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A Leap of Faith • Editor’s Letter Fall 2024

In his book Think and Grow Rich— a must-read not just for creating monetary wealth but for living your best life—Napoleon Hill talks about faith and moving definitively towards your

Editor’s Letter Summer 2024: On travel and triumph

No matter how much you love travel, making the transition to experiencing it alcohol-free can be daunting. This issue is dedicated to the strength that it takes to make this

Cultivating Grace: A Letter from the Editor. Spring 2023

Cultivating grace for yourself is a continual process of observation and allowing, and is particularly important when challenges and difficult times arise. Nicole Pietrandrea Hough explores how she started getting

The “Real” Gratitude of the Season

Editor’s Letter | Winter 2023

While gratitude is one of the most important tools for longterm happiness, it only works when it feels real. AFTER EIC, Nicole Pietrandrea Hough,

Flowing with Fall (From a Summer Girl)

Editor’s Letter • Fall 2023 • Vol 2 | Iss 3 • pg 7 Here in the Northeast, our summer vacation reaches all the way to the sweet and melancholy

Editor’s Letter: Stepping Outside

in the editor’s letter from our Summer 2023 issue, Editor-in-chief, Nicole Pietrandrea Hough, discusses stepping outside of where you are not to achieve shifts in your life whether that’s your

On loss, love, and standing in the moment

Editor’s Letter • Spring 2023 • Vol 2 | Iss 1 • pg 7 Each spring for as long as I can remember my dad would go to Gilbertie’s nursery

On the AF Industry and the birth of AFTER Magazine

In our first issue of AFTER Magazine, editor-in-chief Nicole Pietrandrea Hough discusses the blossoming AF industry and the inspiration for AFTER!

The triggering feeling of being sick after recovery. (And what to do about it)

After working hard to feel good in recovery, the inevitable bad days when we feel sick can bring anxieties and past fears rushing back to the surface. AFTER Founder and