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Mindfulness: What it is; How it Works

By FBN on March 6, 2020 in Columnists

Simply put, mindfulness is the practice of being fully present. In our day of technical addiction and multitasking, this is actually more challenging than ever before, which is probably why mindfulness is becoming so mainstream. There is a desperate need to feel more connected and content. For some, this practice comes naturally. Those who are […]

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When You Love an Addict

By FBN on January 19, 2019 in Columnists

When you love an addict, it is a painful and confusing journey. The effects of addiction are like a stone being thrown into a pond. There seems to be no ending to the spillover of pain, drama, intensity and insanity. The whole family system is imprinted, and we all suffer. Concepts of recovery for family […]

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April 4, 2020

Country Doctor Celebrates a Lifetime of Memories in Northern Arizona

For decades, retired physician and cattle rancher George Yard and his wife, Sharon, a nurse, have impacted the medical, educational and agricultural fields of both Yavapai and Coconino Counties, directly and indirectly. Though both had their primary careers in hospital medicine in Coconino County, they nevertheless owned and operated a large cattle ranch Yavapai County, just east of Paulden and west of Perkinsville. For 25 years, beginning in 1991, the Yards managed the Y Bar D Ranch and grew feed crops and fed cattle year-round. George was a member of the Chino Winds Natural Resources Conservation District from 2014 until 2018, and the Coconino Natural Resource Conservation District from 1987 through 1994. They were well-known among ranchers in the area. Having just celebrated his 90th birthday on Feb. 28, Yard reminisced about his experiences with more than 230 close family members and friends when they attended a party in his honor at the Elks Lodge in Flagstaff. Friends from throughout the Quad Cities area joined those from Flagstaff and elsewhere to sing “Happy Birthday” to the country doctor. They also heard close friends tease the Yards in ways that only occur when genuine respect and friendship is involved. A sizable number of them made the claim, “Dr.

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April 4, 2020

How to Get the Most Out of Your Medical Televisit

Our medical providers have been treating patients via televisits for many weeks now. This has been an exceptional tool during this pandemic, for the patient, for the clinicians and for protecting the health of our community while trying to maintain social distancing.

April 4, 2020

How to Conduct Effective Open Enrollment Meetings with Social Distancing

I am sure employee benefit open enrollment meetings are far from most HR/business owners’ top priority during these incredibly challenging times. However, employee benefit renewals are still an important yearly event and the recent “shelter in place” requirement is likely to disrupt the way you typically run them.

April 4, 2020

Coconino County Assisting Businesses, Employees through One Response

Businesses, employees and families are all trying to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. This uncertain time is unsettling for many of our community members.

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