By Dr. Jessica Monteleone, PT PhD
It’s that time of year again. The days are short and holidays just around the corner.
Now, I must admit that I failed last year. I made my New England gingerbread cut out cookies. They were delicious. The recipe makes six dozen. Three dozen had...
By Kelly Stalnaker
According to a 2023 FBI report, Americans aged 60 and older lost an estimated $3 billion to scammers. The report adds that this figure could be low due to various factors such as only about half of the reports included information about the victim’s age, meaning that...
By Stephenie Craig
Do you ever find yourself feeling nervous because you don’t know what to say in conversation? Maybe you fear you will say the wrong thing, you don’t have anything interesting to say, or you don’t know how to keep a conversation going. Maybe you have anxiety because...
By Diane Cooke and Melanie Yost
In the early hours of December 23, 2018, Diane Cooke’s life was forever changed by a heartbreaking phone call. Her 20-year-old son, Drew, had taken his own life. As a mother, Diane was devastated and confused. She had known that Drew was struggling emotionally...
By Dr. Karen Devore
At the Tortoise Clinic, we embrace the philosophy of the tortoise: steady, intentional and focused on the journey. I often reflect on the story of the tortoise and the hare, where the tortoise wins not by speed, but by staying the course with quiet determination. It’s...
By Kassia Garfield, Owner, MaxStrength Fitness
Happy Holidays from MaxStrength Fitness of Niceville! This time of year is a great time for family gatherings, celebrating friendship and community! It is very easy to make excuses to wait until the New Year to start healthy habits. However, if we make unhealthy...
By Kenneth Books
Divorce can be vicious. Sometimes marriage can, too. Until 1997, there were few local places families could turn to in order to exorcise the hatred, violence and mistrust that are often the aftermaths of a failed marriage.
But since 1997, an organization has existed to serve children and...
By Melanie Yost, LCSW
Matthew Perry’s untimely death brought the therapeutic use of ketamine for brain health issues into the public spotlight. Let’s take a closer look at ketamine—what it is, its history and methods of administration.
Ketamine has proven to be highly effective in helping people struggling with treatment-resistant depression,...
By Kelly Stalnaker
As most of us likely learned in grade school, oxygen is vital for the survival of most living organisms. Oxygen is essential as cells cannot produce the energy needed to perform basic functions such as movement, thinking and digestion without it. But what happens when the simple...
By Dr. Jessica Monteleone, PT PhD
We were married 36 years ago. He worked as a third generation, shoe repairman owning two shops in Fort Walton Beach. I was employed as a physical therapist at our local hospital. We were both in good physical shape enjoying our active lives here...
