Meet Nora

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Meet Nora

Article by Amber Peacock-Buttermore | Photography by Dragonfly Photography Portsmouth is Nora’s foundation, the place where she was raised by a pair of local artists, Peter Happny and Lisa Grey, whose own story began at Strawbery Banke five decades ago. It was only after exploring the world beyond the Seacoast that she fully realized the treasure of her upbringing. Returning home, she dedicated herself to championing the region through her "Just Ask Nora" initiative. Stepping into her new...

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Hormones Unfiltered: Decoding Your Body, Managing Stress and Finding Balance

Reclaiming the Conversation Around Women’s HealthFor too long, conversations surrounding cycle irregularities, PMS, and perimenopause have been met with confusing jargon, societal shame, or quiet frustration. Women are often told to push through burnout, ignore chronic fatigue, or accept mood shifts as an inevitable burden.It is time for an unfiltered approach. Your hormones aren't "breaking"—they are dynamic signals communicating what your nervous system and body need. By moving away from quick...

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Beyond The Glass: Recognizing When Alcohol Is No Longer Serving You

It often doesn’t happen overnight. For many people, a relationship with alcohol doesn’t suddenly reach a dramatic crisis point. Instead, it creeps in as a slow realization—a growing feeling that alcohol is taking up a bit too much space in your mind, routine, or well-being.If you’ve found yourself questioning your drinking habits recently, you are not alone, and you don’t need to reach "rock bottom" to decide that you deserve better for your mind and body.Recognizing the Quiet SignsRecognizing...

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The Invisible Load

We often think of stress as an external force—a demanding job, an overwhelming to-do list, or the constant juggling of family responsibilities. But for women traversing the years of perimenopause and menopause, some of the most profound stressors are entirely internal.If you have found yourself feeling increasingly anxious, shorter on patience, or physically exhausted by things that never used to faze you, you aren’t losing your footing. You are experiencing a complex physiological shift where...