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How to Get Your Workforce Excited About Diversity & Inclusion
Creating an environment that is inclusive of all employees, for whatever differences they have, prepares employees to be respectful, open, and even excited about inclusion. Truly, being unapologetically accepting of difference is one of the most profitable,...
What’s Fun For You? What Makes You Happy?
Five years ago, if you were to ask me, “What do you love, Lenora? What makes you happy?” you would’ve been met with a rather surprised expression and a rumbling “Ummmmmmmmm.”...
Is That Workplace Bully Actually a Narcissist?
Is your workplace bully actually a narcissist on a power trip? Bullying in the workplace is an unfortunate situation, but it does happen. However, it’s possible that your simple case...
Saving the Planet One Meal at a Time
This post is by contributor Christine Jackson, LICSW*
A troubling trend has emerged in recent discussions I’ve read and heard about climate change. The words that concern me are not coming from climate change deniers,...
Aging Gracefully: How to Celebrate Being Older, Better, Wiser
“We turn not older with years, but newer every day.” – Emily Dickinson Most of us like to think we’re pretty savvy, having learned a thing or two from our...
10 Cognitive Restructuring Techniques For Greater Happiness
How you think about problems matters a lot
Does thinking about your problems cause lots of stress? Do you feel overwhelmed when facing a life challenge?...
Going No Contact
Going no contact is a self protective measure, indicated when you need to break free from involvement with someone because of a divorce, recovery from a trauma bond, or release...
Today I Love Our Funky Dock
Today I love our funky dock, that it went into the water yesterday (most of it) and that it is still there this morning. I love that a neighbor sold us some more sections of the same stuff so we can expand it a little and add a swim platform a little bit farther out in the bay,...
Motivation and Attention Go Together
There’s more than one way to do a given task. As anyone with ADHD can tell you, there’s also more than one way to not do a task....
Podcast: Anxiety and Paranoia – How to Deal
Does anxiety keep you from living the best life possible? Do you feel that you are nervous all the time? Are you not sure the difference between anxiety, worry,...
Is Processed Food Linked to Autism?
As the number of children diagnosed with autism continues to rise at alarming rates, researchers have been working hard to figure out what environmental and/or genetic factors might be contributing...
Health Professionals Need to Be Cautious on Social Media
For health professionals on social media, posting just one negative comment in frustration may harm their credibility with current or potential clients, according to a new Canadian study published in...
Younger Guys ‘Bulking Up’ May Face Dangers of Disordered Eating
Young adults who see themselves as scrawny and who exercise to gain weight may be at risk of muscularity-oriented disordered eating behaviors, according to a new study led by researchers...
Upbeat Music Can Make Hard Workouts Easier
New research shows that upbeat music can make a rigorous workout seem less tough, even for people who are insufficiently active. High-intensity interval training (HIIT) — brief, repeated bouts of...
