by Cooper West | Jul 13, 2013 | Editorial, Modus Operandi
So this awesome person learned to dance in a year. Karen is pretty fit to start with, but regardless of that, her accomplishment is amazing! Check out the time lapse video of her progress: And then check out her website, because that’s just as inspirational. I...
by Cooper West | Jul 9, 2013 | Health, Modus Operandi
It may be that not one of you gives a flying hootenanny about health issues, particularly my health issues. I can accept that. But IF YOU DO, then let it be known: I am at the end of the first full week of living without sugar. Why the madness, you ask? Well...
by Cooper West | Jul 3, 2013 | Modus Operandi
My brother and I have been having a lot of talks lately about life. Maybe we’re both at the mid-life crisis stage (we’re in the right age zone, anyway!) but it’s more like were at the “figure out your life” crisis stage. So we’ve...
by Cooper West | Jun 27, 2013 | Editorial, Health, Modus Operandi
I’m going a little OT with that headline, I know. Bear with me. Recently my friend Sarah Madison wrote a very powerful essay about the power of self-acceptance and self-love, which focused heavily on her body image issues. To say I related to that whole...
by Cooper West | Jun 24, 2013 | Modus Operandi
My best friend here in town is still job searching. She really wants out of Tallahassee, and when she talks about it, she says “this town has passed its expiration date.” What a great way of saying that it is time to move on! I know exactly what she means;...
by Cooper West | Jun 18, 2013 | Health, Modus Operandi
How do you eat? For me, eating is a constant, 24/7 issue of stress. My mother was crazy (literally, medically) and one of her fixations was body image, so I grew up in a household where losing weight was an obsession — one I inherited, unfortunately. To this day...
