Finance + Legal Services

The Honorable Thing, The Loving Thing

To HealthMarket's Sue Everett, life insurance is about making sure the people who love you aren’t lost without you Article by Marshall Zweig Earlier this year—fifteen years into her career—Sue Everett got the call no life insurance agent forgets. It was her first death benefit claim. “It was sobering,” Sue says. “I’ve spent years helping people plan for the unthinkable. But when it actually happens—when someone’s gone and the family’s left picking up the pieces—that’s when you see the real...

Home + Design

The Giving Trees

Chris Henninger reflects on trees, life lessons, and the roots of compassionate service Article by Marshall Zweig I ask Chris Henninger, owner of Live Oak Tree Service, why he chose to dedicate his life to trees. “Trees look ancient. You never know how they’re going to grow once you plant them. They're majestic.” For Chris, trees symbolize both unpredictability and grace, mirroring life itself. Chris’s relationship with trees began early: in summers, he worked alongside his father, who owned...

Travel

Tulip Time's Fresh Twists

Holland's world-famous event still has immersive blooms and main-stage thrills—plus brand-new experiences Article by Marshall Zweig | Photography by Discover Holland This time of year, the streets of Holland MI are clacking, blooming and booming. The clacking is from wooden shoes. The blooming’s from the breathtaking tulips Holland’s world-famous for. And the city is booming because it’s magical—the kind of place where strangers become parade buddies over stroopwafels.  If you've never been...

Health + Wellness

ASK to Heal

Profiling the remarkable therapists revolutionizing mental health healing at ASK Article by Marshall Zweig There’s a kind of knowing that lives in the voice of someone who’s sat with human pain—without trying to rush it away. That kind of knowing is what I heard in every conversation with the four women who make up ASK Psychological Services in Mount Clemens. Founded by Dr. Karen Groth, ASK is a fully women-run practice built around clinical precision and radical compassion. Alongside Karen...