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The Courageous Act of Asking for Help

The Courageous Act of Asking for Help

by Kim Childs At the start of a new year, many of us identify and commit to changes we’d like to make in our lives. These good intentions can fail, however, if we don’t enlist the help and support...

The Path of Restraint: Let It Be

The Path of Restraint: Let It Be

by Hanna Perlberger “Sometimes nothing is the hardest thing to do." —Tyrion Lannister, from George R.R. Martin's A Game of Thrones It was toward the end of a weeklong training for facilitators of...

Choosing Career Depth over Career Height

Choosing Career Depth over Career Height

by Denise Riebman “At this point in my life, I’m more interested in the depth of my career than its height.” This comment from my friend and mentor, Shoshanna Cogan, stopped me in my tracks. Depth,...

Is There a Model for a Happy Career?

Is There a Model for a Happy Career?

by Susan Peppercorn Research has shown that finding fulfillment at work leads to feelings of well-being, lower burnout, and greater entrepreneurial creativity. But how can you give yourself the best...

Musings on 20 Years of Marriage

Musings on 20 Years of Marriage

by Amy Alpert While I was unloading groceries recently, my engagement ring got caught on one of the drawers and my diamond slipped out of its setting. I was shocked to see my ring setting minus a...

Antidotes for Anxious Times

Antidotes for Anxious Times

by Kim Childs Last year, a coaching client asked me for strategies to deal with the climate of anxiety in the US prior to the presidential election. In addition to trying some of my recommendations,...

Harvesting Our WBI Community

Harvesting Our WBI Community

by Phoebe Atkinson, Syd Hap, and Nicole Stottlemyer Chris Peterson, writing in his primer on positive psychology, suggests that, since “the good life” is inherently a social one, “why not understand...