Wellness
Wellness isn’t just about physical health, it’s about all around healthy living.
We’ll show you our favorite ways to break a sweat, but we’ll also explore mental health, spiritual, emotional and social wellbeing.
5 mental health super foods to look for at your local farmers market
May is more than just Mental Health Awareness Month. It's also when many of our favorite fruits and veggies come in season and farmers markets open for the summer! Food plays a significant role in our mental health, as several studies have proven a correlation between healthy diets and improved moods. With so many heal...
May 23, 2022
My 500 Miles and Indy 500 Memorabilia
It's the largest single day sporting event on planet Earth. Let that sink in - as over 300,000 people gather in the small Hoosier town of Speedway, Indiana, just northwest of Indianapolis. A journey that began over 110 years ago has continued with only two interruptions; both for world war, and delayed once for globa...
May 19, 2022
Equine therapy, not just for horses.
As we continue explore different types of therapy that can help your mental health, I was very excited to speak with Larissa from Healing Horse Stables, who shared more about Equine Therapy/ Therapeutic Horsemanship and the benefits it can have on your mental wellness.This form of therapy I can speak of from experience...
May 18, 2022
What is Art Therapy?
As we broaden our awareness of mental health this month, we continue learn more about different types of therapies and how it can benefit our mental wellness.We sat down with Amy Smith-Harris, LCPC, ATR who owns and operates her private practice Amy Smith-Harris Individual & Family Counseling in Springfield, IL to ...
May 16, 2022
Therapy isn't just talking. Sometimes it's art.
Jonathan Haag of Millikin University joined Byers & Co to talk about their unique BFA Art Therapy undergraduate program and details what art therapy is and how it is positively helping with mental health through creativity.
May 12, 2022