Dawn and Tori talked about Tori’s journey, Dawn’s music and how they are navigating the choppy waters of COVID-19. We talked about “ROW,” a musical by Dawn Landes and Daniel Goldstein, directed by Tyne Rafaeli.

“It was commissioned in 2015 by New York Voices in collaboration with The Public Theater/Joe’s Pub and showcases a cast of ten characters, a small orchestra and eighteen songs,” Dawn explained. The world premiere was scheduled for summer 2020 at the Williamstown Theatre Festival but was postponed due to the pandemic.

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“They are the things that are undertaken not for measurable results, but because someone, not counting the costs or calculating the consequences, is moved by curiosity, the love of excellence, a point of honor and the compulsion to make or to understand. They have in them the free and useless energy with which alone men surpass themselves.”

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The album “ROW,” planned for release by Dawn in tandem with the premiere of the musical, was released on October 2, 2020, and features songs that follow Tori’s journey.

The album weaves in literary references at every turn, from Moby Dick to Hamlet and Odysseus to King Lear. As Dawn and Tori discussed the literary lines within the lyrics, Dawn shared, “We’ve been working on this project for over seven years. I’ve never been so absorbed by a book [Tori’s autobiography, ’A Pearl in the Storm’] or dissected anything so many times. There are so many literary references in the book itself. Books are important to her and they are important to me.”

I asked Tori, how many books did you take on your voyage? Before embarking on her journey, she said that she asked if carrying a 40-pound life raft with her was worth its weight given the weight and size of the American Pearl. She was told it was dead weight, so she took it out of the boat. Tori said, “I thought, ‘Now I can take at least 20 pounds of books.’” She laughed, noting that she wasn’t sure how many pounds of books she actually snuck aboard the boat, but that she made sure not to mention them to anyone before departing.

You can see in the video clips that Tori created to document her journey, which are also played throughout Dawn’s TED talk, that mental fortitude is something she possesses. I asked her about it and how it relates to what we are experiencing as a nation right now. Tori replied, “Folks are describing it as stress, but I think of it as comfort with uncertainty. I test really high in comfort with uncertainty,” Tori said, noting that the following day she would be talking to the faculty of a university business school about the stress of the current environment. “The ability to hold onto hope in the face of uncertainty is probably what many people are struggling with. There is a lot of hope. While we are struggling with big issues, the fact that we are wrestling with it should provide as much hope as anything going on.”

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awn isn’t the only person whose life has been impacted by Tori’s story.

Rachel Platt, formerly with WHAS 11 News, now with the Frazier History Museum in Louisville, KY, shared, “I followed her journey for years, interviewed her before and then traveled to Guadeloupe

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with WHAS when she made history!” Platt continued, “There are always a few people and stories that stay with you for life in journalism, and hers is definitely one of them. Not just because she’s a badass, but because of what she taught us in both her accomplishments and those so-called ‘failed’ attempts. It’s actually in those moments where we learn the most about ourselves, and Tori shared it all with us. And as a woman, you bet I was proud. What a shining example for all of us! My full circle moment? The Frazier is going to display the Pearl as part of our Cool KY exhibit, which means I get to hang with the boat and Tori moving forward. Now that is cool!”

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he mother of a three-year-old, Dawn describes Zoom dance parties with friends, the deadline for writing songs and doing online concerts as things that have helped her throughout COVID19. She said that her daughter runs around singing lines from “ROW” while eating her cereal. This includes lines from “Oh Amelia,” a song which came into being after Dawn and Daniel learned that Tori carried a quote about Amelia Earhart from Walter Lippman’s eulogy for her in her wallet. The song says, “They are the things that are undertaken not for measurable results, but because someone, not counting the costs or calculating the consequences, is moved by curiosity, the love of excellence, a point of honor and the compulsion to make or to understand. They have in them the free and useless energy with which alone men surpass themselves.”

When I asked about the impact this immersive process has had on Dawn, she quotes one of the songs on the album, “The Theology of Adventure.” “‘It’s so much sweeter on the summit as a shared experience,’ I feel like that about this project,” Dawn said. “We haven’t gotten to the summit yet, but I think it’ll be incredible.”

What’s the next step on their journey towards the summit? With the cancelation of the world premiere of the musical came a new opportunity reported by The New York Times for an audio-only theatrical recording of “ROW” to be produced with the full cast and a release set for the fall through Audible.

We hope you’ll tune in to help them reach their summit! V To learn more about Dawn Landes and the album “ROW,” visit dawnlandes.com.

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ealing isn’t always green juice and Om Shanti. Sometimes it’s dishes in the sink for days, so you have time to write, and sob and stare at trees as if the answer will be illuminated at dusk.

Healing isn’t always meditation and herbal remedies, sometimes it’s sleeping late because your body is super glued to the bed or screaming bloody murder in the privacy of your car.

Most importantly, healing is not a solitary activity, it’s a communal one. We must be willing to ask for help for complete healing.

Health is not just about exercising and eating healthy, it’s about making peace with our hardships and in our minds.

In August of 2015, chronic insomnia arrived like a freight train at midnight. Later, the culprit revealed itself as Lyme disease, unresolved trauma and excessive busyness.

At first, I ignored the problem, drank more coffee and tried to wear the energizer bunny’s jumpsuit. Guess what? It didn’t work.

No wonder my body was like wet cement, heavy and hard to move. I had just left a highstress position in the market research industry where 12-hour days were not uncommon.

When I wasn’t working, I was working out, socializing, or yes, scrubbing my tub with rap music blaring. The word “rest” did not exist in my vocabulary.

After five months of battles in my bed, I finally sought help and began listening to my mother, Babs Freibert, who is a Healthy Living Coach and eventually inspired me to become a coach too.

My mom smells of frankincense, fresh linen and rooibos tea. She knew about Echinacea and alkaline diets long before they were in every magazine. She was “New Age” before the term was coined, revealing humor in dire situations and sharing cures for every ailment with her library of alternative healing methods.

Although she taught me everything I know about holistic health, what I value most about her wisdom goes deeper. However, it wasn’t until I was very ill that I began to put her advice about emotional health into action.

For years, my mom told me, “We are as sick as our secrets. We can stuff trauma, put on a Pollyanna smile, positive attitude and move forward. But at some point, we get triggered and emotions erupt.” This is exactly what happened to me and to my mother.

When I was twelve my parents divorced.

Ten days after my fourteenth birthday my father died. And at 26, chronic illness knocked me off my feet. I had let my traumas build up like dirty laundry and it began to stink.

Research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association now proves that PTSD (or trauma) is linked to autoimmune diseases. In other words, people that

“A healthy outside starts from the inside.”

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Many think healing is like an angel playing the harp when in reality, it feels like drowning in a sea of snakes. carry unresolved trauma in their bodies have a predisposition to illness.

In my case, a tick did bite me. However, Lyme disease, as well as many other autoimmune illnesses, go deeper than the physical realm, which is one reason why some people never recover. With such illnesses, treatment must begin with the physical. But we must also address our emotions that are inextricably linked to the physical issue.

Right after my father passed away, my mom suggested my brother and I invite friends over. My brother was skateboarding outside with his crew when my mom found me upstairs in my room. She asked, “Don’t you want to invite your friends over?” I replied, “No. I don’t want anyone to know he died.”

Looking back I see I was terrified to feel my feelings. For years, I stuffed them into my mind’s junk drawer, thinking, “Oh, I’ll deal with or feel that later.” Until it was too late, just like mama had warned me, my stuck emotions did eventually erupt.

My mom shares a similar experience with trauma leading to physical health issues.

Little Babsy grew up protecting her beloved parents from the secret of alcoholism. From age five to nine, she became the parent. At school instead of learning multiplication, she wondered, “Will the milk be sour or fresh when I get home? How will I feed my baby brother? Will my parents still be asleep

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when I get home?” At one point, she almost became an orphan before her parents got sober. It wouldn’t be until 25 years later that my mom began sharing her story.

Babs says, “Keeping my story a secret was too hard on my system. At some point, it began bubbling up like a geyser. When it’s ready to be released, there is no stopping it.

For me, it erupted in the form of a burning red rash on my arm. Doctors tried to medicate it with ointments and pills to no avail.

It was only when I started sharing my story and changing my diet that allowed these poisonous toxins to release from my skin and begin to heal.” After she began talking, the rash disappeared.

In our culture, I hear people say, “Be strong. Don’t cry.” But being strong is actually allowing a friend to hold you in silence as you sob on their shoulder. It took getting sick for me to see this and put it into practice.

Brene Brown, author of five #1 New York Times bestsellers and researcher of courage and vulnerability says, “The dark does not destroy the light; it defines it. It’s our fear of the dark that casts our joy [and health] into the shadows.”

Wounds fester like sores if we leave the Band-Aid on too long, because “we are afraid of the dark.” Babs says, “The Band-Aid helps for a day or two but then it needs light, fresh air and to be open for true healing. Just as we have to be open and talk about our traumas for true healing to begin.” Rip the Band-Aid off and it stings at first, but it is only then that new skin is created.

We live in a culture that promotes quick fixes. Stressed? Have a drink. Have a headache? Pop an Advil. Hungry? Drive through McDonald’s. But there is nothing quick about healing and health. This is one reason why both my mom and I love coaching.

Through serving others, we are reminded that through taking daily steps, like meditation, being present with our feelings, moving mindfully and eating loads of greens, it pays off in the long run. The habits have

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compounding interest. You may not notice anything after a month or two, but over time, it is what creates success.

My mom and I both have had clients seek us out to lose weight, increase their fitness or energy. Or so they think...Babs says, “Once they start talking and get in touch with some emotional obstacle that has been holding them back and once they acknowledge it and give it a voice, it moves out of the way.” Then, the healing begins.

We are all like crying toddlers in big kid bodies, who simply want to be held, seen and heard. Tony Robbins, the world’s top life coach and business strategist, grew up with abuse and says, “It didn’t happen to me, it happened for me.”

Although this in no way justifies abuse or hardship, it illuminates that in the yuck of the muck is where growth happens. Being vulnerable and sharing our stories, not only helps us heal, but also allows others to heal through empathetic connection.

Many think healing is like an angel playing the harp when in reality, it feels like drowning in a sea of snakes.

Today, I still catch myself red-handed, escaping through busyness, instead of sitting down to process my emotions. I constantly have to pause and check in with myself. So if I feel blue, I lean into it. I turn on a sad song and weep or schedule an appointment with my coach because the only way out is through. I do it over and over again. Just like a snake that sheds its skin each year.

At first, I feel exposed with raw skin in open air. But I continue to heal by scheduling time to simply be with myself. I ask for help from those I trust, like my mom and my spiritual counsel. And by doing so, I make more space for vitality by being present with each uncomfortable or lovely emotion that comes knocking at my door. V For more information: Visit illuminousliving.com to work with Babs.

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Thursday, April 15 Tuesday, April 20, 2021 What you will receive: • Two beachside yoga classes daily (all levels welcome) • Mini yoga & writing workshops to advance your practice (no previous experience necessary) • Tools to cultivate peace in the age of anxiety • Local organic lunch, dinner and continental breakfast daily • Lodging in beautiful, bohemian & eco-friendly rooms • Downtime to read, relax or sip umbrellaed drinks with sand in your toes

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DERBY DIVAS GOES

Nonprofit helps fund Norton Healthcare mobile breast cancer prevention unit

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Above: Tonya Abeln, left, director of community relations at Churchill Downs announces that the Breast Health Program at Norton Cancer Institute is once again the beneficiary of this year’s Oaks Day. Churchill Downs committed $50,000 alongside the Derby Divas to ensure the women of this community have access to vital screenings and state-of-the-art services at Norton Cancer Institute. Right: Erica Coghill, spokesperson for Norton Healthcare.

Left: Susan Vogt, Derby Divas co-chair and owner of Rodes For Him and For Her, conducts a raffl e at the event.

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Above: Wanda Anderson, Derby Divas committee member and cancer survivor, knows first-hand the importance of the new Norton Healthcare Mobile Prevention Center in helping women with early detection of breast cancer. Anderson’s cancer was detected after a screening on the first mobile center.

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hat began as an idea 14 years ago has flourished into Derby Divas, a nonprofit organization raising money for the Norton Healthcare Breast Health Program funding mammograms for underserved communities. Derby Divas is made up of a committee of fewer than 20 women; however, anyone who attends the annual event is considered a Derby Diva, or a Man Diva, according to Lynnie Meyer, Ed.D., R.N., CFRE, senior vice president and chief development officer at Norton Healthcare. “It’s led by a committee of 10 to 15 women who dedicate year-round volunteerism and support to making the event what it is,” said Meyer.

Every year, Derby Divas hosts its annual event in partnership with Rodes For Him & For Her to raise funds for the Norton Healthcare Breast Health Program and honor those who have battled breast cancer. The annual Derby Divas event celebrates survivors and spreads awareness of the importance of early screening in women. “It’s encouraging survivors, it’s celebrating survivors and also encouraging people to come forward and be screened. When we have a Derby Diva who’s willing to tell her story, it inspires other women to come forward and be screened,” Meyer said.

This year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Derby Divas couldn’t have their annual event in person, so they moved it to a virtual event. Although it came with a few hiccups, over a thousand people tuned into the event, according to Meyer. Save the date for their next annual event on April 15, 2021, as they honor breast cancer survivor, Kimberley Marek. Over the 14-year

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14-year relationship between Derby Divas and Norton Healthcare, they have raised over $1.7 million to support mammography. Over time, the funds have gone to funding numerous projects within Norton Healthcare connected back to breast cancer. In 2015, the Derby Divas Breast Health Center at Norton Women’s and Children’s Hospital was dedicated. They’ve also helped fund a one-stop breast center where women can receive a mammogram, ultrasound and stereotactic biopsy in one day, according to Meyer.

The funds raised from recent Derby Divas annual events went towards funding a second Norton Healthcare Mobile Prevention Center.

“The Derby Divas had so many of the same hopes, wishes and desires as it related to their mission and what they wanted to do.

Anytime you bring passion, as the Derby Divas brought to this, into a wonderful need that the community has, it can only have really good outcomes,” said Russell F. Cox, president and CEO of Norton Healthcare.

The first mobile prevention center was funded in 2007, but recently Norton Healthcare saw that there was enough demand for a second one, according to Cox. “We want to look at this whole issue of mobile prevention as being more than just a mammogram. In so many cases, what we want to do is build relationships out of this mobile prevention unit that facilitate a more holistic, well-rounded approach to access to primary care and taking care of yourself and not just when you come in to get a mammogram,” said Cox. Norton Healthcare is hoping that making the mobile prevention units accessible to communities who might not have previously had accessibility to hospitals will help catch breast cancers earlier in women. “We recognize that if we were early on in the detection and screening aspect of this that outcomes really improve for people,” said Cox. The ribbon on the newest mobile prevention center was cut

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in August with help from numerous Derby Divas and community partners.

Norton Healthcare In 2017, Derby Divas formed a have worked partnership with Churchill Downs, together raising who also played a large role in fundraising for the new mobile prevenover tion unit. Over the past two years, $ Norton Healthcare has received the proceeds from the sale of the Lilly cocktail on Oaks Day with all proceeds allocated to funding the to support mobile prevention unit, according mammography to Meyer. “The newest one that the Derby Divas are involved in is really an unbelievable sight when you look at the size of it, the capabilities and capacity of it,” said Cox. This mobile prevention unit can perform tomosynthesis, a 3D mammogram, that can detect smaller breast cancers earlier. The funds raised through Derby Divas are used to primarily fund mammograms for families that otherwise wouldn’t have the opportunity to get one, according to Meyer. “It’s one thing for us to invest in and raise dollars for a 1.3 million dollar capital project, but to be able to sustain that project as we have the first one since 2007, that’s 13 years. That’s a tremendous strain on the operating budget and the cost to provide screenings, so I think that’s where the Derby Divas dollars really come in and make the biggest difference,” said Meyer.

The mobile prevention units go all over the Louisville area and can be found parked at numerous locations. Through Norton Healthcare’s many resources, they have contacts with local churches and businesses that allow them to park the mobile prevention unit there during a time they think it would be the most helpful, according to Cox. “We don’t have any predetermined we’re there for a week or we’re there for a day. We work with the organizations to determine how many people they think will want to be screened, will want to have this service and when the best time is from an access standpoint. Do we need to be there after hours or before hours for people on their way to work?

We try to be very accommodating to the best of our abilities,” Cox said. Derby Divas will be celebrating its 15th year as an organization in 2021.

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To learn more about the mobile prevention units and see when and where they will be parked, visit nortonhealthcare.com/services-and-conditions/ prevention-and-wellness/mobile-prevention-center.

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A Healthy State of Mind How to maintain your mental health during a time of chaos

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here are stories that make you smile and some that make you sad. This is one that does both. The world is chaotic these days with protests and violence in the streets in the U.S. and around the world.

I think a lot about the inner mental state of people. The larger struggle of the world is maintaining our mental health as we attempt to cope with what life and the world give us or is doing around us. You may want someone to save you. You may want someone to do something to make you happy. These are not foolish wishes, but usually help is not all that is needed. Remember, as the saying goes, one must always first help themselves before they can help others.

As the saying goes, one must always first help themselves before they can help others.

One of my closest friends, Lisa, whom I met while attending the California Culinary Academy (CCA), in San Francisco, CA, is a friend you can always call after a long stretch of life and it feels like no time has passed. A small, blonde surfer girl, she is always cheerful and outwardly wonderful. If you knew her as I do, you would wonder why she has had numerous bouts with cancer with likely more to come. As she charges forward through each medical session to get clear of cancer again, she keeps her life perspective intact and looks forward to many more sunny days in beautiful Venice Beach, CA, where she lives. She must be coping with serious inner thoughts, but keeps everyone smiling. As Lisa copes well with her inner

mental health state and with what life has given her, she humbly jokes, “I guess I’m just a lemon.”

Lisa has gone through many medical treatments, good and bad, while working as a private chef, as I do. During these medical bouts, she cooks and takes care of a famous film director with a reputation of being a ruthless, unsympathetic Hollywood mogul. While she deals well with what life has handed her, her tough, single-minded, so-called callous boss has taken great care of every single one of her health needs with great sensitivity. He is much kinder and more aware than many know. The two of them both deal very well with their rough inner and outer worlds with a healthy mental state. This relationship between a private chef and a prominent boss can be a special one, as I can tell you. It was Lisa who talked me into working as a private chef, for which I am thankful for every day.

I think healthy people need the freedom and ability to take pride in creating something and helping themselves and others obtain what we all really need, both in our inner and outer world. I think the Rolling Stones may have had it wrong, saying, “You can’t always get what you want, but you get what you need.” In America and most wealthy countries, you can usually, at some cost, get what you want. However, in some cases, it’s not what you need; like kindness, values, morals and honesty to name a few. In the end, most of us will deal with only our final thoughts and inner mental health state.

It may be important to start thinking of this now, to avoid regrets, if you’re experiencing or creating an unhealthy mental state during these challenging times.

Here is a recipe that can help fight cancer, is rich in nutrients and aids in maintaining a healthy mental state. V

Miso Glazed Salmon INGREDIENTS ¼ cup sake ¼ cup mirin 3 tablespoons raw sugar 4 tablespoons miso 4-6 oz salmon filets

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Combine the first four ingredients and mix until a smooth paste forms. Place salmon in a container that fits the filets in a single layer and pour the marinade over completely on both sides. Leave in marinade for a couple of hours.

Remove filets from the marinade and place on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper or non-stick foil.

Heat oven to 425 degrees and cook for 6-10 minutes depending on how well done you prefer the salmon cooked.

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Exercises to optimize women’s health and fitness

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he female body is beautiful, unique and requires different exercise, nutrition and health considerations. Nutritional needs for women are different from men to ensure proper hormonal health.

Ladies, it is important to fuel your body with foods that are loaded in nutrients. Grab cancer-fighting agents, such as leafy greens and blueberries, to incorporate into your daily meals. Milestone Cafe offers a wonderful salad packed with protein, including eggs and walnuts, to ensure protein replenishment after a workout.

Exercise frequency and intensity should also be adapted for hormonal health. Oestrogen acts like an anti-inflammatory, so you might not feel injuries right away.

If you do feel aches and pains from exercise, don’t ignore them. Always listen to your body.

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Follow these steps to ensure a healthy workout routine: 1. Always warm up your body.

Elevate your heart rate for at least five minutes by walking on a treadmill.

2. Weight training exercises are incredibly important for bone health. Resistance training will help strengthen the ligaments, tendons and muscles around the bone, which will help protect your body from injury.

Exercises I suggest for this are: Chest Press: This targets the triceps, deltoids and pecs and can be done every other day on a machine at the gym or at home using dumbbells. Start with doing 10 on each side then repeat, keeping proper form. Use weight that is appropriate for your body. This exercise will help with daily activities that require arm strength.

Lateral Lunges: These target glutes, hamstrings and quadriceps and will help protect the knees.

Start with feet together and step one leg out to the side with a bent knee. Come back together and repeat on the other side, do 10 on each leg then repeat.

Women tend to have wider hips than men and most have a wider “Q-Angle,” which puts women at an increased risk for ACL and other knee injuries. Lateral lunges and other lateral movements help strengthen and stabilize the hips, thus decreasing the risk of injury to the knees.

straighten arms and lean back slightly. Pull the body upward at an angle, bending the elbows.

Pinch the shoulder blades together as if you were squeezing a pencil.

Start with 15 on each side then repeat. This is a calisthenic exercise that can be done daily.

Strengthening the muscles of the upper back helps improve posture, which leads to a decreased risk of injury.

3. Always stretch after a workout. Hold your static stretches for 30 seconds.

Exercise is a vital part of preventing osteoporosis as this disease is particularly prominent in women. These resistance training activities can help prevent osteoporosis for a long time, if not permanently. Mothers who exercise set a great example for their children. The self-discipline can influence children in many ways, and the energy derived from exercise can allow mothers to raise healthier and more successful children.

Installing healthy eating habits also helps children make healthier choices as they age.

Nothing relieves stress like exercise! If things are stressful at work or home, it’s time to get up and go for a walk in the park or join in the fun at Baptist East Milestone Wellness Center. We offer hundreds of machines and classes that are sure to help relieve tension and help you reach your fitness goals! V

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Alison Cardoza, ACSM Certified Personal Trainer and Fitour Group Exercise Instructor at Baptist East Milestone Wellness Center. B.S. in Exercise Science and Sports Medicine with a minor in Health Promotions.

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Andy Warhol: Revelation Now Open

New Hours Friday 3 – 8 Saturday & Sunday 10 – 5

Discover another side of the Pop artist of Campbell’s soup can fame. Andy Warhol: Revelation is the first exhibition to comprehensively examine Warhol’s complex Catholic faith in relation to his artistic production.

Advanced ticket purchase strongly encouraged and face masks required.

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Frontline healthcare workers enjoy free admission—we thank you.

Additional support from: Christina Lee Brown The Paradis Family LG&E and KU Foundation DDW, The Color House Land Rover of Louisville Contemporary exhibition support provided by: Augusta and Gill Holland

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e distinguish earlier from later and past from future, but what characterizes the difference? There is nothing in an event itself that tells us when it occurs, and given two events, there is nothing about the events that tell us that one occurs before the other. Further, the physical laws describing the evolution of physical systems are time-reversal invariant. This means they apply equally in both temporal directions. Given the state of some system of bodies, we can use the laws to predict all future states, but we can also use them to “postdict” all previous states. The laws of motion do not pick out a unique direction in time.

I have argued in a past column that time doesn’t move, or pass, at all, so it is not time that goes in a particular direction. But, there are many physical processes that we experience that seem to go in a preferred temporal direction.

That is, while we often see certain processes playing out in one direction, we never see the reverse. Think of a dollop of cream plopped into a cup of hot coffee.

The cream is soon distributed uniformly throughout the coffee, even if it is not stirred. But we never see cream collecting into a dollop out of our café au lait. This is an example of the “Thermodynamic Arrow of Time.” Think about a stone tossed into a still pond. Coherent waves emanate from the splash and are absorbed by the reeds at the edge, but we never see coherent incoming waves converging on the center and ejecting a stone. This is an example of the “Radiation Arrow.”

The challenge is to explain the temporal asymmetry that we observe. Now, we might say that our experiences tell us which is the past and which the future.

We remember the past and anticipate the future. But this doesn’t explain the difference so much as define it. We call “the past” that which we remember, and 96

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“the future” that which we anticipate. But if there really is an objective past, why is that what we remember?

The Psychological Arrow is in as much need of explanation as any other temporally asymmetric process.

The Thermodynamic Arrow was first investigated by Ludwig Boltzmann, an Austrian physicist who worked in the latter half of the 19th century. He was particularly interested in a property of gases called “entropy.” Intuitively, entropy can be considered as a measure of disorder, and the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics says that entropy of an isolated system never decreases. It always either increases or stays the same. It is like your kid’s room. No matter how neat it is at one time, it always gets messier, until someone intervenes and cleans it up. Boltzmann invented Statistical Mechanics, which sought to explain the macroscopic properties of gases in terms of the behavior of the constituent gas molecules. For example, the temperature of a gas results from the mean kinetic energy of the molecules, and the pressure exerted by the gas on the walls of its container is explained by the momenta of the molecules banging into those walls. But there is still a puzzle. The individual molecules obey Newton’s laws of motion, which are time-reversal invariant, but the collection of molecules shows a preferred temporal direction when it comes to entropy.

Now, the Universe itself is a closed, isolated thermodynamic system. In fact, it is the only truly isolated system. Right now, the Universe is in a state of low entropy.

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(Maximal entropy would be uniform thermodynamic equilibrium; a homogeneous gas of atoms spread uniformly throughout the Universe. Obviously, we don’t live in that kind of Universe.) Boltzmann worked before the discovery of cosmological expansion and a Big Bang, so he believed that the Universe was infinitely old. So, if thermal equilibrium is the most likely state of the Universe, why isn’t it in that state?

His solution was to suggest that, though spontaneous decreases in entropy are very unlikely, given enough time, they are guaranteed to occur. In fact, if the Universe were infinitely old, there would have to be large decreases, large enough to produce the low entropy Universe we observe today. Consider the diagram above.

Let the line represent the degree of entropy in the Universe, with the top representing maximal entropy, and the dips representing spontaneous decreases.

In Boltzmann’s view, it is entropy which explains temporal asymmetry. High entropy states of the Universe are the future, and low entropy states the past.

Since humans are thermodynamic systems, he thought that the Psychological Arrow could be explained in terms of entropy, as well. So, someone living on the A gradient would think the future was to the left, while someone on the B side would think it was to the right, and both would be correct. V Steve Humphrey has a Ph.D. in the history and philosophy of science, with a specialty in the philosophy of physics. He teaches courses in these subjects at the University of California, Santa Barbara and has taught them at the University of Louisville.

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he running of the 146th Kentucky Derby was unlike any ever run in the history of the “fastest two minutes in sports,” however, it didn’t keep a select few from catching the action at Churchill Downs on Derby Day. While donning the new mask dress code in an uncrowded grandstand, the Kentucky Derby in September still brought smiles to the stands and mint juleps in hands.

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or those unable to attend the track for the Kentucky Derby this year due to the pandemic, many Louisvillians flocked to their favorite post-Derby restaurants to continue the celebration. We visited Porcini and Volare Italian Ristorante to see who was out and about and picked the Derby winner!

Dr. Bill and Diana Schmied with Libby and Don Parkinson out at Porcini’s.

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Rob and Shannon Meyers with Lisa and Norm Blair hit Porcini’s patio, post-Derby.

Dave and Diane Voglund at Volare.

Brittany and Chris Walker at Volare.

Holly Ward and Becky Biesel at Volare.

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William Summers and Stephanie Cook at Porcini’s.

Ally Whitsell, Harper Gauri, Isabella Boyd, Emeline Brown, Maura McGraw and Ginger Peters ar Volare.

OCTOBER 2020

2020

You’re Invited

JOIN US FOR THE FIFTH ANNUAL TOUGH COOKIE BREAKFAST This event celebrates the values of the important work of Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana and the many young women and volunteers who make a difference in our community each and every day. The proceeds benefit the Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana.

2020 Tough Cookie Awards Virtual Breakfast

The event will recognize four individuals who will be recognized with the following Awards:

Friday, November 6, 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

Tickets are $40.00 Each - Sponsorships Available at www.one.bidpal.net/toughcookie/welcome

Honorary Co-Chairs

Exceptional Cookie Award Presented to a Girl Scout Awardee who is a young woman of distinction and truly exemplifies the meaning of Girl Scout Leadership.

Smart Cookie Award Presented to a young Girl Scout alumna, who demonstrates courage, confidence, and character making her a role model for the next generation of Girl Scouts.

Tough Cookie Award Presented to an outstanding woman who actively and passionately supports, advocates and contributes to Girl Scouts in the community.

Heather French Henry Tough Cookie Event

Coach Jeff Walz Man Enough to be a Girl Scout Campaign

Man Enough to be a Girl Scout Award Presented to a community member who not only believes in the power of every girl to change the world, but publicly champions opportunities to make that ideal a reality.

Proudly Sponsored By:

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UPCOMING EVENTS Jack O’Lantern Spectacular

OCT

Louisville Parks Foundation

OCT

After all, our roots are here.

Weekly Psychic & Mediumship Development Group Jessica Tanselle: Medium

OCT

Getting All Thai’d Up In Kentucky

All Thai’d Up Online OCT 2

SORC Cocktail Fundraising Event 2020 Make & Muddle

OCT 3

Eat, Drink, & Be Scary Make & Muddle

Owned by the Owen and Wagner Families

3331 Taylorsville Rd., Louisville

502-451-4420

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OCT 5 , 19, 26

The Intuitive Witch Circle

Surprising, Yet Inevitable: Finding Effective Story Endings

OCT 6

Louisville Literary Arts

How To Write a Novel in 30 Days

OCT 8

Louisville Literary Arts

The Occasional Poem: Poetry Webinar

OCT 13

Louisville Literary Arts

LEO Weekly Readers’ Choice Party 2020

OCT 16

Sauerbeck Family Drive In

OCT 29

Full Moon Ceremony Jessica Tanselle: Medium

Jessica Tanselle: Medium

Call for our free brochure.

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