Mental Growth matters
Mental Health Apps
Mental Health Apps
Rapid innovation has brought about a surge of smartphone apps users can mix, match and personalize to enhance many components of their lives. Mental health-focused apps…
Author Erin Pagel
Erin Pagel
Erin is a freelance writer living in Rochester. She encourages everyone to celebrate the positive and share the good.
Mental Growth Matters
Be Kind to Your Self
Be Kind to Your Self
Mental health is an essential part of overall health. When we are mentally healthy, we can cope with life stresses, have positive relationships and make healthy…
Mental Health Matters
Fight Stigma
Fight Stigma
Culture can create stigma or shame around mental health issues, leading to negative attitudes toward those who suffer from mental health conditions. Stigma can prevent individuals…
Mental Growth Matters
Transformation after Trauma
Transformation after Trauma
Traumatic experiences can bring personal strength, new possibilities and improved relationships through reflection and growth. For Courtney Lawson, marketing director at National Alliance on Mental Illness…
Mental Growth Matters
Boost Your Overall Well-Being
Boost Your Overall Well-Being
Wellness includes feeling fulfilled, energized, playful, focused and capable. While managing physical, mental or emotional challenges, these foundations of our well-being go a long way toward…
Inspired to Explore
The Amazing (and Exceptionally Curious) Traci Downs
The Amazing (and Exceptionally Curious) Traci Downs
Correction: The print version of this article says that Traci is the executive director of Collider Foundation. She is the chair of the board of Collider…
MedCity Roller Derby
A New Name for the Times
A New Name for the Times
By Erin Pagel (aka PB and Jam) Intense and tough, the world of roller derby has long been a unique form of entertainment for both athletes…
healing
Editors Note
Editors Note
Healing comes in many forms. From our bodies physically stitching wounds back together to the power of community to hold us up, healing is a journey…
Audrey Betcher
On Teamwork, Equity and Retirement
Photography by AB-Photography.us LLC
On Teamwork, Equity and Retirement
Photography by AB-Photography.us LLC
I have loved everything about this job,” says Audrey Betcher, director of Rochester Public Library (RPL), who is set to retire in March, 2022. After more…
editor’s note
recovery
recovery
While I’ve worked for Rochester Women Magazine for many years, this is my first editor. It’s exciting to take on a bigger role with the organization,…