By Tina Hergert, For The Sandy Standard Hi neighbors! Last month we covered metabolic syndrome, the warning sign about 40% of American adults are living with. I promised a personal health dashboard this month, and here it is. Think of it like the dashboard in your car. It shows what is working, what needs attention, and what could leave you stranded on the side of the road.Your body has one too. Most people just never learn how to read it. Three numbers are enough to start. Y

By Dr. David Wenzel, For the Sandy Standard Some of you may be old enough to remember uttering the words as a child, “I’m soooo bored!” For me, it was often during summer vacation. Friends would gather and ask, “Whatcha wanna do?” The response would be “I dunno… whatcha wanna do?” This sophisticated strategic planning session might continue for quite a while. Eventually, one of us would complain to a parent that there was “nothing to do.” The response was usually swift and cl

When people ask me why I became a therapist, the most common answer they hear is something like, “I want to help people.” And that’s true. It’s a privilege to walk alongside someone as they work through pain, loss, or difficult seasons in life. But there’s another side to the story that doesn’t get talked about as much: therapists are helped by their clients too. Over the past 35 years, I’ve spent tens of thousands of hours in therapy conversations. During that time, I’ve wat