By: Kolleen Lucariello Please raise your hand if you've ever felt like you're the one standing in your own way. I know you can't see it, but my hand is raised and waving! If you raised your hand, perhaps you can relate to setting a goal but somehow never getting started. Or, like me, maybe you have dreams you thought would have become reality by now. Maybe you've wanted to apply for that job, repair that relationship, or take that leap of faith, but something always seems to be pulling you...

By: Kolleen Lucariello When I was diagnosed with lupus, I found myself struggling with overwhelming fatigue, inflammation, and brain fog. After much prayer, I believed God was leading me to seek care through a functional medicine doctor. Part of that journey involved taking a regimen of supplements, many of which supported deep detoxification. After nearly three years of faithfully swallowing handfuls of pills every day, I finally asked my doctor if there was a way to lighten the load....

By: Kolleen Lucariello We spent Memorial Day weekend at Smith Mountain Lake with our son’s family. My grandsons sure love to fish. Me? Not so much. I haven’t held a fishing pole in decades. But when my grandson, Nolan, asked me to hold his pole for him, of course, I willingly agreed. He had become frustrated with the fish’s ability to avoid his hook. He’d been trying for hours over two days to catch a fish equal to that of his older brother. Like a good student, I took his pole and held it...