Brava Magazine Clips

 
Protecting your smile- Good dental health is vital to keeping your body healthy all over You’ve “brusha, brusha, brusha-ed”, seesawed through skeins of dental floss and gargled and swished faithfully, morning and night. A few swipes of your teeth are as routine as putting on lipstick- after all, you’ve been doing it your whole life- but will the status quo be enough to protect your pearly whites as you get older? (Brava Nov 2007) Click HERE to download a pdf file of the story.Brava_Clips_files/2-%20BravaNov2007%3A%20EWM%20Media.pdf_1.zipshapeimage_7_link_0
Life after breast cancer- The silver lining can be hard to spot when you’re lost in the cloud of a breast cancer diagnosis, but for Melissa Peterson, the battle to regain a normal appearance following mastectomy led to a new calling in life. (Brava Oct 2007) Click HERE to download a pdf file of the storyBrava_Clips_files/1-%20BravaOct2007%3A%20EWM%20Media.pdf_1.zipshapeimage_8_link_0
Finding the perfect nanny- Umbrella optional A night out on the town that doesn’t come with crayons and a side order of fries. A shower lasting long enough for the water to get hot- heck, maybe even a bubble bath. The freedom to pursue your career goals without guilt. (Brava Jan 2008) Click HERE to download a pdf file of the story.Brava_Clips_files/3-%20BravaJan2008%3A%20EWM%20Media.pdf_1.zipshapeimage_9_link_0
Keeping the Peace- Learn how to lessen the friction of sibling rivalry and promote brotherly (and sisterly) love It was such a priceless moment. I was curled up on the couch with my children, flipping through a photo album with my 3-year-old daughter while my newborn son nursed contentedly...Then my daughter traced her finger along the freshly healed Caesarean scar on my abdomen and wistfully asked, “Can we put him back in?” (Brava Feb 2008) Click HERE to download a pdf file of the story.Brava_Clips_files/4-%20BravaFeb2008%3A%20EWM%20Media.pdf.zipshapeimage_10_link_0
Selecting the perfect summer camp S’mores- that heavenly fusion of chocolate, graham cracker and toasted marshmallow- evoke memories of campfires, whispered secrets after lights-out and the pungently sweet smell of bug spray wafting through the air. (Brava March 2008) Click HERE to download a pdf file of the story.Brava_Clips_files/5-%20BravaMar2008%3A%20EWM%20Media.pdf.zipshapeimage_11_link_0

Dreaming of a Good Night’s Sleep When you have a baby, a good night’s sleep is like zipping up your skinny jeans- you can lie on your back, close your eyes and give it your best shot, but you’re still likely to come up a little short. (Brava April 2008) Click HERE to download a pdf file of the story.Brava_Clips_files/6-%20BravaApr2008%3AEWM%20Media.pdf.zipshapeimage_13_link_0
Coping with Grief When Rachel Thill needed to talk about her husband’s death with their young daughter, she struggled to find words that a toddler could comprehend. Stella was only 18 months old when her father, Craig, died in his sleep of unknown causes in 2005. (Brava May 2008) Click HERE to download a pdf file of the story.Brava_Clips_files/7-%20BravaMay2008%3AEWM%20Media.pdf_1.zipshapeimage_18_link_0
Penny-wise A sketch of a Hershey’s bar hangs on my refrigerator door, crayoned in the broad strokes of childhood that wander outside the lines yet show painstaking attention to detail. The squares of chocolate-shaded brown- purchased one by one, with hoarded allowance and the sacrifice of Saturday morning chores- represent months of my children’s savings. (Brava June 2008) Click HERE to download a pdf file of the story.Brava_Clips_files/8-%20BravaJune2008%3AEWM%20Media.pdf_1.zipshapeimage_19_link_0
The Spirit of Volunteering From a baby’s first cry to his first word- “Mine!”- a “me-first” attitude is a trademark of early childhood. After all, which is more likely to bring Mom or Dad running in the wee hours of the night- a whimper of protest or the toe-curling wails of a hungry baby sporting a soggy diaper? (Brava July 2008) Click HERE to download a pdf file of the story.Brava_Clips_files/9-%20BravaJuly2008%3AEWM%20Media.pdf_1.zipshapeimage_20_link_0
Leslie Ann Howard: Uniting a Community (Cover story) It was an obvious place for an epiphany- a bit cliched, even- but Leslie Ann Howard wasn’t expecting a mountaintop experience when she laced up her climbing shoes one morning, many years ago. (Brava October 2008) Click HERE to download a pdf file of the story.Brava_Clips_files/10-%20BravaOct2008%3AEWM%20Media.pdf.zipshapeimage_21_link_0
Paving the Path to Motherhood: Improving your overall health can optimize your fertility Karin Clark-Edmiston felt “really healthy and young” when she married her graduate school sweetheart, Bill, at age 38 and they felt confident waiting almost a year before trying to conceive a child. (Brava January 2009) Click HERE to download a pdf file of the story.Brava_Clips_files/11-%20BravaJan2009%3AEWM%20Media.pdf_1.zipshapeimage_23_link_0
Hannah Rosenthal: Fighting Injustice in Her Backyard and Beyond (Cover) It was the only time Hannah Rosenthal ever saw her father cry. The moment occurred years ago when Hannah- then only 10 years old- and her family visited Germany, the homeland where her father, as a young rabbi, had been arrested by Nazis on trumped up charges and hauled away to the Buchenwald concentration camp. (Brava March 2009) Click HERE to download a pdf file of the story.Brava_Clips_files/12-%20BravaMarch2009%3AEWM%20Media.pdf.zipshapeimage_25_link_0
Deciphering Autism: Early diagnosis and intervention are essential to improving a child’s ability to advance W.O.R.K. T.O.G.E.T.H.E.R. Letter by letter, 3-year-old Brett Walter lines up his blocks in an undulating wave, scavenging duplicate letters from mismatched sets to complete the phrase he remembers from a television show. (Brava April 2009) Click HERE to download a pdf file of the story.Brava_Clips_files/13-%20Brava%20April%202009%3AEWM%20Media_1.zipshapeimage_27_link_0
The Chancellor Is In: Embarking on her second school year at UW-Madison, Chancellor Biddy Martin is confidently blazing her own trail Her Southern drawl may have faded, but growing up in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains made an indelible impression on Carolyn “Biddy” Martin. (Brava August 2009) Click HERE to download a pdf file of the story.Brava_Clips_files/14-%20BravaAugust2009%3AEWM%20Media.zipshapeimage_29_link_0
Mary Kay MVP Lisa Madson: From Farm Girl to Makeup Mogul (Cover) It was 1986 and hair was big, shoulder pads were broad and technicolor makeup à la Cyndi Lauper was the height of fashion. The country was climbing out of a recession, but for Lisa Madson, caught balancing two young children with part-time jobs and her husband’s salary as a Christian schoolteacher, the American dream had turned into a nightmare. (Brava December 2009) Click HERE to download a pdf file of the story.Brava_Clips_files/15-%20BravaDec2009%3AEWM%20Media.pdf_1.zipshapeimage_31_link_0