Moms who deliver at Birth Center of Denver have a totally natural labor and birth—they forgo pain relievers or epidurals, though they can opt for a small amount of nitrous oxide for relaxation (at a level lower than what’s used at dentists’ offices).
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Women’s Self-Defense
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Inspired by personal experiences, a desire to empower our daughters, or the #MeToo Movement, all have committed to spending the better part of their Saturday in the confines of the gymnasium to learn self-defense skills.
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Mobile Training for Pediatric Emergencies
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Many emergency responders do not have the opportunity to get advanced pediatric training. Now, a new mobile medical training unit is bringing hands-on pediatric training to healthcare providers in rural and urban settings.
Women’s Homelessness Initiative: “There are a lot of commonalities with our lives.”
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Every other month on Tuesday nights, 20 guests arrive at 6pm for dinner at Park Hill Congregational United Church of Christ (PHUCC).
Local Author Shares Secrets to “Recalibrate” Your Age
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Richard Purvis’s newly published book, “Recalibrate: Six Secrets to Resetting Your Age” offers some age-old wisdom on which there is almost universal agreement, exercise and get enough sleep (Secrets 2 and 6).
An Athletic Take on Dance
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The Mint Town Center building boasts a new fitness option for men and women. The building’s first tenant, Pure Barre, offers a total body workout focused on lifting, toning and strengthening.
Mental Health Services: More Accessible for Consumers, More Business-Friendly for Therapists
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In the French language, the word sonder can mean “to probe” or “to search.” That’s exactly what Mark Frank was doing when he began to think about a better way for therapists and patients to connect.
Safe Vaping: Is It a Smokescreen?
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Through social media—especially Snapchat and Instagram—kids of all ages come across images of other kids vaping. And it looks pretty glamorous.