Mental Health

The French philosopher Albert Camus once said,  “We continue to shape our personality all our life.” In fact, science appears to bear that out. While some of us might view our personalities to be set in stone from a young age, in fact, it appears many factors go into shaping…

The late, great comic Lucille Ball once said, “I’d rather regret the things I’ve done than regret the things I haven’t done.” In fact, according to Daniel Pink, New York Times best-selling author of the new book, The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward, the feeling of…

Are we done with the pandemic or are we just in a lull? Are there more harmful variants to come or is the worst behind us? Will we erupt into a new domestic civil war? Will Russia invade Ukraine? The list of dilemmas and “what ifs” are endless these days….

One of the many lessons to be learned as a result of the pandemic is that we need to talk more about death- and about grief- both on a societal as well as on an individual level. Far too many of us have been unprepared for the loss of loved…

Many of us have had quite a bit of downtime over the past couple of years, allowing us to think about how we live and what we might want to change when/if life returns to some level of normalcy. And while the pandemic has introduced many of us to the…

The French philosopher and writer Voltaire is thought to have once said, “I have chosen to be happy because it is good for my health.” Despite living in the 18th century, Voltaire was onto something relevant and recognized today: a focus on positive thinking not only will help with your…