By Larry Stansbury Photos by Maureen Tricase/Capture Your Moments Kira Smith is not your ordinary nurse, she’s a nurse that empowers women to be women, especially when giving birth to the first child. Smith was introduced to midwifery. She always...
Tag: Inspire
Causes, Features, Health
INSPIRE: Lindsay and Stella Shaw – Heart Walk Honorees
By Carol Radin Photos by Maureen Tricase What does a mother say to her 10-year-old daughter, who is about to take on a big responsibility with her mom in a very public community event? “I tell her,” Lindsay Shaw...
Featured, Health
INSPIRE: Eva Williams, Principal, Van Duyn Elementary School
By Jamie Jenson Photos by Ana Gil-Taylor Van Duyn Elementary School was a vastly different place than it is today when its principal, Eva Williams, took the helm seven years ago. The school was consistently cited by the state...
Features, Health
INSPIRE: Jane Tretler, cardiac amyloidosis survivor
By Sharee Turpin Photos by Maureen Tricase/Capture Your Moments Jane Tretler was no stranger to strenuous physical activity. An avid swimmer and hiker, she thought her body had no limitations. That changed in September of 2010, when she and...
Featured, Health
INSPIRE: Rheta West, World-Class Weightlifter and Business Owner
by Carol Radin Photos by Maureen Tricase/Capture Your Moments Rheta West still remembers the day a man said to her, “Women don’t dead lift!” She was in her 30s, working out at a gym at the Carrier Corporation, where...
