Is Life Coaching a Good Alternative to Therapy?

Life coach, wellness coach, business coach, weight loss coach, breakup coach—the list goes on and on. All are different titles for similar jobs, with the same limitation: Anyone can claim to be an expert. Health “coaching” alone is a $7.6 billion market in the United States, linked to the wellness and lifestyle medicine industries, as […]

How to Ease Pain and Anxiety Through Meditation

“If nothing changes, nothing changes. If you keep doing what you’re doing, you’re going to keep getting what you’re getting. You want change, make some.” ~Courtney C. Stevens If someone looked at my life when I was younger, they would think that I had it all together. I went to college to obtain my bachelor’s […]

Let Your Tears Flow: The Proven Benefits of Crying

“Crying is not a sign of weakness, it’s a courageous expression of emotions that leads to strength.” ~Unknown When was the last time you cried? Tears are often seen as a sign of weakness, but for me, they are a powerful guide that helps me recognize and understand my feelings. In a society that frequently […]

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, […]