Mar 1, 2017 | 2017, Inspired Woman Magazine, March
by Brynn Luger, LPCC, NCC In counseling, it is believed that one person’s trauma is merely another person’s irritating event. This means that everyone defines what he or she considers traumatic differently. For example, what is an emotionally crippling event to one...
Mar 1, 2017 | 2017, Inspired Woman Magazine, March
by Renae Hoffmann Walker How would you like to be a high school student and show up at a game with your brother, or worse, your parents? Every kid wants to hang out with his/her peers at high school activities and make lifelong friends. From this reality, from a...
Mar 1, 2017 | 2017, Inspired Woman Magazine, March
Mark Unteseher: Life in a New Lane By Ann McKenzie Mark Unteseher had just finished building a giant 38 x 44 foot shop with 16 foot sidewalls for his father-in-law. He had been up and down a ladder all day long putting up rafters, so climbing it one more time to cut...
Mar 1, 2017 | 2017, Inspired Woman Magazine, March
by Dr. Preston VanLoon Forgiving is difficult. So is carrying the weight of undeserved hurt and pain. Michele Knight was one of three women held captive for 11 years in the Cleveland home of Ariel Castro. According to various reports, Knight endured repeated sexual...
Mar 1, 2017 | 2017, Inspired Woman Magazine, March
Two-and-a-half years after opening to the community, Mandan’s Universal Playground is already showing some wear and tear, evidence of how popular it is and how much it’s needed. “It was a surprise to know how many people had been driving to Minot to use the playground...
Mar 1, 2017 | 2017, Inspired Woman Magazine, March
by Paula Redmann There once was a mom. This mom had a child with multiple disabilities. She had an idea that all kids, with or without disabilities, should be able to play together on a playground. She brought that idea to parents with similar concerns and to Bismarck...