5 Lessons About Change I Learned from Moving to a New City
“You may not be able to control every situation and its outcome, but you can control how you deal with it.” ~Unknown I recently moved to Florida, a decision thirty years in the making. Growing up in Haiti, I always longed to return to a warm climate. I remember being on our layover in Miami […]
Coddling Your Gen Z Employees Is a Lose-Lose Situation
“Gen Zers are too sensitive.” “Gen Zers can’t take feedback.” “Gen Zers need to be coddled.” These thoughts may have crossed your mind as an employer or manager of Gen Z workers. As a Gen Zer myself, I understand why you might think this. I’ve grown up watching my peers’ parents help them avoid failure […]
How to Turn Shame into Self-Love and Emotional Resilience
“The less we talk about shame, the more control it has over our lives.” ~Brené Brown The pain and suffering I experienced as a child, which I kept hidden for over a decade, was the very seed that gave me the strength, resilience, empathy, authenticity, and courage that I possess today—but only because I surrendered […]
5 Reasons Why Depression Looks Different in Everyone
Globally, over 280 million people have depression. But if you were to ask a random sample of 1,000 people to describe their depression, you would have a low chance of finding two people who have the exact same experience. Why is that? Defining Depression We first need to define depression to understand why it looks […]
How to Set Boundaries as an Overworked Educator
Consider Ms. McDaniels. She’s a dedicated high school teacher who arrives early each day to prepare for her lessons and often stays late to offer extra help to students. Sarah McDaniels also takes work home, spending her evenings grading papers and planning future classes. Despite her passion, she feels exhausted and disconnected from her family […]
Eight Questions That Can Help You Survive Election Stress
How are you doing? For many Americans, that question can feel fraught. According to the American Psychiatric Association’s
How Curious Are People From Different Backgrounds?
Curiosity motivates us to find new understanding. It fuels learning and helps us persevere to discover new insights about how things work and (most of the time) how we can make things work better. In relationships, curiosity is the engine of friendship and collaboration; interviews and conversations are exercises in trying to satisfy our curiosity, […]
Warning Labels on Social Media Should Be Applauded
One day in seventh grade, my “training bra” fell out of my bag at school. A few boys got hold of it, tossed it around jokingly, and were inspired to give me the nickname “NoMo” for no movement, an apt but cruel description of my breasts, which certainly didn’t move or bounce like those of […]
7 Signs You Might Have Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria
Rejection sensitivity dysphoria (RSD) is an experience that many people with ADHD report, but it can be overlooked by clinicians. The emotional regulation experiences of people with ADHD are becoming increasingly well-recognized (Brown, 2020). Dr. William Dodson is a well-known doctor who has raised awareness widely about ADHD and the commonly overlooked experience of rejection […]
The Benefits of Vipassana Meditation and How to Start Your Practice
“Meditation is not a way of making your mind quiet. It’s a way of entering into the quiet that’s already there.” ~Deepak Chopra Have you ever felt overwhelmed by the chaos of daily life, longing for a sense of calm and clarity? That was me a year ago, trapped in a cycle of overwork and […]