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Let’s Talk About an Integrative Approach to Fighting Covid-19

Join me and my guests as we discuss an integrative approach to fighting Covid-19 - exploring ways beyond the vaccine to tackle a disease that has affected almost every single aspect of our lives. Dr. Gail...

8 Tips for Preventing Infections Before & During Pregnancy

  Did you know that February is recognized as the International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month? Several common preventable infections can cause serious illness, birth defects, and lifelong disability in the developing baby if the mother becomes...

Let’s Talk About the Pandemic vs. Your Purse

The first episode of 2022! Join me and my guest Financial Consultant for Episode 11 of Focus On Her LIVE as we discuss creative ways to stretch our dollars during this seemingly never ending covid-19 pandemic....

Love and Trafficking: How Traffickers Groom & Control Their Victims

  “I can’t believe she fell for that.” “If I were him I would have told someone!” “I would have seen right through it.” If you’ve never been targeted by a trafficker – or in an abusive or manipulative...

Every Woman Should Know About Cervical Cancer

Did you know? The top cancers that most often affect women include breast, colorectal, endometrial, lung, cervical, skin, and ovarian cancers.   In January, we recognize Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. Cervical cancer is one of the few...

National Folic Acid Awareness Week

  Every year, the first week in January is recognized as National Folic Acid Awareness Week – a part of National Birth Defects Prevention Month. Folate (vitamin B9) is a water-soluble micronutrient that plays an important...

Let’s Talk About Menstrual Periods

SEASON FINALE !!! Join me and my guest OBGYN for Episode 10 of Focus On Her LIVE as we discuss the menstruation cycle, hormones, Pre-Menstrual Syndrome, Pre-Menstrual Dysphoric Disorder, taboos & myths about menstruation, menstruation products,...

Lung Cancer Patient Advocacy is a Full-Time Job

Lung Cancer Patient Advocacy Dusty Donaldson never considered a life of advocacy. In fact, in 2005, she was 51 years old, mother of three, and enjoying a career in journalism and media relations that she’d worked...

Finding Her Voice After a Cancer Diagnosis

Trusting Her Gut Emergency room case manager and nurse Marla Celeri had been struggling with a runny nose, persistent cough, rapid breathing and a hoarse voice for six months. Unable to speak above a whisper, Marla...

Let’s Talk About Breast Cancer

Joining me on Episode 9 of Focus On Her LIVE are my guests: Dr. Fareeaa Ali is a Primary Care Physician in Trinidad who is passionate about Women's Health, and advocates for breast cancer awareness, particularly...

The Whisper

“My life is not without trials, but now I have everything I need to get through anything that comes my way.” My ears were ringing, my breath was heavy, and my body was exhausted but I...

Let’s Talk About the Diabetic Diet

Is there such a thing as the Diabetic diet? How can patients with diabetes manage meal planning? Joining me for Episode 8 of Focus On Her LIVE is my guest, Nurse Priscilla Prevost. She is...

What Physicians Have to Say About PCOS

September is Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Awareness Month https://vimeo.com/156341857 What is Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)?  Physicians describe it as an important cause of androgen excess, menstrual irregularity, and cardiometabolic...

Let’s Talk About Breast Cancer

Joining me on Episode 9 of Focus On Her LIVE are my guests: Dr. Fareeaa Ali is a Primary Care Physician in Trinidad who is passionate about...

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Responsibility vs Relationship

This is going to be short and sweet. It’s just a thought that attacked me a few days ago and hasn’t let me go...

Tips for Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic

A few days ago, I was asked to give a health talk to a group of parents and teachers addressing the challenges that students...

Being a Health Advocate: A Stroke Survivor Story by Alyson McCord

Louisiana attorney Alyson McCord knows how to advocate for her clients. But a debilitating stroke nearly deprived her of the ability to speak for...

THE BREADWOMAN

About the Author: Yakima Cuffy is an Attorney-at-law and a talented writer of poems, short stories, and plays. She dedicates time to participate in...

My Natural Hair Journey

I have always loved experimenting with my hair for as long as I can remember and think I have a natural knack for styling...