You've just landed a new project. While it's in your wheelhouse, it requires unfamiliar skills. As you research and plan, that familiar wave of overwhelm hits. Deadline anxiety creeps in, and suddenly ...
A rheumatoid arthritis (RA) diagnosis can be life-changing. Fatigue and joint pain can make it more challenging to take part in your favorite activities. You may have to come to grips with being on ...
We all know how critically important help, support, and encouragement are if you’re recovering from a physical or mental health issue or substance misuse. But it can often be really hard to ask for ...
We all get by with a little help from our friends. But in professional settings, we don’t always feel like we can ask for help. Asking for help is not admitting failure, but rather using your ...
Living with post-traumatic stress disorder can be isolating and unpredictable. Around 13 million adults in the United States — 5% of the population — experience PTSD each ...
Funerals can be so expensive. And when you have so many other things happening in your life, receiving donations to help with funeral expenses can remove some of the stress associated with a very ...
One of my Secrets of Adulthood is “It’s okay to ask for help,” and one of my resolutions is to “Ask for help.” Why I find this simple act so difficult, I don’t know. But I know that other people do, ...
Some people like to have a rigid schedule. They like to know where to go and what to do at every minute of the day. They like to have their tasks laid out for them and to have clear processes to ...
If you’ve ever set a New Year’s resolution, you know: They can be hard to keep. Even when we’re highly motivated (at first), we humans often struggle to follow through on our best intentions. One ...
In the lead-up to my wedding last year, my fiancé, Joe, and I were determined to keep things chill. The point of a wedding, in our view, was not to construct a perfect fairy tale but to do what was ...