Sponsored Content | Presented in paid partnership with Aláry Health. The Editor-in-Chief of Hudson Valley Style Magazine holds an equity interest in Aláry Health. Mental health therapy and counseling services referenced in this article are provided by HIIAH Mental Health Counseling, P.C., a licensed mental health practice operating at Aláry Health, Poughkeepsie, NY. Mental […]
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Sponsored Content | Presented in paid partnership with Aláry Health. The Editor-in-Chief of Hudson Valley Style Magazine holds an equity interest in Aláry Health. Medical services provided by Guardian Medical Group NY PLLC. Mental health services provided by HIIAH Mental Health Counseling, P.C. Both practices operate at Aláry Health, Suite P23, 3 Neptune Rd, […]
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Liberation grows stronger when we, the people, reclaim our bodies, our beauty, and our joy on our own terms. Homoerotic art has always carried that truth. It is more than provocation. It is evidence. It shows that queer bodies hold beauty worth honoring, that queer joy refuses to be regulated by fragile moralities or […]
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Producing Hudson Valley Style Magazine has always been art to me—art of living, art of expression, and art of seeing beauty in the everyday. But it’s also performance art. Every edition becomes an act of storytelling, a ritual that connects what’s happening inside of us with what we create, cook, or photograph on the […]
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A Celebration of Style, Design, Wellness, and the Art of Living Well in the Catskills With every issue, Hudson Valley Style Magazine continues to evolve—expanding the dialogue between design, wellness, and the way we choose to live. The Roxbury Haus Edition marks a new chapter in that evolution, symbolizing the magazine’s transformation into a […]
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American culture has developed a remarkable talent for sedation. Beige interiors, flattened masculinity, and algorithm-approved personalities have replaced risk, appetite, and imagination. The result feels less like a civilization and more like a waiting room—polite, airless, and afraid of its own pulse. Queer art has always been the antidote to that condition, and my […]
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So, picture this: I’m in the dentist’s chair, the drill is humming, and the doc’s leaning in like a NASA engineer trying to launch anesthesia into orbit. Three syringes later, I can still feel every nerve screaming “Good morning!” from tooth #18. Then she squints, looks at my hair, and says, “Ohhh… that explains […]
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My dear readers, you’ve already walked with me through the introduction to ketamine therapy and the journey of healing trauma and PTSD. Now I want to take us further—toward the full spectrum of what ketamine therapy can offer for mental health. If the earlier pieces were our handshake and our quiet conversation, consider this […]
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The Hudson River Valley has always carried a pulse of beauty that transcends the ordinary. The great painters of the Hudson River School once stood on these very ridges and riverbanks, translating the sacred conversation between light and landscape into eternal works of art. Their canvases weren’t about geography—they were meditations on existence itself. […]
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Hudson Valley, last time we opened this series with a simple promise: to look at mental health and ketamine therapy through a kinder, more hopeful lens. Today, let’s talk about PTSD. If the first article was a handshake, think of this one as a quiet place to sit down together. PTSD – Quieting the […]
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Forget the dated idea of a med spa as commercial, superficial or intimidating. Vivash Medical Spa is rewriting the script for a new generation. With thriving locations in Mahopac and Beacon, NY, co-founders Dr. Elaine Suderio, DNP, FNP-BC and Samantha Ortiz, RN are serving something that goes way beyond needles and machines. This is […]
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My dear readers, you might be a little surprised to see me here in the pages of Hudson Valley Style Magazine. After all, I’ve spent my life in scrubs, not silk scarves, and my domain has always been the operating room. So why am I suddenly leading a conversation on something that seems, at […]
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The Hudson Valley and Catskills are no longer weekend secrets; they’re economic engines. But the way we measure and support that engine still privileges big-box hotel pipelines over the decentralized, community-first ecosystem powered by short-term rentals (STRs). If the goal is to grow New York tourism that actually feeds New York businesses, then marketing […]
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Beacon is glowing up harder than a pumpkin spice latte served with side-eye and a perfectly arched brow, and right in the middle of it all — boom — The Wild Kitchen + Bar lands on Main Street like it owns the place. And honestly? It kinda does. The Wild Kitchen + Bar: Beacon’s […]
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There’s something quietly magnetic about the Hudson Valley. Maybe it’s the rolling Catskill Mountains or the way morning fog lazily lifts over the Hudson River like a curtain revealing a masterpiece. But behind the scenery, a new kind of tourism is taking root—one that’s more sustainable, community-driven, and deliciously local. And at the center […]
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I was strolling the scenic route from the queer city of Hudson to the artsy village of Rhinebeck when serendipity pulled me off the road and straight into Farm & Bottle by Cooper’s Daughter Spirits. The new Red Hook shop on a restored apple orchard feels like a portal into Hudson Valley craft culture, […]
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As the summer sun stretches long over the Catskill ridgelines and the meadows of the Hudson Valley hum with life, a quieter revolution is unfolding—one that has nothing to do with crowds or checklists, and everything to do with intention. The Taste of Summer: Harney & Sons Teas Add a Layer of Luxury to […]
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Sponsored Content | Presented in paid partnership with BAYSYL Nutraceuticals. The Editor-in-Chief of Hudson Valley Style Magazine holds an equity interest in Aláry Health, which developed and owns the BAYSYL Nutraceuticals brand. In a world running at full volume, emotional wellness isn’t a luxury—it’s a lifeline. That’s why BAYSYL, a next-gen wellness brand rooted […]
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