by Jamie Holloway | Nov 26, 2020 | Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway
I have a caregiver. My caregiver is not a family member because I made the choice to use an agency. I made the choice I made because when I was a caregiver for someone close to me I got to know the roller coaster of emotions, mental health, and complications it brings...
by Wellness Works NW | Nov 25, 2020 | Fitness, Mental Health, Videos
Hey Everybody! It’s Karen with Wellness Works NW! Remember when we were kids in school and we would outline our hands on a piece of construction paper and the next thing you know we had a turkey. So I am not much of an artist but the thing is, it made you happy. It...
by Karen G Clemenson | Nov 23, 2020 | Fitness, Videos
Hey Guys! It’s Karen with Wellness Works NW. I think somebody out there is thinking about Goal Setting! Well, sure they are. How do you set a goal. You see people that are so goal oriented, especially as we get to the end of the year, and they are thinking this is...
by Karen G Clemenson | Nov 18, 2020 | Fitness, Videos
Hey Everybody! This is Karen from Wellness Works NW. How you doing out there? It’s that time of year when it is beginning to get a little cold and a little wet here in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. Don’t let that get you down. That rain out there is just liquid...
by Karen G Clemenson | Sep 27, 2020 | Fitness, Videos
Hi Everybody! It’s Karen with Wellness Works NW. The seasons have changed and the air is different. Feeling good, huh! Until you go to do something and you feel this pain. It stops your whole world. You were getting ready to get into your car and the pain is all you...
by Karen G Clemenson | Sep 23, 2020 | Fitness, Videos
Hi Everybody. It’s Karen from Wellness Works NW and I want to welcome you to Autumn…or Fall…I can’t remember which one; let’s just call it Autumn. I like it when the seasons change and the colors change and speaking of speaking of seasons, as we start to get older we...
by Karen G Clemenson | Sep 10, 2020 | Chronic Illness, Fitness, Videos
Hey Guys! Its Karen from Wellness Works NW. It has been very hot but we are getting through it. I do a lot of talk but I am sure that you would never guess that, but I also try to do a lot of listening and every now and then you hear something that you haven’t heard...
by Jamie Holloway | Aug 25, 2020 | Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway, Chronic Illness
The skin is the biggest organ we have in our body so it is vital we take care of our skin. What happens when your body decides to attack the skin thinking it is the enemy? Many of those who have Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) which is a combination of having Psoriasis and...
by Karen G Clemenson | Aug 14, 2020 | Children's Health, Chronic Illness, Fitness, Videos
Hey Everybody! It’s Karen from Wellness Works NW. Its ok when you’re not feeling ok, I mean we are getting older, but when your kids don’t feel ok, you’ve got a problem. You can almost feel their pain. When you think of arthritis, we usually think of an old person’s...
by Karen G Clemenson | Aug 1, 2020 | Fitness, Mental Health, Videos
Hi Guys! It’s Karen from Wellness Works NW. I hope you are having a great summer! I have had such a good time meeting new people and reconnecting with old friendships because of Challenge 22. It was amazing. So many people were ready to help. The goal of...
by Karen G Clemenson | Jul 13, 2020 | Fitness, Videos
I want to start things off by saying, “Happy Happy Birthday,” to my baby-sister, I shouldn’t call her baby anymore, but I’ll always be older, so there you go! “Happy birthday Laura! Woo Hoo!” Have you ever been in a situation where you’d like to go over and say...
by Karen G Clemenson | Jun 19, 2020 | Fitness, Videos
Hi! I’m back! This is Karen from Wellness Works NW and I want to know: Do you have summer fever? Summer is almost here! Father’s Day is here! Don’t forget all those great fathers and uncles and all around great guys out there that serve as fathers. I was having a...
by Karen G Clemenson | Jun 4, 2020 | Fitness, Videos
Hi it’s Karen again with Wellness Works NW. Take a deep breath for me. Breathe in the through your nostrils and out through your mouth. It is really simple but most of us are very shallow breathers, especially when we are exercising which leads to us holding our...
by Jamie Holloway | May 5, 2020 | Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway, Chronic Illness
Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory disease that can affect any organ of the body. There is no cure for the disease. It affects African Americans and those from Northern European heritage the most, but anyone can get it. Usually individuals between the ages of 20 to 30 get...
by Jamie Holloway | Mar 25, 2020 | Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway, Children's Health, Men's Health, Women's Health
This week it is Brain Awareness Week. Since so many children are out of school there is a great website that has great kid friendly stuff to learn about our brains. The brain is the command center of the body. It weighs 2 to 3 pounds. It controls everything from the...
by Summer D Clemenson | Mar 19, 2020 | Chronic Illness, Fitness, Food News, Fuel Your Wellness, Men's Health, Mental Health, Skin Care, Women's Health
Self-Care is a vital part of life that I think many of us have little to no knowledge of. I know I didn’t 10 years ago. Just like many other people, it took me getting really sick to make me start learning. I don’t want this to happen to you so here I am putting...
