Yesterday I talked about being overwhelmed, but how do you keep those feelings at bay? One of the things I encourage my clients to do is to practice some basic mindfulness. This doesn’t have to be anything big or woo-woo. I like to sprinkle 5-minute doses of mindfulness throughout my day, especially if it’s…
How’s your pandemic going? I’m afraid I lost my shit the other day. My weepy freak-out was precipitated by the refusal of one of my dogs to eat her dinner, but my reaction was all kinds of out of proportion to the trigger. By way of background, the dinner-refuser was Rose, our rescued Yorkshire…
To answer the first question, there’s actually a surprising amount of disagreement among the folks who study this stuff. Some Forbes writers argue that, with unemployment numbers so catastrophically high, even a speedy recovery would push us into a recession. Meanwhile, the Harvard Business Review notes key paths to a severe downturn that it…
Feeling uncertain and anxious really stinks. We can start to feel helpless and hopeless, and we step into chronic stress. And as we all know, chronic stress brings with it a whole host of badness, from illnesses to brain fog to depression to sleep disruptions. So if you’re stuck in that crappy place, try…
Do you have questions about making your therapy practice welcoming to trans clients? Watch this video as Kellee Trautmann and I talk you through the process! http://
This may seem like a strange time to rebuild your resume, but it’s actually the perfect chance to think through what you’ve accomplished so you can redefine what you want once we can all safely go back to work. Start by digging up whatever you have for a resume, even if it’s old. …
April 3, 2020 Things are tough for everyone these days, and most of us are struggling to figure out either how to adapt to working from home (often while getting kids to learn virtually) or we’re looking for some way to make enough money to tide us over until… whatever is next. So, with that…
How can you find a job during this coronavirus anxiety? While there are lots of thoughts about the state of things out there, as of March 10, the primary US recession tracker puts us at a 53% chance of recession. But we all still need money coming in the door, and we all…
Now that you’ve taken some notes on a few things you really want to be sure to have on your cover letter, it’s time to write that sucker up. I recommend writing down what you want to cover, even if it’s rough, and then stepping away for a little while so you have time before…
I know a lot of people are facing very hard times from layoffs, self-isolation, and just plain slow business. I have friends who are hair dressers, massage therapists, food service workers, bartenders, and retailers. And many of my friends are now finding themselves out of work, either because of indefinite closures or through layoffs from…