Meet Heidi: In her own words “In spring of 2012, the Tribune was re-imagining our Sunday lifestyles section and one of the ideas was to have it open with a singular voice – a columnist who would welcome readers each week and keep up a running dialogue of sorts. My editor called me in his […]
Meet Amanda: In her own words “Minutes after the birth of my first child via emergency c-section, I felt the unnerving sensation of my body losing blood quickly. After trying everything, the doctor said, “I have to make a choice: save your life or save your uterus. I will always choose to save you.” I […]
Meet Bela: In her own words “I grew up in a loving family with educated parents who immigrated from Bombay, and one younger brother. If you’ve ever seen the beginning of the film, the Namesake, their beginnings were pretty similar ☺. My Dad – who was a chemist for a big corporation – was also […]
Meet Emma: In her own words: “When I was eight years old, I published my first magazine. Dedicated to my love of horses, I named it Pegasus. At first, it was merely a cute childhood project. I wrote the articles by hand and cut out the pictures from horse posters. But soon I started typing […]
Meet Eileen: In her own words “After many years as a corporate Buyer at Fortune 500 companies including Bristol Myers, Nestle and Time Magazine, I became a “wife, teacher and mom”. In 2012, the sudden and unexpected death of my husband made me stop, meditate and listen to the whispers of learning a new skill […]
How exciting to have so many mentions in Oprah Magazine in the past few weeks – I am very grateful! It’s almost Valentine’s Day and 24 years since our first date happened – Sharing our funny first meeting. A lovely ad for the amazing adventure that is #Omagonhal – With Oprah Magazine and Holland America […]
All blog post opinions are my own. #OMAGONHAL #OMAGINSIDERS #AD A sold-out three day cruise with best friends Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King and 2600 of their closest friends aboard Holland America’s Nieuw Statendam. Here’s a look back at this epic girls trip! A toast to smooth sailing – With Gayle King, Entertainment Tonight’s Nischelle Turner, […]
Follow Your Path – Meet Jenn: In her own words “I loved art from the time I was a little girl. Give me a piece of paper and a new set of crayons and I was very happy. Throughout high school, college and grad school, art was my path. The journey may have wavered in […]
Meet Terri, who became Chicago’s first female morning drive on air personality in 1981. For more than 40 years, Terri Hemmert has been playing “Chicago’s Finest Rock” as a disc jockey on WXRT. I recently had the incredible opportunity to interview this broadcasting pioneer who was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 2010. […]
“Sometimes a warrior has to let down their shield in order to discover true strength within.” Meet Laura: (@lauramsavage) In her own words: “December 20, 2017, I suffered a possible career ending injury. During a performance of Newsies at the Marriott Theatre I was dancing my usual track which included a tumbling sequence on top […]
