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• Women Who Dared: Part 3 • Mesh Fashion Trends • Beauty Revealed Project

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Minash Boutique

Trendy mother-daughter pair opens local store

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The Beauty Revealed Project

Women accept their post-baby bodies

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Julie Brinksneader

Generations of nursing in one family

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Women Who Dared: Part 3

Olive Murphy and Ruth Harrison

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Fashion Ways to wear mesh

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She Finds

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>> editor’s note

Thanks for the memories You know the phrase, all good things must come to an end?

It’s such a simple expression for an experience that generally – unless in reference to finishing a slice of pizza or bowl of ice cream – comes with much emotion.

This is my final note in She magazine and final issue as editor of the publication. This month I begin a new chapter in my professional life. While I am elated to begin this new journey, it isn’t easy to say goodbye to a company and a publication that have meant so much to me for nearly 11 years.

Home News Enterprises and The Republic accepted me fresh out of Purdue University, eager to make a living writing.

I spent three years driving around Bartholomew, Jackson and Jennings counties telling stories of auto accidents, murder trials, community history, local elections and, of course, heart-wrenching and inspiring profile features of area residents. I can still recall the circumstances surrounding the stories that really spoke to me, changed me. The ones that caused me to open my eyes. The ones that touched my soul. What a perfect job for a small-town girl who thought she needed to move to the big city after college in order to define herself. In 2007, I got the opportunity to expand my creative skills as editor of the already esteemed She magazine.

Through the publication, you – as sources and readers – welcomed me into your lives and trusted me to tell your stories and impart information you may find valuable. Through these pages you’ve shared some of my life experiences. She magazine was there when I bought my first home. She saw me married on a sandy St. Thomas beach. You were there

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when I experienced motherhood for the first time with the birth of my son and when life got even crazier and more wonderful with the birth of a daughter.

And She was there for the silly stuff, too. I shaved my legs with seven different razors for the sake of the magazine. I chopped off my hair. We’ve enjoyed a few dinner-and-movie nights out. We’ve even hit the gym together to be strong, healthy and empowered.

As fun as a trip down memory lane can be, it isn’t the theme of this month’s note. Above all, I want to thank you.

Thank you for your support. Thank you for your kind words when you approved of something I did, and thank you for voicing your opinions when you didn’t. Thank you for leading amazing, inspiring lives. Thank you for reading.

I leave this magazine and my other duties with Home News Enterprises in talented, capable hands, and I’m excited to become a loyal reader myself. Now, enough sentiment.

The fun continues. On to this issue: a mother and daughter have opened a boutique; nursing runs in a Columbus woman’s family; we explore the hot fashion trend that is mesh; and we welcome a new “View from Mars” writer, so what are you waiting for? Get reading!

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Part 3 • Women Who Dared: • Mesh Fashion Trends • Beauty Revealed Project

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WhollyStylish This look can mesh with any wardrobe compiled by kelsey declue A material that used to be reserved mainly for lining swim trunks and carrying sports equipment made it big in the high fashion scene in the ’80s. Nearly every woman around during mesh’s big break can remember Madonna sporting the see-through material over a sexy bra and secretly wishing she, too, could pull off the look.

Fortunately, mesh has come a long way since the “Modern English” song, and it’s back in the forefront of fashion trends to follow for the 2014 spring and summer season. Like many trends revisited, today’s mesh is turning up in a more subdued format, paying classy

skin without being overtly sexy. Mesh can work for an evening out or when incorporated into professional wear.

The use of mesh in fashion has evolved, allowing just about anyone with an interest to incorporate it into their personal style. The main types of mesh featured this season are embroidered mesh, athletic mesh and mesh overlay. Embroidered mesh is similar to lace and adds a feminine flair to the trend. It is great for professional wear as it typically adorns blouses and dresses.

Mesh overlay is a kind of micro version of the material – an almost veil-like option – that’s showing up over A-line

Like many trends revisited, today’s mesh is turning up in a more subdued format, paying classy homage to decades past. homage to decades past. Mesh is a great coverage option for this time of year when the weather has warmed but the breeze can still carry a chill. The material can also add a fun, punk-rock feel to any outfit when showcased on accessories such as a cuff bracelet or scarf. The style is a great way to show

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skirts and as a great layering piece over a tank. Athletic mesh, the closest to the original, has been reborn in bright, neon colors and as a funky detail on accessories and footwear.

However you choose to wear it, mesh can make a fun addition to your summer wardrobe. *she CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: French actress Laura Smet; shoes worn by actress Elizabeth Mathis; Miley Cyrus; Gemma Arterton (Getty Images).

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The mesh trend is in full swing at Columbus retail stores in a variety of styles. Incorporate it into your wardrobe in the way that best fits your personality, from flirty and feminine to industrial and edgy.

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Xhilaration dress, $19.99 from Target

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Esley blouse, $42, from Minash Boutique

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Clothes-Minded

On top of fashion trends

By Catherine Hageman

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t wasn’t very long ago that hats were the norm. My grandma Jojo remembers wearing hats to church every weekend. A few years ago, my mom and I found a box of Jojo’s old hats in her basement. I loved imagining the outfits that went with each one – gloves included, of course.

After being so popular through the 1950s, women’s hats began to go out of style in the 1960s. Today, the only time I see women wearing hats is for Kentucky Derby parties. I have to thank Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (formerly Kate Middleton), for helping to bring hats back into the fashion view, just has her late mother-in-law, Diana, did in the 1980s. Of course in the United Kingdom hats are the norm (or at least they are according to the various British royalty blogs I frequent). And I think they need to be the norm here, too.

I wore a hat for Easter – really, it was a fascinator, which is just a smaller hat that sits on top or to the side of your head – and it was so much fun.

I usually don’t dress up for Easter, but the weather was so lovely this year, I couldn't help myself. I grabbed a spring dress that I hadn't had a chance to wear yet this year and paired it with my hat – a confection of black and white feathers attached

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Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge. (Getty Images)

to a headband. I had gotten it from a friend the night before (thanks, Sarah) and ended up wearing it with jeans while sipping wine that night because I couldn’t bear to take it off.

These days, hats come in all shapes and sizes, made to fit anyone’s style. If the thought of wearing a hat is too much, fascinators are a great option for people looking to start small. The best thing to pair with a hat, besides a cute cocktail dress, is confidence. You’ll get lots of comments and compliments in your hat, so be ready for some extra attention and take it with a smile. I have four weddings coming up this summer, and I am already plotting how I can fit a hat into my dressy wedding outfits.

Like any movement, I can’t do this one by myself. It’s going to take all of you to help me make hats happen. I’m willing to invest in several more hats (and fascinators) in order to do my part. It’s all about the sacrifices, you know. *she Catherine Hageman lives in Columbus with her “fur babies,” Hamlet, Horatio, Othello and Perdita. She blogs fashion advice at smalltownbigwardrobe.com and can be reached at Catherine.

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Minash Boutique brings another choice for trendy fashion to Columbus

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Most 20-year-olds with a knack for fashion wouldn’t pick their mothers to partner with to open a boutique. However, Ashton Setser and her mom, Mindy, aren’t your typical mother-daughter duo. In addition to looking more like sisters or friends, the women cherish a relationship that functions that way, too.

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“We balance each other out really well,” said Ashton. “We both love fashion, but we have very different styles, so we don’t fight about it.”

It’s that love of fashion and thirst for adventure that led the two to open Minash Boutique in March. The quaint, yet trendy, women’s boutique sits off Beam Road in a retail strip between 25th Street and National Road.

“There was nothing like this in town, and we knew Columbus could handle a trendier boutique,” Mindy said.

The two began the preparations nearly two years ago. Mindy used her past experience as the finance manager for Setser Fabricating, her husband’s metal fabricating business, to build a financial plan for Minash. Mindy and Ashton attended a boutique marketplace in Chicago where they scouted brands and clothing lines to carry in the shop. It’s a trip they plan to take seasonally to brush up on industry trends and buy new items to carry.

“We love Chicago,” said Ashton, who pursued marketing at IUPUC. “It’s a really special place for us.”

The two have been taking trips to the city for several years as a way to bond. Ashton is the oldest of four children. Mindy and her husband, Jason, also have a 9-, 7- and 5-year-old.

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“For the longest time, it was just Ashton, and then our other children came pretty close together, so our Chicago trips are a way for the two of us to get away and stay connected,” Mindy said.

Ashton manages the store on a daily basis, and Mindy oversees the big picture and keeps the books. Minash (a blending of their first names suggested by Mindy’s mom) strives to carry unique, high quality boutique fashion at affordable prices. Some of the brands include Kut Denim, Nick & Mo, Esley and M.Rena.

Minash also sells Havaianas sandals, jewelry and local cosmetics from Garb2Art. They also feature a line of organic cotton basic T-shirts.

“We carry a little bit of everything, but we specialize in dresses,” Ashton said.

Handmade metal pipe clothing racks and steel gray paint create an industrial feel that blends seamlessly with feminine touches such as the ruffled drapes and baby blue waiting chairs in the dressing room area. Open just a few months, the women are elated that they’ve already secured a loyal customer base.

“There was nothing like this in town, and we knew Columbus could handle a trendier boutique.”

—Mindy Setser “The clothing is trendy, unique and unlike anything else you can find in the area,” said Columbus mom Lindsey Babinec, who attended the grand-opening event Minash held in March and has been returning regularly. “I like to stop by once a week to see what great, new things they have.

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“Mindy and Ashton are both friendly and helpful, and they make great recommendations on ways to put different pieces together to create an awesome look.”

Customer service is a priority.

“We want women to come in and feel special,” Ashton said. “We have clothing for all different body types, and we want people to trust us to help them find something that looks great on them.”

Ashton prides herself on “really paying attention to fabric and cut” and helping shoppers find styles that fit their individual bodies and personalities, but also help people branch out when they want to.

“I want women to come out of the dressing room and ask me what I think about something or ask me what pants might coordinate with a top they like. That’s customer service you can’t find in a department store,” she said.

Minash is a labor of love for the Setsers, that Ashton swears usually “doesn’t feel like work.” However, the two also cherish time off the clock to be together with their family and pursue other hobbies.

“There are definitely times when we butt heads and times when one of us has to say to the other, ‘I really don’t feel like talking about work right now,’” Mindy said. “We certainly enjoy when we can just hang out as a family and be together all six of us.”

The family enjoys attending church together and taking vacations to the beach.

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The beautifully photographed black-andwhite photo making the rounds on Facebook was evocative — five laughing women standing close together, their hands on each other’s shoulders, their faces turned jubilantly toward the camera, wearing only their underwear.

They could have been Victoria’s Secret models.

Only these were women with pockmarked thighs, pendulous breasts and bellies crisscrossed by stretch marks and C-section scars.

These were un-Photoshopped women with babies they love and bodies they hate. These were mothers. And they were on a mission — to debunk the air-brushed standards of feminine beauty.

“Women want change,” said Rachel Barlow, the woman in the photo wearing lacy black underwear and a flower in her hair and the creator of the Beauty Revealed Project.

“They want to finally feel valued in their truest physical form. They want their children to grow up in a different society that is more accepting and loving.”

Barlow, 26, of San Antonio, Texas, commissioned the photo last year when she was 16 months postpartum with her first child and weary of hating her 5-foot-3-inch,145-pound body. Growing up with an overweight mother, an anorexic sister and her own “tree-trunk thighs,” deluged and deluded by media images of femininity she could never attain, Barlow suffered from body-image issues like a widely reported 80 percent of American females.

After giving birth by C-section, she could barely look at her scar or her formerly perky, now voluminous, breasts. Like so many wom-

en postpartum, she realized she was ecstatic with her new son. But, ironically, she was disgusted by the body that created him. That’s when she decided enough was enough.

“I had seen some YouTube videos floating around, talking about the belly and the skin and how we should cherish and love it and not be so ashamed,” said Barlow. “And I thought I’d like to get some photos of my body just as it is now. I thought maybe by learning to accept the ugly scar across my abdomen, I would learn to accept the small things about my body I have always hated.”

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Barlow took her thoughts to her local mothers’ group, which has a membership of hundreds, including professional photographer Darien McGuire. Soon, Barlow not only had beautifully lighted, beautifully composed photos of herself and four other moms, but her idea had become a movement. And it wasn’t just a local movement. As word began to spread via Facebook, women from as far away as Canada, Brazil and New Zealand were contacting Barlow, wanting their pictures taken, too. Photographers lined up, too, wanting to be involved.

“I was shocked at the numbers pouring in.

Amazed,” said Barlow. “Women told us they wanted their children to value true beauty not defined by society.”

The Beauty Revealed Project Facebook page ( www.facebook.com/Beautyrevealedproject ) today boasts more than 17,000 likes, as well as photos and testimonials from “real women who have real scars and real stories,” said the project’s new head coordinator, Nancy Ang of Daisy Jean Photography in Norfolk, Va. A stable of up to 40 photographers has, to date, photographed some 200 mothers, from four weeks’ postpartum to 25 years’ — in their

underwear, in swimsuits, in living rooms, on private beaches, with their babies, together in groups and as individuals. Each woman, who pays a token $30 fee to the photographer, can opt to keep her photos for herself, as a personal reminder of how beautiful she really is.

Or she can release her photos for use on the project’s Facebook page or its website www. beautyrevealedproject.com.

“Our main focus is to provide images for mothers to feel beautiful and uplifted,” said Barlow. “Our second focus is to use those images to help others and to normalize the postpartum body.”

One of those mothers is Helena Claus of Isle of Wight, Va., who was 28 with a 16-month-old when she signed up for a photo session. Claus had struggled since middle school with body image issues. When she heard about the Beauty Revealed Project, she knew she had to do it, if not for herself, for her future daughter.

“If I can’t love myself, how can I teach a daughter to love herself?” she said.

Determined as she was, Claus felt timid, like most moms, when she arrived for her shoot on a private beach in Virginia.

“I’m so awkward in front of a camera — and in my underwear! But I see the picture now, and I feel totally proud of myself. I feel empowered and beautiful,” said Claus, whose jubilant photograph of herself on the project’s website, standing in the surf with her arms outstretched, trumps her initial timidity. “Not only that, but after seeing all the uplifting comments on the website, I feel maybe I can be a bridge for other people with eating disorders or body image issues to come out and say, ‘I have this issue, too.’”

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“They want to finally feel valued in their truest physical form.

They want their children to grow up in a different society that is more accepting and loving.”

—Rachel Barlow, creator

Wells Jackson travels the country taking real pictures of real moms for her “Fourth Trimester Bodies Project.”

“The more projects like this there are out there, the more new moms can stumble upon them,” said McGuire. “Even for high schoolers who see these photos, who see what real moms look like — it could change their body images issues.”

Meanwhile, the project believes if one woman can be empowered right now, that’s something, too.

“My husband tells me every day how gorgeous I am, and that’s great,” said Claus. ”But it’s not the same as when you come to that realization yourself. The body I see in that picture is so much more than a girl who struggled with body image. That body gave me my child.” *she

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A whiter shade of pale

By Jennifer Willhite

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Smile—professional and over-the-counter products can yield brighter teeth Perhaps you’ve seen the commercial with the woman whose friend invites her to an important social gathering for which she has only two hours to prepare.

Although nervous, she emerges ready for the event with a beaming white smile thanks to the quick action of a teeth-whitening product she used at home.

An exciting prospect, but does it work? Well, yes and no.

Introduced more than a decade ago, over-the-counter at-home whitening products have come a long way. Today, they promise to deliver better results in even less time than their predecessors.

Just like your skin, your teeth are porous. The way whitening products work is to draw out stains from the tooth’s surface and pores, said dentist Dipesh Sitaram, with Dental Solutions of Columbus.

Artificial dental work, such as crowns, implants and fillings, usually have a glazed finish making them not as porous as natural teeth and, therefore, unable to

absorb the whitening agent. Also, when artificial dental work is positioned, it’s made to match the surrounding teeth.

You will not achieve a uniform shade of white on natural teeth and surrounding dental work using OTC whitening, according to dentist Christopher Bartels of Tipton Lakes Family Dentistry.

And don’t forget about nature.

Age-related tooth discoloration cannot be reversed or lightened.

“As we get older, our teeth get yellower,” Sitaram said. “As aging happens, the outer layer of the tooth gets thinner, making the dentin (or inner pulp) show through.”

It’s important to remember that whitening is essentially exterior bleaching, so if you have tooth discoloration due to medication use or tooth death, whitening isn’t likely to help.

However, not all is lost. Overthe-counter whitening products work great to remove superficial stains, like what you get from drinking coffee, wine or soda

on a regular basis, said dentist Rob Gausmann, with Gausmann Family Dental.

Depending on the type of whitening product you choose, you may run into a few challenges.

Whitening strips are popular and work great if your teeth are straight, but if you have overlapping areas or teeth that have shifted, you may get mixed results. Also, whitening strips have the tendency to not stay in place once they’re positioned on the teeth, said Gausmann.

To get more even whitening, try using a bleaching tray that allows the whitening agent to get into the crevices between teeth.

Most dentists offer custom-made bleaching trays and bleaching gel that has a higher peroxide concentration than OTC products for at-home whitening.

“You put bleaching gel into the trays and wear them for a little while each day,” Gausmann said, “like when you’re watching TV or something.”

But the tradeoff may be increased tooth sensitivity postwhitening. “Usually, you will wear the tray for 30 to 45 minutes,” said Gausmann. “If your teeth are sensitive, back off and use it for less time.”

If you’ve been using a whitening product every day for a few days and notice you’re having

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ABOVE: A professional teeth whitening with ultra-violet light. (Getty Images)

Are they safe? Yes. Area dentists say there’s little risk of side effects associated with using OTC whitening products.

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sensitivity issues, alternate days or use the product every second day. But again there is a tradeoff.

Extending your whitening schedule means you will take longer to reach your desired shade. And if you are preparing for an upcoming event, such as a wedding or prom, the odds that you’ll reach your ideal white smile lessen.

So over-the-counter products work when used regularly, but are they safe? Yes. From traditional bleaching trays to convenient white strips and pens, there’s little risk of side effects associated with using OTC whitening products, according to area dentists.

“Generally, anything over the counter isn’t going to hurt you,” Bartels said. “Worst case, your teeth may become sensitive for a week or two.”

The primary ingredient in over-the-counter whitening products is hydrogen peroxide – a bleaching agent. All OTC products are peroxide-based and contain about 10 percent to 12 percent hydrogen peroxide, which is fairly mild. Whitening products you get from your dentist may have a slightly higher concentration, around 20 to 25 percent, said Sitaram.

To reduce your risk for possible side effects, area dentists recommend that you first make sure you have a healthy smile.

“As long as you have good, strong teeth, you’re fine to whiten,” Sitaram said. “If the tooth architecture is already weak, bleaching will make it worse.”

If you have dental issues, such as cavities or gum recession, treat them before you whiten, Bartels said. Another thing to consider is existing dental work and tooth discoloration.

Once you have achieved your desired shade of white, you will know if your teeth are getting stained again. Touching up between whitening is OK, but it’s best to be proactive, Sitaram said.

Start by using whitening toothpaste to keep your smile bright, he added.

Choosing the right post-whitening products can be a bit overwhelming when there are dozens available. Look for the American Dental Association’s seal of approval, Gausmann recommends.

“If a product has been approved, it has gone through extra testing to verify its safety and effectiveness,” he said.

In the past, some whitening toothpastes contained pumice. So as you brushed you were rubbing off the stain and with it tooth enamel, Gausmann said.

To best protect your enamel, don’t get aggressive when brushing and avoid foods and beverages that can easily stain. And remember, when whitening, time is everything.

“Whitening works by the quantity of time you have the material on your teeth,” said Sitaram.

“Not the quantity of gel that’s used.

A little goes a long way.” *she

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Julie Brinksneader’s smile is contagious.

Whether you ask her friends, family or patients, they all agree the 30-year-old registered nurse uplifts everyone around her.

When she was a teenager, the Columbus native had aspirations to become a veterinarian, but a high school trip to visit a veterinary clinic put an end to that. After witnessing part of what was involved with a vet’s day-to-day duties, including euthanasia, Brinksneader decided she needed to find something else.

The Columbus North alumna planned to pursue a degree in physical therapy, but ultimately decided nursing was a better fit for her while attending the University of Evansville. It was a career move that made sense; after all her grandmother was a nurse, and two aunts are as well.

Brinksneader’s grandmother, who died in 2008, shared stories about her days as a nurse and offered what advice and encouragement she could.

She later attended Brinksneader’s pinning ceremony and saw her granddaughter begin her career.

When she was hired at Columbus Regional Health in 2006, Brinksneader trained under the same head nurse and on the same orthopedic/ neurosurgery unit as her aunt, Cindy Hotz, had more than 20 years earlier.

During her first few months on the job, Brinksneader observed Hotz, an operating room nurse, assisting with procedures. Since that time, the pair has only worked together on a few occasions but manages to still see one another and chat. Hotz said she’s gotten a lot of

feedback about Brinksneader from colleagues.

“She’s so wonderful, caring and compassionate,” Hotz said. “She loves nursing so much.

When they need extra help on her unit, she’s there to assist.”

Aside from encouraging others who pursue a career in the nursing field to not get too frustrated with classes, said Brinksneader it can also take time to find your niche.

“Before the flood in 2008, I worked on the ortho/neuro unit,” Brinksneader said. She had a special passion for neurosurgery and rehabilitation after witnessing her grandfather’s recovery from a stroke in the ’90s as a teenager.

“It was perfect; I liked neuro and ortho,” she said. “So that unit was wonderful for me starting out.”

After the flood, her unit was dissolved. She went to work on the orthopedic unit with the Joint and Spine Center working with patients who have elective joint surgeries, like knee replacements. The avid runner feels at home on her unit because of her active background and interest in bones and muscles.

One of the most challenging aspects of her job is controlling her patients’ pain, she said.

“They just want to get better,” Brinksneader said. “But the surgery, as with any surgery, can have some painful side effects, so the nurses have to be on top of offering pain medicine and ice packs and stuff like that.”

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out of bed, move around and begin his recovery. “You have to keep your attitude high and stay positive,” she said. “You reassure them and keep them smiling.”

Three days is plenty of time to get to know the patients, Brinksneader said. The most enjoyable part is seeing their recovery and their ability to walk and get around on their own.

She carries the title of preceptor, which means she also trains new graduates and nurses.

“It’s hard starting out being a new nurse and learning everything,” Brinksneader said. “You learn in school and have clinicals, but you don’t learn everything. On the job, you see so many things, and every day is different. I’m still learning.”

Brinksneader said sometimes the new nurses throw a curveball or two with their questions, but everyone is essentially learning from one another.

“I’ll be a nurse for eight years this year,” she said. “So obviously they’ve learned new things at school that I haven’t. So they teach me things, and I teach them things. It’s fun to see them grow.”

Brinksneader was nurse Jaimie Babinec’s preceptor when she started on the orthopedic unit in

August 2009. Immediately, it was Brinksneader’s smile and positive attitude that put Babinec at ease.

“In the beginning, she guided me through the difficult situation of learning to talk to the doctors and families,” said Babinec. “We were side-by-side for almost three months, and we’re now great friends because of it.”

Brinksneader credits her high school cross country coach Rick Weinheimer with instilling her with positivity and determination.

“He taught me to have a positive attitude all the time,” she said. “You can’t control other people, but you can be positive. If you focus on the negative, you can’t get anything accomplished.”

Brinksneader coaches Girls on the Run at Parkside Elementary School and hopes to pass on the lessons her former coach instilled in her. Associated with the Foundation for Youth, the program is open to girls in second through sixth grade.

“I didn’t realize how much fun it would be,” she said. “It’s fun to see them improve and make it farther than they think they will.”

Admittedly competitive, Brinksneader didn’t let dehydration stop her from running the full Mill Race Marathon in September.

When Quality Matters!

“I had the stomach flu the Wednesday before the marathon,” she said. “So I was already dehydrated, and after spending all that time training I was really mad at my time and how horrible I did.”

One month later, she ran the full Monumental Marathon in Indianapolis and cut her time by 31 minutes.

Brinksneader works the weekend shift of 12-hour days Saturday and Sunday, which allows her to spend more quality time with her husband, Adam, and their 3-year-old daughter, Kylie.

“She and I go to the mall, playground or the kidscommons downtown,” she said. “When it’s warm out, she wants to go to the playground.

It’s really fun.”

In nice weather Brinksneader pushes her daughter in a running stroller. But after this fall, the expectant mother said she will need a running stroller for two. She doesn’t expect pregnancy to slow her down though.

“I won’t change much,” she said. “I’ll still work weekends and through the week here and there. As long as the baby is healthy and not born early, we’ll be great.” *she

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From left, B.J. Rich, president of the Bartholomew County Tuberculosis Association, Olive Murphy and Benjamin M. King, hospital bacteriologist, look at a shaker bath machine donated to the hospital in 1962. It was used in testing for tuberculosis.

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DARED — Part 3 in a Series —

Columbus’ history is peppered with legendary women. They have titles including movie star, actor, television producer, sculptor, chef, magazine publisher, newspaper executive and diplomat. Others lived modest lives, but all played a vital role in making Columbus the vibrant and thriving community it is today.

These Columbus pioneers dealt with social and racial injustice, fought for equal rights and for their voices to be heard. Some even lost their lives in the pursuit of benefiting others. They paved the road, creating a much smoother path for the women of today and the future.

To pay tribute to the accomplishments and sacrifices of these women, She magazine is featuring profiles of historic women of Columbus.

Here is the third in the series, “Women Who Dared.”

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live Murphy and Ruth Harrison had several things in common.

Both had successful careers in their fields. Both disregarded the long-held belief that only men could lead. But most importantly, both were forerunners, changing the business landscape and making it possible for women to aspire to positions of leadership.

Today, Columbus is home to numerous female executives, but when Murphy and Harrison joined the workforce, the thought of a female administrator was, in many circles, considered absurd.

Olive Murphy

The matriarch

of local health care Olive Murphy was one of the first women in Columbus to break the glass ceiling. She served as administrator of Bartholomew County Hospital from 1939 to 1967. Her 28-year career, the longest of any Bartholomew County Hospital administrator, involved growing the hospital from a facility with 32 patient beds to a regional medical center with 184 beds.

Murphy first became interested in a nursing career after caring for her mother during an illness. She gave up teaching school to enroll in the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing in Baltimore. After working at a Baltimore hospital, she returned to her hometown of Winchester to direct the hospital there before coming to Columbus.

She received many honors and recognition of her outstanding work throughout the years, including being named Hospital Administrator of the Year in 1961 by the Tri-State Hospital Assembly. She helped establish Blue Cross-Blue Shield Insurance Co. in Indiana and served on its first board.

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censing Council and was influential in the state Legislature in passing the law to license practical nurses.

She helped found the Hospital Foundation and was its executive director for 17 years before being named honorary executive director.

“Miss Olive Murphy forged new trails to make health care better in Columbus during her tenure as hospital administrator from 1939 to 1967, at a time when there were few women in such leadership roles,” said Jim Bickel, Columbus Regional Health president and chief executive officer. “It is a privilege to serve today in my role and build on an important legacy that Miss Murphy helped to establish.”

She retired from the hospital in 1967. She died in 1984 at the age of 84.

Ruth Harrison

Shattering

stereotypes Like Murphy, Ruth Harrison also will have a place in Columbus’ history as a woman who did not accept the status quo.

She retired in 1989 as director of the Indiana Department of Financial Institutions. She was the first woman and the first banker to ever hold the position.

When she retired, she was respected nationally in the banking world, but her career did not begin that way. In 1945, 19-year-old Harrison took her first job as a receptionist and switchboard operator at Arvin Industries. In a December 2012 Republic article, she described the transition to the job that would begin her climb up the corporate ladder.

“Ed Lauther (who was then president of Irwin Union Bank and Trust Co.) came into the office one day and suggested that I come to work at the bank,” said Harrison.

Her first job at Irwin Union was in the loan department. She was 30 years old.

“All of the men in the department had the title of loan officer,” Harrison said in the article. “They called me a loan interviewer.”

At one point in her career at Irwin Union, Harrison decided she wanted to go to banking school, something, up to that point, only male loan officers had done.

“I really wanted to go to that school,” she told The Republic. “I approached my boss and told him of my desire. He just looked at me and said, ‘But you’re married.’ I looked back at him and said, ‘So are you.’”

Harrison retired in 1983 as vice president of marketing at Irwin Union. That same year, Gov. Robert Orr asked her to serve as director of the Indiana Department of Financial Institutions, a position she held for six years.

Throughout her career, Harrison worked hard to help her female banking colleagues. She served as a member and national chairwoman of the National Association of Bank Women and was co-founder and first president of the Indiana chapter of the Bank Marketing Association. She was a member of the Bank Marketing Association’s Board of Directors and served on numerous committees with the Indiana Bankers Association and the American Bankers Association. *she

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Vanessa Redgrave, left, and Kelly Reilly in a scene from the new ABC medical drama “Black Box.” (AP Photo)

By frazier moore ap television writer

ABC’s brainy new medical drama “Black Box” does a neat trick: It dares viewers to imagine for themselves the cost-benefit ratio of addiction and does it without taking a firm stand.

It does it in the person of lovely, topof-her-field Dr. Catherine Black, known as “the Marco Polo of the Brain,” who helps patients navigate a range of neurological disorders.

She also secretly wrestles with one of her own: She’s bipolar.

Meanwhile, she’s addicted to the mind-expanding, sometimes rapturous but ultimately dangerous effects of skipping the meds that keep her “normalized” and letting her condition run full tilt.

“This show is not a generic examination of bipolarity — not at all,” says series star Kelly Reilly. “This is about one woman who is an addict to her disease.

The disease is treatable. But it calls for a lifetime of commitment and rearranging medications to see what works and what doesn’t work — and fighting the battle of deciding whether or not you want to take them.”

“Black Box” pulls a 180 on the plague of addiction: Catherine Black must “just say yes” to the drugs that will keep this wild child tamed. Yet sometimes she just can’t. Or won’t.

She is played by the English-born Reilly, who co-starred with Denzel Washington in the film “Flight,” appeared in the two “Sherlock Holmes” films headlined by Robert Downey Jr., and starred in “Above Suspicion,” a British TV crime drama.

One recent day on Stage B at New York’s Silvercup Studios, Reilly met with a reporter in her character’s office in the tony Neuroscience Research and Treatment Center, aka The Cube, where Black and her colleagues probe the brain’s mysteries.

The show also stars Terry Kinney as the NRTC chief of staff, Ditch Davey as a womanizing neurosurgeon on the team, David Ajala as Catherine’s restaurateur

boyfriend and Vanessa Redgrave as Catherine’s shrink.

“This is not a life that’s ever going to be straight and narrow for Catherine,” says Reilly. “It’s always going to be a bit wobbly: Is she gonna go off crazy again, or is she going to try to toe the line? She’s a rulebreaker by nature who takes risks.

But I think she longs for what normal might feel like.”

The series was created by Amy Holden Jones, whose credits include the films “Mystic Pizza” and “Indecent Proposal.”

And she comes to “Black Box” well prepared, having as a girl been “homeschooled in bipolar,” as she puts it: Her father was a practicing physician until he was 70 despite being manic-depressive and suffering periodic breakdowns.

“There are highly functional bipolar people,” Jones says, and the condition is more common than is generally suspected.

“You may think your only experience of it is on ‘Homeland,’” she says, referring to the Showtime thriller whose CIA heroine suffers notably from bipolar disorder. “But that’s probably not the case.” You may know someone who’s bipolar and keeping it private, she says.

Jones agrees that “Black Box” isn’t just a show about an illness.

“The series has an addiction metaphor,” she says. “And the high does provide a gift.”

“It’s an incomparable asset,” says her fellow executive producer, Ilene Chaiken (“The L Word”). “It makes Catherine the great doctor she is. But that doesn’t mean the condition isn’t also tragic and painful.”

In the pilot, Catherine traveled from New York to address a medical group — a barnburner of a speech she writes and delivers while strategically skipping her meds. Still tripping afterward, she takes her chauffeur back to the hotel to play, then hallucinates flying over San Francisco through a Van Gogh-worthy starry night.

This sort of thing poses serious risks for a woman in a high-level job and a committed relationship.

And while she struggles with her personal tug of war, Catherine is up to her ears in patients beset by a wild range of complaints (all of them documented cases, according to the show). One sufferer peers in the mirror and sees a walking corpse. Another, who is legally blind, hallucinates visions in dazzling color.

Another has a best friend and reliedupon companion who doesn’t exist.

These are all confounding manifestations of the human brain which, according to “Black Box” gospel, dwarfs even the far reaches of the universe in its vast complexity and presents this tantalizing paradox: Here is a thinking machine too complicated to be understood, even by itself.

What, then, is “normal” operation for the brain? In her manic state, Catherine insists that medication dooms you to mediocrity.

Her psychiatrist disagrees, arguing that Catherine’s meds protect her from mood swings that could lead to self-destruction or even suicide: “It allows you to live long enough to do your best work.”

Fine. But would you, the viewer, be able to resist the lure of transcendence that Catherine routinely falls prey to?

“This,” says Reilly, “is what I hope will be the conversation viewers have.” *she

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Strawberries are red, ripe and ready By lauren chattman photos by gordon m. grant newsday (mct)

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et your strawberries while they’re ripe.

Unlike the trucked-in berries available at supermarkets, which are bred first and foremost to survive the long trip from Florida, California or Mexico, local strawberries are bred for sweetness and flavor. But unlike supermarket berries, which are picked well before they ripen so they don’t go bad in transit, local berries are picked when they’re ready to eat.

If flavor and ripeness aren’t enough, consider this: Commercially grown strawberries appear perennially on environmentalists’ lists of foods most heavily contaminated with pesticides. In contrast, local berries are grown by small farmers, many of whom raise their crops organically.

The best local berries are small, an indication they haven’t been pumped up by fertilizers. They also are fragrant and ruby red all the way through, because they’ve been picked when ripe. Don’t wash them until you are ready to eat them. These berries are like little sponges and will soak up water and then begin to rot soon thereafter.

They can be refrigerated to keep longer but will lose some of their delightful juiciness when chilled. If you can’t eat your berries immediately, it’s better to freeze them for later use. Just wash and drain them, cut off the stems and place them in a zipper-lock bag in the coldest part of your freezer. If you think ahead, you’ll be able to enjoy some of the local crop in a strawberry pie in the middle of winter.

Right now, however, pie is the furthest thing from my mind. When strawberries are this flavorful and juicy, I don’t bother cooking them. I serve them on top of ice cream or ricotta cheese, with panna cotta, and in a sweet and savory salsa that’s great with grilled fish. Here are some of the simple ways I plan to eat them over the next week or two.

Strawberries with sweetened ricotta and balsamic-black pepper syrup. (Gordon M. Grant/Newsday/MCT)

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Ginger Panna Cotta with Strawberries and Mint

Makes 4 servings ½ cup milk 1 envelope unflavored gelatin 2 cups heavy cream ¾ cup sugar 1 (3-inch) piece fresh ginger, peeled and sliced ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract 1/3 cup water ½ cup mint leaves 1 cup strawberries

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Pour milk into a small bowl and sprinkle with gelatin. Let stand until gelatin dissolves, 1 to 2 minutes.

Combine cream, ½ cup sugar and ginger in a small, heavy saucepan and bring to a boil. Remove from heat, add gelatin mixture and whisk constantly for one minute to dissolve gelatin. Let stand 15 minutes to steep. Stir in vanilla and strain into four ramekins or custard cups. Refrigerate until firm, at least six hours or overnight.

Bring water and remaining ¼ cup sugar to boil in a small saucepan. Stir in mint leaves and let stand 10 minutes to steep.

Place strawberries in a bowl and pour mint syrup through a strainer and into bowl, pressing down on leaves with a spoon. Let stand 10 minutes to cool to room temperature.

Fill a medium-size bowl with very hot tap water. One at a time, run a paring knife around each panna cotta, then dip bottom half of ramekin in water for 30 seconds. Place a small plate on top of mold, invert, tap bottom of mold and lift off plate. Arrange berries around each panna cotta and serve immediately.

Banana Split with Dulce de Leche and Strawberries ¼ cup heavy cream 1 tablespoon sugar ½ teaspoon vanilla 1 banana, split lengthwise 1½ cups coconut or vanilla ice cream ½ cup strawberries, stemmed and sliced, plus 3 small strawberries, hulled ¼ cup dulce de leche or other caramel sauce 2 tablespoons sweetened flaked coconut, toasted

Whip cream, sugar and vanilla with an electric mixer until cream holds soft peaks.

Place banana slices in a long, narrow, shallow dish. Arrange three scoops of ice cream on top of banana. Spoon sliced strawberries over ice cream and drizzle with about half of the dulce de leche sauce. Top with whipped cream, drizzle with more dulce de leche and sprinkle with coconut. Top each mound of ice cream and whipped cream with a small strawberry. Serve immediately.

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Makes 4-6 servings

Strawberry Salsa This is good on grilled fish, with tortilla chips or spooned over slices of fresh mozzarella.

2 cups strawberries, stemmed and diced 1 avocado, pitted, peeled and diced 1 jalapeĂąo pepper, seeded and finely chopped Juice from 1 lime 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh cilantro 1 teaspoon sugar Âź teaspoon salt Combine strawberries, avocado, jalapeĂąo, lime juice, cilantro, sugar and salt in a bowl and gently toss. Serve immediately with grilled fish or tortilla chips.

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Strawberries with Sweetened Ricotta and Balsamic-Black Pepper Syrup AS SEEN ON PAGE 40

Strawberry, Mascarpone and Amaretti Parfaits 1 cup mascarpone 1 tablespoon Amaretto or other almond liqueur ¼ cup heavy cream ¼ cup sugar 6 amaretti cookies, crumbled 1 cup stemmed and sliced strawberries

Combine mascarpone, Amaretto, cream and 2 tablespoons sugar in a bowl.

Beat with a mixer until smooth.

Divide crumbled cookies among four parfait glasses.

Spoon strawberries over cookies, then top with mascarpone mixture. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes and up to three hours before serving.

Makes 4 servings

Makes 4 servings Use leftover syrup on top of ice cream or frozen yogurt.

1 cup balsamic vinegar ½ cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar 1 tablespoon cracked black peppercorns 1½ cups strawberries, stemmed and sliced 2 cups full-fat ricotta cheese Combine vinegar, ½ cup sugar and peppercorns in a small saucepan; bring to a boil over medium heat. Simmer, adjusting heat as necessary, until reduced by half. Strain into a bowl or small measuring cup and let cool to room temperature.

Combine ricotta and remaining 2 tablespoons sugar in a medium bowl.

Divide among four dessert bowls. Spoon strawberries over ricotta, drizzle with syrup and serve immediately. *she

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Trials vs. Trophies “The word ‘happiness’ would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness.”

—Carl Jung “Hard work often pays off after a time, but laziness always pays off now.”

—Unknown Slacker

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hile considering topics for this, my first She magazine article, it struck me that there are certain areas where my friends tend to line up along gender lines. One of those areas involves the aptly dubbed “participation trophy.” It’s entirely possible that I am expressing an unpopular opinion. Still, given my observations of children in general, and my kids in particular, I think it’s worth having the conversation.

I was a late starter when it came to kids, having had my first when I was in my mid30s. Maybe it’s the perspective of time or an occupational hazard. Either way, I find that I have a hard time reconciling the real-world connection between hard work and positive outcomes, and the great lengths to which kidcentric activities often go to pretend that one thing has nothing to do with the other.

My son played youth soccer and had a great time doing it. He had great coaches and

family that braved the wind-swept tundra of Parkside on Saturday mornings. I love him dearly, but to say that my son was an average player would strain the meaning of the word. Not once could I inspire him to kick the ball around between practices. Because of his lackadaisical attitude, he simply didn’t develop great skills.

Still, in his room sits a shiny trophy marking his participation in the sport. He has no particular connection to that trophy and would likely never notice if I put it away. That trophy doesn’t do a good job of describing who Gavin is. He “earned” that trophy the way he earned his Perfect Attendance Award that year in school, just by showing up.

Fun for fun’s sake is an excellent goal and should be held onto as long as possible.

However, something about placing a value, particularly an impliedly “high” value, on just showing up runs contrary to common sense

It’s not difficult to see who your plumber should be. and, I would suggest, does little to motivate the kids to try while going a long way toward rewarding laziness.

Gavin has done great things. He has gone above and beyond and given his best efforts in many areas. He has achieved rank in taekwondo, hiked sections of the Appalachian Trail and canoed the Boundary Waters of Minnesota. In doing those things, he faced challenges from storms to fatigue to black bears. All of those things (except, thankfully, the bear) involved trial and error. Failure, more failure and then, finally, success.

Those are the things he keeps doing, because when he succeeds it really matters.

Those things are cemented into his consciousness precisely because it was hard and because he was able to rise to, and overcome, those challenges. Why continue to work at soccer since he’s apparently already mastered it as evidenced by his trophy?

I question whether future college professors, teammates, employers and family would settle for (let alone celebrate) Gavin simply showing up. I kind of doubt it. I suspect they would expect him to give an exceptional effort, to work harder and to strive to do better.

I doubt his teammates would carry him on their shoulders for punctuality. I doubt his employers would provide him more and better opportunities because he punched the clock on time each day. I doubt his (hopefully far in the distant future) spouse and children would appreciate him putting an average amount of effort into their relationships. I hope, for his sake, that none of those things is in his future.

Like all parents, I want to protect my son.

I feel each heartache he feels with equal intensity. Every time he falls, I want to pick him up.

Unfortunately, there are times when sparing him that disappointment robs him of opportunities to succeed. If done too casually, I fear that we are doing a poor job of preparing our kids for a life where hard times happen and where real effort matters. *she Jeff Rocker is an attorney with the firm of Beck Rocker, PC. He is married to Kim and has two wonderful kids, Gavin and Darby, who remind him why most people have children when they’re young.

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just a minute Recommended reading “The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry,”

by Gabrielle Zevin, 272 pages

Healthy habits

May is National Stroke Awareness Month. The signs of a stroke include sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arms or legs, especially on one side of the body; sudden confusion; sudden trouble seeing, walking or balancing; and sudden severe headache. If you suspect someone around you has had a stroke act F.A.S.T – the acronym for Face, Arms, Speech and Time. Look at the person’s face and ask her to smile. Does one side of her face droop? Ask the person to raise both arms. Does one arm drift downward? Test the speech by asking her to repeat a simple phrase. Does her speech sound slurred or strange? If you observe any of these signs, call 911 immediately.

Beauty bits

Make your perfume work for you by applying it at the optimal spots on your body. “Pulse points” are locations on the body where the blood vessels are closest to the skin.

These spots are warmer, which can help fragrance emanate from your skin into the air. Most know to apply on the inner wrists or the base of the throat, but try behind the ear lobes and knees, and on the inner elbows. As you wear your perfume throughout the day, it will react with your body heat and continue to emit scent.

—beauty.about.com

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On the faded “Island Books” sign hanging over the porch of the Victorian cottage is the motto “No Man Is an Island; Every Book Is a World.” A.J. Fikry, the irascible owner, is about to discover just what that truly means.

Fikry’s life is not at all what he expected it to be. His wife has died, his bookstore is experiencing the worst sales in its history, and now his prized possession, a rare collection of Poe poems, has been stolen. Slowly but surely, he is isolating himself from all the people of Alice Island. Even the books in his store have stopped holding pleasure for him. These days he can only see them as a sign of a world that is changing too rapidly.

And then a mysterious package appears at the bookstore.

It’s small but heavy. It’s that unexpected arrival that gives Fikry the opportunity to make his life over, the ability to see everything anew. It doesn’t take long for the locals to notice the change overcoming him and for the wisdom of all those books to become again the lifeblood of his world. It doesn’t take long for everything to twist again into a version of his life that he didn’t see coming.

As surprising as it is moving, “The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry” is an unforgettable tale of transformation and second chances, an irresistible affirmation of why we read and why we love. —Viewpoint Books

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