There’s a growing mental health crisis brought on COVID-19. A third of Americans are showing signs of clinical anxiety or depression—a startling increase from roughly one in 10 people last year.
As a psychiatrist, I am not surprised…
Effective leaders are more like coaches than managers. Instead of leading an employee toward a preset answer that meets their own objectives, coaches support the person on a path toward career development and, ultimately, greater job satisfaction.
Coac…
Up until March 7, I made my living as a touring stand-up comedian. I arrived back in Los Angeles on the 8th and dropped into a friend’s show on the 10th.
“How’s the crowd?” I asked my friend in the hallway.
“The good …
If you want to learn a thing or two about emotional resilience, just talk to entrepreneur Ash Ambirge, creator of the Middle Finger Project. She’s been looked down on because she grew up in a trailer park. She’s been fired from jobs she w…
You try to improve yourself. It doesn’t work. Why does this keep happening?
In my experience, the problem is biting off more than I can chew. I’ll have grand ideas for a better me but no clear plan of how to get there. Then, when I try to…
You try to improve yourself. It doesn’t work. Why does this keep happening?
In my experience, the problem is biting off more than I can chew. I’ll have grand ideas for a better me but no clear plan of how to get there. Then, when I try to…
As schools across the country announce their reopening plans, many officials have said that they want students, faculty, and staff to sign COVID-19 liability waivers, legal documents waiving their right to sue the school in the event that they contract…
In response to widespread civil unrest from the death of George Floyd, businesses and citizens have made much-needed calls for the reform of police practice, as well as for changes to our justice system. But these alterations are only two of many steps…
All of us have experienced embarrassment. Perhaps you confidently asserted an answer in school only to find out that you were wrong. Maybe you cut a few corners finishing a work assignment, only to have your shoddy performance revealed. You might have …
Lawmakers in Washington resumed negotiations over a fourth round of economic stimulus this week and for many pandemic-stricken small businesses, the clock is ticking. Loudly. Millions will fail if the government does not take bold action and fix struct…
