March 2019 - The Brick Magazine

RISE UP AND TRANSFORM YOUR FINANCIAL LIFE WITH NADINE BURNS

bridget b2019-03-12T11:39:52-04:00March 12th, 2019|Ann Arbor Interest|

by Kristen Domingue Sponsored by: A New Path Financial Photos by Amber Marie Photography Our interview with Nadine Burns reminded us of how we can all use someone we trust when it comes to talking about money. In Nadine, we found that someone - someone who doesn’t judge, someone who has your dreams and your present moment in mind at all times, and someone who’s been where you are now and came out on the other side. She’s the good cop and the bad cop all rolled into one so the money you may make is there for you when you [...]

YOUR BODY IS ON THE LINE

bridget b2019-03-07T10:50:51-04:00March 1st, 2019|Fitness|

Photo by Morgan Hjelm on Unsplash By Heather Glidden “How are you doing?” It’s such a simple question, and one that you probably get asked many times each day. The standard answer that most of us give to that question is usually something along the lines of “Oh, I’m fine.” Maybe if we’re feeling especially chipper that day then it’s “Great!” or if it’s a stressful time, then it’s perhaps “Well, you know…” accompanied by an exasperated eye-roll. One of the delights of working with clients one-on-one is that I get to go deeper with that question every day. “How is your body feeling? [...]

THE MAGICAL RELATIONSHIP MANTRA

bridget b2019-02-19T17:00:09-04:00March 1st, 2019|Inspirational|

Photo by Andrik Langfield on Unsplash By Maria Sylvester, MSW, CPC “Listening is an attitude of the heart, a genuine desire to be with another which both attracts and heals.” ~ L.J. Isham “Tell me more”…is my relationship mantra. It’s magical. It’s powerful. It works. “Tell me more,” I say, when wanting to deepen communication. Tell me more. This is my number one conversational secret sauce for building stronger relationships. Now I’ll share some of the reasons why I love these three words and believe them to be instrumental in the creation of greater intimacy and connection. “Tell me more” is a communication that [...]

WEAVING AMERICA’S FABRIC

bridget b2019-02-19T17:49:19-04:00March 1st, 2019|Inspirational|

Photo by Laura Fuhrman on Unsplash By Marilyn Pellini I was always begging to hear more about my family history. Both my parents were born in this country, but their folks came from Italy and understood little English. There wasn’t all that much they could pass on to me because of this language barrier, but here is what I have recorded for future generations. Being an era of information accessibility, I’m hoping my children will want to hear more and pursue their history further through the Internet, DNA, etc. It took but [...]

THE LURE OF “TELL ME MORE:” HOW GOSSIP AFFECTS US

bridget b2019-02-19T15:47:22-04:00March 1st, 2019|Health|

Photo by Ben White on Unsplash BY LISA PROFERA MD There’s something about a bit of juicy gossip that catches our attention. Why does it give us pleasure to talk about others? We, as humans, are social beings. We have been hard-wired for gossip since early evolution. Social interactions and group dynamics were key to the survival of early man tens of thousands of years ago. Primitive man formed social groups for hunting, foraging, and protection. Who is contributing to the group compared to who is not has been a key dynamic throughout history. Just watch a few episodes of the popular reality show, [...]

THERE’S ALWAYS MORE TO THE STORY

bridget b2019-02-19T17:43:17-04:00March 1st, 2019|Recipes|

Photo by Jacek Dylag on Unsplash By Stephanie Freybler I am blessed to have my grandma’s old recipe box, complete with her handwritten recipes. I don’t use the recipes often, but I still treasure them. The other day, as I was looking through the recipe box as I sometimes do, I focused on one recipe card for her strawberry salad. I looked at her familiar, perfect cursive writing. I studied the ingredients, and I looked through the steps that this particular recipe required. Then, I found myself wondering about the times she made this recipe. Did she make it often? Was it reserved for [...]