Debunking Your Seat Belt Excuses

Debunking Your Seat Belt Excuses

By Amanda Brown Wearing a seat belt seems like an obvious thing to do, right? Well, for nearly 14% of Tennesseans, it isn’t a habit. In an observational study commissioned by our office and performed by the University of Tennessee Center for Transportation Research,...
Stillness: Life After a Miscarriage

Stillness: Life After a Miscarriage

by Amy Green It is my story, it may be your story, it is the story of some of my friends, and strangers I have yet to know. An undeniable and powerful common thread throughout history for women is the ability to become a mother. The journey to motherhood is where our...
Career/Family Balance

Career/Family Balance

by Libby Krause As I prepared for the birth of my first child in 2010, I had big plans for being a work-at-home mom.  I started a business in 2009 and had a grand vision of caring for my daughter full-time while also working full-time.  Within three months of her...
You actually can pick your family

You actually can pick your family

By Ellen Margulies Emma and Maggie are BFFs who go back to high school days. When Maggie had marital troubles during her third trimester and kicked the bum out, Emma quit her high-powered job in China and moved back to the states and into Maggie’s house, where she...