Ah … holiday time. A time when we’re all supposed to be excited and happy and filled with good ole holiday spirit … whatever our respective holidays may be. But we know that’s not so easy. In fact, I’m betting even the most spirit-filled of you have moments where joy-full is replaced by stress-full. Or […]

I’ve never written about my chronic fatigue before today. But I know anyone who has it knows that working with chronic fatigue is a constant balancing act. And on some days trying to find the balance between what you can and can’t control can leave you feeling even more tired than the condition itself. It’s […]

My neck hurts as I type this. Not majorly, but just enough to remind me that I have put it through years of torture and disrespect. And perhaps my poor neck would be best served if I never wrote again, since that often makes things worse. But that’s pretty unlikely. Oh, I thought about it. […]

“Your sensitivity is a gift to the world, but (sometimes) it takes a bit of fine-tuning,”   ~ Dave Markowitz There are some days when you have inhaled so many negative workplace emotions — anger, frustration, hurt, fear, jealousy, etc. — you feel like there is no room left for anything else. And on those […]

For many of us, the stress of work eats at us on a daily basis. And far too often, we simply have to suck it up as best we can. But there are some healthy things you can do at work for yourself. If you can find the time. Since we probably can only squeeze […]