Catherine Ryan

Great Expectations

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Great Expectations

ODE, Spring 2010

The positive psychology practice of hope therapy can alleviate mild mood disorders and boost happiness—all without lengthy sessions on the couch or expensive medications.

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Home is Where the Food Grows

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Home is Where the Food Grows

TERRAIN, Winter 2009

Catherine Ryan writes about how people are converting their lawns to mini-farms as the recession lingers. The article also includes lawn to garden conversion tips from sustainable landscape designer Joshua Thayer and photography by Catherine Ryan.

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Family Forever

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Family Forever

SELF, October 2009

Essayist Catherine Ryan writes about getting inked with her mother and sisters to commemorate a decade of remission from breast cancer. Pink ribbon tattoos represent their indelible bond after surviving as a family, she explains in Self’s annual Women’s Cancer Handbook.

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How to Organize and Store Vital Family Documents

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Organize and Store Vital Family Documents

Life + Beauty Weekly, September 2009

Unruly piles of paper and overflowing filing cabinets are no match for these ten simple steps to organizing your most important documents, files and photos.

http://lifeandbeautyweekly.com/feature/organize_documents

DIY Disguises

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DIY Disguises

Parents, October 2009

Easy-to-make Halloween costumes that save time, money and the environment will have little trick-or-treaters collecting loot in style. The outfits were concepted and created by writer and crafter Catherine Ryan.

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Picture Perfect

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Picture Perfect

Parents, May 2009

Experts offer the easiest and most effective tips to photograph children. Snap-happy parents and technophobes alike will learn to capture poignant, in-the-moment images without reading an unwieldy manual.

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Eat to Beat Jet Lag

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Eat To Beat Jet Lag

Self, November 2008

Food fixes help readers avoid and relieve traveling tummy trouble, especially around the gastro-decadence of Thanksgiving.

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Get Gutsy

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Get Gutsy

Self, October 2008

Everyday courage isn’t innate; it can be taught, and positive psychology’s leading experts reveal how to make bravery a part of your personality.

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Play Your Way Slim

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Play Your Way Slim

Self, October 2008

Your parents probably told you to go out and play; now one of the leading women’s fitness magazines agrees! This outdoor workout, designed to take place on common playground equipment, offers eight original moves to scorch calories and tone trouble spots.

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The Best Ways to Love the Planet

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The Best Ways to Love The Planet

Self, August 2008

Earth-friendly tips fit even the busiest lifestyle and promise to reduce readers’ carbon footprints with minor effort.

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