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The Baer Essentials: Storytelling
It’s time for long days full of sunshine, grilling, boating and gathering around bonfires to tell tall tales under the starry sky. And to honor sweet summertime, I’d like to focus on storytelling ...
Advocating for Early Detection: Dwayne’s Story
For the past five years, Dwayne has been the national spokesperson for early prostate cancer detection for Northwestern Medicine, focusing his message in particular toward African-American men to enco...
The Baer Essentials: Memoirs and the Power of Your Creativity
Last month, I touched on the anxiety the summer calendar can trigger for me. This month I shall provide the antidote to that anxiety – reading memoirs.
How I Am Learning to Reclaim My Time
As the end of summer approached, Washington, DC descended into the heavy discomfort of yet another humid day. I arrived at my desk on Capitol Hill for the last few days of my internship.
The Baer Essentials: Setting Boundaries
I am not certain how setting boundaries became my kryptonite. Every spring, I can feel the knot in my stomach tightening as the summer calendar demands setting boundaries with our time, family, and fr...
Cancer & Connection in Cape Town: Toy & DeAngelo’s Story
Sometimes even when things go terribly wrong, the universe still seems to have your back. That was the experience of Toy Okotete in 2011, who had just embarked on a six-week volunteer teaching experi...