Maria Okorn

Maria Okorn is a freelance writer and social media manager. A former high school English teacher, she now spends most of her days at home in beautiful Northern Michigan with her husband and her three children, Lydia, Ella, and Sawyer. She loves reading, cooking, exercise, singing, and spending time outdoors with family.

Maria Okorn

Harry the Llama and Katherine Dunn

Apifera Farm is a healing place for animals and elders. In addition to visits wi…

Community Champion: Dr. Karen Gedney

A Medical Doctor Who Found Her Calling Behind Bars

Community Champion: Hadassah Margolis

“You don’t have to storm the state house or the White House to be an activist. Y…

Book Review: The End of Mental Illness by Dr. Daniel Amen

Considering the statistic that “about every 14 minutes, someone dies by suicide …

Book Review: What Does it Feel Like to Die?

“Maybe if we thought of dying as the last stage of life rather than me…