2020 was a remarkable year for so many of us. A year ago, we thought we were headed into a much- needed two-week break, where we could rest and regroup, possibly work from home for a few weeks, while our kids got an extended spring break. We naively thought two...
In art therapy, people tend to look at how color influences our emotions and mood. I find it intriguing how our perception of color is influenced by mood and experience. What does color tell us about ourselves, our mood, or our psychological needs? To answer this...
Have you recently been promoted or received accolades from your boss or colleagues, and thought, “This must be a mistake?” If that’s the first thing that comes to your mind, you might be experiencing imposter syndrome. The term impostor phenomenon was coined by Dr....
As society collectively recounts our continued struggle with the coronavirus pandemic, the burdens placed on small businesses have resulted in hardship and irreparable damage for all too many individuals. Throughout the past year, one-in-six small businesses...
Many women over the world suffer with intense and painful menstrual cramps, but when a woman has endometriosis the pain becomes even worse. And if that isn’t bad enough, the pain will probably increase over time. But does anyone believe these women are actually in...
As this is Women’s History Month, I was asked to write an entry on a woman I admired. I thought, “Just one?” and “Does she need to be an historical figure?” I googled “unsung females,” “women warriors,” “cool chicks,” “invisible women” and many more. Women I...
March 22 marks As Young As You Feel Day, which was established by Thomas Roy and his wife, Ruth Roy. Says Roy: “Now more than ever you are as young as you feel. So, stop acting your chronological age and get out there and start feeling peppy!” We may recall our...
If the world really needs something beyond the masks, the vaccines, the dedicated people, and the will to work through everyday life in a pandemic, laughter could become very important. Studies show laughing can boost your immune system, help you relax, and relieve...
There are times when we look in the mirror and begin rejecting the person staring back at us. Times when unwelcome emotions spring to the surface and self-loathe crashes down like a tidal wave. We have all been there, and for some, far too often. There have been...
I doubt I’ll ever forget the feelings of anxiety I felt going into March 2020. I’d spent several weeks hearing about this whole coronavirus thing, fielding questions about it in my role as a Gateway Associate at Metropolitan State University about what the school...
According to a survey, 95% of human resource leaders in 2019 claimed that heavy workloads are causing employees to become burned out. Chronic stress is the cause of burnout, and the primary concern is how our system responds to the many stressors that accumulate on...
Brandon Stanton, a New York photographer, pursued a small project to capture the people of New York. As he worked on this project, he started to learn more about each individual’s story. He would discover stories about a daughter’s relationship with her father, an...
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