MDW December Mag is LIVE

Dear MDW Family,

Every December, I feel myself returning to the heartbeat of why MDW exists. This month’s issue has always been special, but this year…it means something deeper.

Maybe it’s the way our community has shown up for one another in big and quiet ways. Maybe it’s the magic of small businesses fighting to stay creative and rooted. Maybe it’s the women, always the women, who keep showing up, doing the work, and letting us walk beside them.

Whatever it is, I feel it in my bones: now more than ever, we need each other.

Curating this issue felt like gathering people around a long table. Makers, writers, therapists, caregivers, dreamers...and asking them to share their wisdom so the rest of us can breathe a little easier.

I love small businesses because they’re built by human hands and human stories.

I love local professionals because they pour their expertise back into this community with a kind of generosity that deserves to be witnessed.

And I love creating this magazine because it lets me highlight both: the creativity that keeps us inspired and the mental-health tools that help us get through our days and actually thrive.

Inside, you’ll find the best of what our region offers:

• Gifts crafted with care

• Articles rooted in lived and professional experience 

• Practical support for your mental health, parenting, relationships, and daily life

• Cozy inspiration to make your home feel like the sanctuary you deserve

• And, always, reminders that you’re not navigating this season alone

As we close out the year, I hope this issue feels like a deep exhale, a cup of something warm, and a reminder that community care is still alive and well.

We’re stronger when we uplift one another.

We’re brighter when we buy local.

We’re softer and steadier when we have access to real tools, real stories, and real connections.

Thank you for being here. For reading, for supporting, for believing in this mission with me.

Here’s to a season of holding each other up and stepping into a new year with hope.

Pour a nice cup of tea or coffee, and dive into the magazine below 👇 or click HERE!

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With so much warmth and coziness,

Elizabeth Rago

MDW Founder & Editor