Style Magazine-March 2020
I’ve been bread’s biggest fan for as long as I can remember. In high school, I’d walk to the now-shuttered Hilda’s Bakery in Downtown Auburn (where The Baker and The Cakemaker now resides; see page 44 to read more about them!) for two crispy-crusted, fluffy-centered slabs of Dutch crunch and call it “lunch”; other days, it was Bagel Junction for a round ring of doughy goodness, toasted with schmear; and sometimes I would demolish a baseball bat-sized baguette with creamy dill dressing from La Bou. It’s a good thing I have a fast metabolism, and it’s also a good thing gluten and I get along, because my passion for (well-made) pastries has only grown stronger. My current culinary weakness is croissants—specifically almond ones—and I recently went on a croissant crawl to find my favorite. After myriad mornings doing “research,” I can proudly proclaim that this month’s cover shot rises above the rest. Do yourself a favor and make the journey to Julian’s Pâtisserie & Café to try it for yourself. Curvaceous, with a golden-brown caramelized crust, toasty almonds, and a showering of powdered sugar, each buttery bite is filled with a criss-cross of flaky folds and is seriously satisfying. Curious what other local bakeries you knead to know about? Turn to our feature, “Breaking Bread,” on page 43 for 10 of our favorites—both established and emerging—along with their baker’s top tip and tool, one must-order item, and some pretty, and pretty mouthwatering, pictures. If you’re not already craving a transcendent treat, you will be after perusing the pages that follow. As always, there’s plenty of non-food content, too—many with a focus on conscious consumerism—including 10 thrift shops that give back to our community in big ways (“The 10 Spot” page 20), small-space living essentials that are fashionable and functional (“Less is More” page 62), and 16 eco-friendly finds (“Green Things” page 85). As we “march” into spring and welcome longer, lighter days, I suggest you sit back, relax, and enjoy this month’s issue—and a baked good—unhurried without any worries. Cheers! — Megan // megan@stylemg.com // @meggoeggowaffle
I’ve been bread’s biggest fan for as long as I can remember. In high school, I’d walk to the now-shuttered Hilda’s Bakery in Downtown Auburn (where The Baker and The Cakemaker now resides; see page 44 to read more about them!) for two crispy-crusted, fluffy-centered slabs of Dutch crunch and call it “lunch”; other days, it was Bagel Junction for a round ring of doughy goodness, toasted with schmear; and sometimes I would demolish a baseball bat-sized baguette with creamy dill dressing from La Bou. It’s a good thing I have a fast metabolism, and it’s also a good thing gluten and I get along, because my passion for (well-made) pastries has only grown stronger.
My current culinary weakness is croissants—specifically almond ones—and I recently went on a croissant crawl to find my favorite. After myriad mornings doing “research,” I can proudly proclaim that this month’s cover shot rises above the rest. Do yourself a favor and make the journey to Julian’s Pâtisserie & Café to try it for yourself. Curvaceous, with a golden-brown caramelized crust, toasty almonds, and a showering of powdered sugar, each buttery bite is filled with a criss-cross of flaky folds and is seriously satisfying.
Curious what other local bakeries you knead to know about? Turn to our feature, “Breaking Bread,” on page 43 for 10 of our favorites—both established and emerging—along with their baker’s top tip and tool, one must-order item, and some pretty, and pretty mouthwatering, pictures. If you’re not already craving a transcendent treat, you will be after perusing the pages that follow.
As always, there’s plenty of non-food content, too—many with a focus on conscious consumerism—including 10 thrift shops that give back to our community in big ways (“The 10 Spot” page 20), small-space living essentials that are fashionable and functional (“Less is More” page 62), and 16 eco-friendly finds (“Green Things” page 85).
As we “march” into spring and welcome longer, lighter days, I suggest you sit back, relax, and enjoy this month’s issue—and a baked good—unhurried without any worries. Cheers!
— Megan // megan@stylemg.com // @meggoeggowaffle
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| health & wellness |<br />
RELATIONSHIP<br />
REPAIR<br />
8 Questions<br />
About Couples<br />
Counseling<br />
by KOURTNEY JASON<br />
Every couple can benefit from<br />
therapy. Nancy Ryan, MA,<br />
LMFT, founder and director<br />
of Relationship Therapy<br />
Center, says there’s a few<br />
stages throughout the course<br />
of a relationship when seeing a therapist<br />
will help strengthen your foundation.<br />
“Before a couple moves in together or gets<br />
married, it can be really helpful to meet<br />
with a therapist for a few sessions to discuss<br />
your relationship—including unspoken<br />
expectations, goals, and values—and<br />
learn good communication and conflict<br />
resolution,” she says. Other pivotal times<br />
when couples might benefit from therapy?<br />
“When a baby comes, when there are new<br />
blended families, or when a couple goes<br />
through empty nesting.”<br />
Talal H. Alsaleem, PsyD, LMFT, at Happily<br />
Ever After Counseling & Coaching, says<br />
“couples shouldn’t only seek counseling<br />
when they’re experiencing relationship<br />
dissatisfaction, but also before they<br />
escalate the level of commitment in the<br />
relationship,” he says. “This is why premarital<br />
counseling tends to increase<br />
the potential for having a successful<br />
relationship.”<br />
Have you thought about talking to your<br />
partner about counseling, but weren’t sure<br />
how to start the conversation? We turned<br />
to local marriage and family therapists who<br />
shared the answers to questions about<br />
counseling you might be too afraid to ask.<br />
How do I pick the right professional to help<br />
1 with our counseling needs?<br />
Dr. Alsaleem breaks this down into two<br />
steps. First, identify the type of counseling<br />
services that are best suited for your needs,<br />
such as individual counseling, marriage<br />
counseling, or family counseling. “Then,<br />
before you book your first session, have a<br />
consultation with the counselor you plan to<br />
work with. The consultation is usually free<br />
and designed to help you and the counselor<br />
determine whether or not you’re a good<br />
fit for each other. For example, do they<br />
have the experience, training, and license<br />
necessary to provide you with the services<br />
you need? Is their counseling style and<br />
personality compatible with yours?”<br />
How long will we have to be in therapy?<br />
2<br />
It varies, according to Joe Borders,<br />
MFT. “Most commonly, couples therapy is<br />
done on a weekly basis and continues until<br />
the couple decides to stop for one reason<br />
or another,” he says. “Depending on the<br />
situations that bring you to therapy, it can<br />
be a month, a year, or more. If therapy goes<br />
well, however, it often becomes something<br />
people choose to continue even after their<br />
original presenting problems get better.”<br />
Will the therapist take sides?<br />
3<br />
“Therapists are trained professionals<br />
and are required to maintain therapeutic<br />
neutrality,” Dr. Alsaleem says. “This stance<br />
requires objectivity, which allows the<br />
therapists to see both sides of the issue.<br />
Top photo (c) Ines Bazdar. Bottom photo (c)Wayhome Studio - stock.<br />
adobe.com.<br />
52 stylemg.com | MARCH <strong>2020</strong> | /stylemg /stylemediagroup /stylemediagroup /stylemags
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