When Juan Jones, a senior at New Kent High School in New Kent, Va., recalls the events of his past...
Author - Beth Shamaiengar
Overcoming Developmental Delays
David and Britta Marmon have a warm and gregarious manner and an almost contagious optimism that...
Katlyn Tuttle: Making Waves As Female Bodyboarder
What kind of person would, as often as weather permits, spend her free time leaping in ocean surf...
Get Lyme-Literate: Understanding Lyme Disease
Lisa Najarian has chronic Lyme disease, and every day is a test of her mettle. Now 52, she...
Hallie Hovey-Murray: Not Your Typical Beauty Queen
As she seeks to become Miss Virginia, W&M law student proves she’s more than her autism...
Child Overcomes Diagnosis of Rare Brain Cancer
One week before Christmas in 2004, as many children across our community counted down the days...
How Pure is Your Air? The Best Indoor Houseplants
The Best Houseplants for Improving the Air Around You As spring blossoms fully this month, many of...
Want to Don the Blue Apron or Say Hello to Fresh?
Meal delivery services are all the rage—we decided to try a few. It sounds like a homemaker’s...
Golfer Kaylin Yost: A Pro at Overcoming Obstacles
Many people spend their lives striving to meet expectations. Kaylin Yost, in contrast, has spent...
Alexa Halko Races to the Paralympics in Rio
Spunk and Skill: Alexa Halko Finds Herself in Adaptive Sports If you found yourself, as I did...
Can an Addict’s Brain Adapt to Life Without Drugs?
In the medical profession, addiction to drugs or alcohol has for decades been viewed chiefly as a...
Resisting Addiction
Two Share How They Overcame Denial, Anger at Family Losses Last New Year’s Eve, Leigh Anne Vick*...
The Power of Addiction
In the first article in this four-part series, we discussed how addictive substances can wreak...
Addiction: The Battle for Brain Control
Maybe you’ve been there…you’ve had friends or loved ones who chronically drink a few too...
The Role of Dads in Postpartum: Partner support is key to...
When a new baby comes home, a host of new questions arrive like how to nurse successfully, how to...
Don’t Let Your Kids be Afraid of The “B” Word
If you’ve got kids, you’ve been there—those times when the wait at the doctor’s office drags on...