By Ursula Perano The term “adoption” is often met with the same series of remarks: it’s expensive, it’s selective, it’s timely, etc. However, what most individuals fail to realize about these impressions of adoption is that they are all tied to private adoptions— those carried out by private agencies that require tremendous service fees and ..read more

Five family fishing adventures & guides who make memories by Jennifer A Sheffield | Photography by Jeremy Davidson The Apalachicola Bay and River area is brimming with an exciting fresh catch of independent fishing guides offering innovative, family-friendly, and simply epic outings. The long-trusted explorers are offering more all-inclusive trips too—including eco-tours and fly fishing ..read more

By Susan Beckham Zurenda Trauma is a complex word. We associate the term most often with military personnel who are exposed to war trauma and who experience post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but exposure to traumatic experiences doesn’t affect only those who are exposed to war. The consequences of repeated trauma have always been part of ..read more

by Frantzley Moise When I was younger, I loved to play the game of hide-and-go seek. The rules of the game are simple: one or more people must hide, while another person embarks on the quest of seeking out those hidden. There are many lessons I learned through the game which I use and share ..read more

By Dave HodgesGulf Wind Chapter President In 1858, the Pensacola and Georgia railroad built a Jefferson County train depot in Lloyd, Florida. Located near the junction of State Road 59 and County Road 158, it remains a centerpiece of the Lloyd Historic District. As the older of two other surviving antebellum railroad depots in the ..read more

An Upcoming Book that Examines the Frenzied Interrelationship Between Art and Violence by David E. Gussak, PhD, ATR-BC In March 2022, Oxford University Press will release The Frenzied Dance of Art andViolence, my latest–and likely my last–book. A culmination of 8 years of work, this book willexplore what I believe to be the inextricable interrelationship ..read more

“Cirque du Soleil means that I can make my passion into a living” by Karl Sorne | Photography Dave Barfield The name Cirque Du Soleil invokes a cavalcade of imagery, all of it associated with feats of wonder and awe inspiring acrobatics. No matter how many times you see one of their shows, each time ..read more

12 hours and two cities – How one critically ill infant goes from heart failure to heart healing. by Janie Henker | Photography by Dave Barfield In Patti Seagraves’ nearly four years as a family medicine physician assistant (PA-C) in the greater Tallahassee area, she has seen and treated almost every health condition — from ..read more