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Love Your Pet Week: Tips for coping with the loss of a pet Don’t be surprised if losing your pet hurts more than when you lost a human family member. It is absolutely normal for some people who lose their animal companion to find this loss hurts more than when they lost a human loved one. […]
As you are well aware, many marriages and other intimate relationships into which children are born or adopted do not weather the tests of time. Also, some parents do not legally separate but nonetheless leave their intimate partnership behind. Their marriage persists in name only and the cohabitation that lingers may resemble anything from friendly […]
Nurturing Our Child’s Self-Esteem First and most important, never attack your child personally: Imagine what it feels like to be called dumb, stupid, lazy, weak, or any other name by your mom or dad. Make a commitment to never verbally assault your child. It helps to give your child feedback so they develop positive behaviors—“shhh, […]
Finding the Strength to Apologize When we apologize after making an error, we demonstrate strength rather than weakness. Many people seem confused about this, perhaps because we so rarely see public figures apologize. Most of us will agree that attempts to deny or justify a mistake only further damage credibility. Apology lays the cornerstone for […]
Is your workplace somewhere you feel safe, respected, valued, and empowered to do your best work? Given that most U.S. adults spend much of their waking hours on the job, it’s a question well worth asking. When you consider that one in five of those adults experience a mental health condition, it becomes even more urgent. While […]
What Everyone Should Know About Suicide The frequency of suicide has bee;n increasing in the US for at least the past decade. 123 /day Now 45,000 a year, showing a 25% increase between 1999 and 2016 The male suicide rate is more than 3x that of females. Native Americans have the highest suicide rate in […]
SALT LAKE CITY — When it comes to the happiest countries around the globe, the United States has slipped another notch on the list to No. 19, according to Gallup’s annual reckoning for the United Nations. Finland is the happiest place, while South Sudan is the least happy. But Americans are the glummest they’ve been […]
Sick days among workers are commonly associated with physical ailments, but mental health issues also account for frequent absences. A report from the 2018 Mental Health in the Workplace Summit showed that more people miss work due to stress and anxiety than for physical illness or injury. Dealing with mental health can be a delicate […]
The Loneliness Epidemic* We evolved to live in close, collaborative connections with other human beings and when we feel alone we feel endangered/highly stressed. Since the 1930s, Americans have been getting less involved with community and more isolated. One study showed that, while in earlier decades Americans said on average that they have three confidants, […]
Click Here To Read Radical Self-Awareness #1 – Introduction: The Importance of Power > It was early December, 2000, and the unresolved presidential election was in the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court. I was at a holiday party where I knew the host and some of the guests very well. There were also some […]
