Tiffini Theisen
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From metrics to meaning: Reflections on a midlife vocational transition
Just as the jenny wren nests in overlooked places, legacy writers weave facts and words together to build metaphorical nests, creating protective containers for overlooked stories. Continue reading
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From hunting daily news to gathering enduring stories
I helped build the metrics-driven systems that power modern newsrooms. I was good at it. But I’ve discovered I do my best work when I can prioritize depth over speed, relationship over clicks, and stewardship over extraction. This is storytelling… Continue reading
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Walking the valley: A hospital chaplain navigates daily emergencies with grace
A hospital chaplain at Orlando Regional Medical Center moves quietly through a world of pain and death with a smile and a kind word. Continue reading
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Why I dive into the lives of strangers from the past: Ancestry work as legacy practice
Somewhere along the way, what began as casual curiosity became something else entirely: a vocation that weaves together everything I love: research, writing, history, the pleasure of studying old newspaper clippings and century-old documents, the detective work of piecing together… Continue reading
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Glamour and crime at an historic Florida restaurant
Willoughby’s Open Hearth existed in Orlando’s collective memory as a stylish, indulgent restaurant from the 1970s, but behind the nostalgia lurked a much messier story. Continue reading
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Why your annual mammogram matters more than you think
One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer, but many delay or skip mammograms due to anxiety about the procedure, confusion about when to start screening, or radiation concerns. Continue reading
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What 361 days of sunshine actually does to your skin
Floridians live in one of the highest skin cancer risk states in the country, but sun protection messaging tends to focus on beach days and vacations rather than daily cumulative exposure. Continue reading
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When ‘man up’ becomes shut down: The hidden crisis in men’s mental health
Men seek mental health help at less than half the rate women do, but public health messaging around this issue tends to either shame men for not opening up or oversimplify the cultural conditioning that teaches them emotional suppression from… Continue reading
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A holdout in a changing city: Tiny church struggles against tide of gentrification
Parishioners traveled by bus to worship in a storefront church surrounded by urban lofts and boutiques. Their presence challenges a question many U.S. cities face: Who belongs in neighborhoods that have been remade? Continue reading
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When microchips meet martinis: Laid-off tech workers learn to bartend
When semiconductor workers lost their jobs, a group of them traded clean rooms for cocktail shakers, learning to mix drinks instead of making chips. Their pivot reveals how some U.S. workers must absorb economic shocks. Continue reading
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