I have been noticing a disturbing trend in Mental Health after having been in the field for the past 40-plus years. When I graduated college in 1982, it was considered shameful to have a mental health “disorder.” People didn’t want to admit it, and many people kept it secret, simply hoping their symptoms weren’t on […]
Did you know that Aug. 25-31 has been designated “Be Kind to Humankind Week”? I find that both wonderful and sad at the same time—wonderful because it is great to have a week assigned to something so powerful and sad because humans need to be reminded to be kind to one another. Kindness is something […]
While we’re in the midst of Mental Health Awareness month, I’d like to discuss thinking about mental health along a continuum from poor to excellent. Self-care and goal setting often happen on the healthier side of that continuum. Have you been attempting to make these kinds of changes and find yourself struggling with forward movement? […]
Valentine’s Day is a time when lovers around the world celebrate their love for each other… or is it? When couples have a healthy, loving relationship, they tend to celebrate their love every day. Loving each other is motivation to continue loving each other; it feeds itself. But there are people who aren’t happy in […]
In our book, Leveraging Diversity at Work, Sylvester Baugh and I write about the dangers of stereotyping. The Buddhist parable about the six blind men and the elephant wonderfully illustrates these dangers. One day, six blind men traveled to a village to meet an elephant that had wandered in. After laying their hands on the […]
