RENÉE BACHER
Journalist & Corporate Communicator
Renée Bacher covers healthcare, travel, parenting, and pets for print publications and the web. She also writes corporate narratives, brand manifestos and blogs about saving dogs at www.dogbydog.com.
PROJECTS
weightwatchers
Confessions of a Yoga Slacker
Janene, our yoga instructor, moved around the studio as people trickled into class. I rolled my mat out on the floor and began chatting with my friend Wendy, sitting cross-legged beside me. Tiny string lights glowed, candles flickered, and the air smelled faintly of lavender. I’d spent the day hunched over my computer and my neck was killing me. But that pain was about to melt away. “How’s everyone feeling today?” Janene asked. “Tired,” I piped up. I wanted to let her know, so she wouldn’t be...
ENTtoday
How to Be a Physician Leader
Most physicians are comfortable in leadership roles; after all, physicians take the lead with patients during office hours or in surgery every day. But some take their leadership role to the next level, becoming medical school department chairs or deans, presidents of medical societies, and even hospital CEOs. This can be beneficial all around in the delivery of healthcare in America today.
February 2018
“Physicians must demonstrate by example their leadership skills in leading the transforma...
alumnae.smith.edu
Obstetrician and geneticist Deborah Driscoll ’77 works the front lines of genetics research
Back in the 1970s, when a class in genetics caught her interest, Deborah Driscoll ’77 couldn’t have predicted that the field was on the cusp of a revolutionary advance. By the time she began a residency as an obstetrician/gynecologist, the world of genetics had caught fire. “This coincided with the start of the human genome project, and very quickly I realized that the future was genetics,” she says now. “It was a very exciting time—the beginning of an era of molecular genetics.
Driscoll went...
Parents
Have a Lovely Labor Day
Wondering what the big day will be like? What to take with you to the hospital? How to experience as little pain as possible? Here's a special delivery day guide, just for you.
Giving Birth: What To Bring to the Hospital
Before I had my first baby, I packed my bag for the hospital with all sorts of handy things: tennis balls for my husband to roll around on my back, the cutest nursing nightgown I could find, and a whole box of nursing pads. Reality: I didn't want my husband to touch me, the s...
Family Circle
Preventing Heart Disease: This Story Could Save Your Life
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People say, "You don't know what you don't know." But the American Heart Association does. While many of us claim to be aware that heart disease is the number one killer of Americans, only 56% of women realize it's such a significant menace. What's more, we often aren't familiar with the condition's risk factors (from carrying around excess pounds to having an autoimmune disease like rheumatoid arthritis). Or the fact that heart disease can strike without any previous symptoms. But kno...
Parents
Have a Happy Napper
Want your child to sleep during the day like a champ? Follow our seven rules.
My daughter, Hannah, was a world-class napper. During her first nine months, she napped for two hours in the morning and for two hours in the afternoon. Around age 1, she combined these naps and slept for three to four hours in the afternoon. She would wake smiling, play, have dinner, a bath, a story, and be back in bed by 8 p.m. for 12 more hours of slumber. Unless she was sick or teething, The Napster was always i...
ENTtoday
How Physicians Can Manage Negative Online Reviews
No physician wants to learn that her front office staff was rude or that a patient found the doctor dismissive, unprofessional, or incompetent. And she surely doesn’t want to find out about it from an anonymous review that may live online in perpetuity.
January 2018
In a world in which crowdsourcing has developed from asking a few friends which physicians they recommend to asking hundreds of friends on Facebook or seeing what thousands of strangers think on Healthgrades or Yelp, reputation ca...
"Renee Bacher" Silent retreat
From Working Mother Magazine. Sometimes it's what you DON'T say that matters.
The New York Times
Lives - Confessions of a Helicopter Mom
Oct 29, 2010 ... Hi, my name is Renée, and I'm a helicopter mom. ... Renée Bacher has written for The Times Magazine, The Wall Street Journal and Parents ......
Parents
23 Easy Ways to Bond as a Family
Looking for easy, tech-free ways to connect as a family? Try these little ideas to build bonds to last a lifetime.
My favorite picture of my daughter, Hannah, and my husband, Ed, is from a time when we were crammed into a tiny apartment and living a no-frills life. She’s standing on a chair beside him at our kitchen counter, and both of their faces are dappled with flour. Hannah’s hands are plunged into a big blob of dough, and her smile is a mile wide.
Back then, Ed baked bread every week, a...
The New York Times
'Look at Us Now, Mother!' Presents a Family Journey to Forgiveness ...
'Look at Us Now, Mother!' Presents a Family Journey...
Parade
Cheat Sheet: How to Find a Great Shelter Dog
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Purebred puppies are cute and all, but many say the way to a great dog is through a shelter. Here are a few surefire ways from a foster parent to puppies and shelter workers to make sure you take home the best furry friend possible.
MORE: Read the Amazing Stories of Hero Dogs Saving Lives
Check his kennel. If his kennel is clean and he does his business right away when taken outside, chances are he’s house-trained.
Say “sit.” A dog that sits when you ask has been taught a thing or tw...
Parade
Dogs 101: Spaying and Neutering
Bogey was Addie Field’s best friend for much of her Louisiana childhood. The Great Dane spent his days harassing chickens, chasing trucks and fathering puppies.
When Field did the math, she was appalled that Bogey, who had never been neutered, had fathered more than 160 puppies. After Bogey died last March, the college student started setting aside money each month to pay for two dogs in her community to be fixed in his memory.
Through her Facebook page, she raises money for spay/neuters and ...
Parade
Amazing Stories of Hero Dogs Saving Lives
We Americans love our dogs—and nearly half of our households have one. They protect our homes (or think they do), round up flocks (or think they do), play fetch, beg for attention (usually with great charm) and, if we let them, hog the sofa.
Our relationship with dogs goes way back. When Columbus landed in the Americas, domesticated dogs were already keeping Native Americans company on hunts and protecting their teepees.
MORE: 10 Reasons to Adopt a Senior Dog
Today, many of us treat our dogs ...
AARP
How Much Should You Spend to Save a Sick Pet? - AARP
How Much Should You Spend to Save a Sick Pet? - AAR...