What does genuine self-care look like? A friend recently told me that she had started TMJ therapy once a week for her neck and jaw pain. Here’s how she described it: I lie, face down, on a massage table. They apply stim electrodes to my neck and jaw, and drape a hot compress across my …
Month: August 2022
Running for Comfort
Have you ever noticed how, when things get scary, we may run towards comfort? Comfort may be simple: comfort foods. Foods high in fat and carbs, filling foods that make us feel warm. Comfort may be habitual: when my mother died recently, my sisters and I ran towards the habits that are core to us. …
You can’t possibly take that job
“I don’t know how I’m going to survive without you.” "I can't live without you." How do you respond when a team member tells you they've accepted a new job? When I was a young manager, losing a good employee terrified me. I took it personally when people I liked moved out of my daily …
Virtual Watercooler?
What are you doing to recreate the virtual watercooler?
O Dog
Out, Out from thy den of fear, O Dog. Everything changing: Strange voices, Boxes, Trash bags, Migrating tables. Her chair, empty. Sit in the sun with me, Come. Enjoy grass and air, Okay. Dine al fresca, Heal. Stay, while day is cool. Bark at your squirrel one last time. Before tomorrow comes. O Dog Remember …