How can it feel like yesterday that I was seeing most of my clients in the office making a personal connection? At this moment, mid-April …
BeLive: Caitlin Nicke
Caitlin Nicke, President and COO of Vermillion Cosmetics, joins Anne to discuss how her dental career helped inspire her to create Vermillion. Such a great …
884 and the Cake Pop Lady
Platitudes are often throw away statements when people don’t know what else to say. “Look at the silver lining” or “this too shall pass.” Most …
The Beauty of Broken
Friends were coming for dinner. I enjoy entertaining so I went about my preparations, humming as I went along. The afternoon flowed smoothly, but anyone …
Faith Filled Friday: Machell Hudson
On this special Faith Filled Friday Anne is joined by Machell Hudson. They discuss how they have taken this time of the pandemic to reflect …
SpouseTales Snippet 15: Try to stay out of the weeds!
Today more than ever, whether you are in a practice full time or part-time, it seems challenging to stay out of the weeds. On any …
No Bruises: Recognizing Emotional Abuse
He will search and find this blog because, after all this time, he still stalks me. He’ll call and email the publisher, comment on the …
Life and Legacy
The unexpected passing of a dear friend prompted a serious discussion about legacy. While Ottie was no stranger to missteps or hardship, he’d consistently approached …
Yesterday’s Protocols Don’t Work for Today’s Oral Cancer
I’ve spent decades teaching my dental colleagues to perform traditional head and neck cancer screenings and to use fluorescence devices to enhance their visual screenings. …
I was fired for telling the truth – and that’s OK
Back in high school, when I was working at my local Wendy’s, I learned a big lesson about living what’s most important to me. One …
SpouseTales Snippet #14: I grew up without a seat belt!
Seatbelts? You might be thinking, what could this have to do with SpouseTales? Well, it’s really about the disruption of wearing a mask or not. …
Rich in Traditions
Families have all sorts of traditions and things that make them tick. Often times the matriarch, or Mom in my case, designed the traditions. Whether …
What Have You Been DEWing With Your Inner Talents?
As we are gradually returning to work from the COVID lockdown, anxiety is high and fear is in the air. While mental health has been …
BeLive–Faith Filled Friday with Julie Kellogg
Anne welcomes Dr. Julie Kellogg to discuss adjusting to the changes in the dental office due to COVID precautions. Julie talks about 2020 being the …
BeLive–Anne Talks with Dr. Laura Schwindt.
Anne welcomes Dr. Laura Schwindt to her BeLive Studio to discuss career burnout and how she switched gears to find her true WHY. Watch now …
No Regrets
I’ve been moping around my closet from price tag to price tag of all things PRE-COVID. The $200 pants I could now be translating into …
Living on Purpose in 2020
Are you living your best life? We’ve all seen the posts, hashtags and photos on Instagram. Sometimes it’s obvious what it means to live your …
BeLive–Anne talks with Bethany Piziks
Anne welcomed Bethany Piziks to her BeLive ‘studio’ to discuss her dental career and her transition to a coaching career. Watch now and then read …
The Other Side to the Story
Like many other women before me, I have always struggled with finding self-acceptance. Whether it’s been nature or nurture, from a very early age I …
Anne Speaks with BencoDental
Last week, Anne was amid the top hygienists and doctors in the country to discuss the “new normal” surrounding dentistry amidst the pandemic. Listen now …