What Makes Love Last?

What Makes Love Last?

What Makes Love Last? As we know there are couples that stay happily married for many decades. How do they do it? When pondering this question, the movie, “When Harry Met Sally” came to mind. In the opening scene, as a schmaltzy jazz soundtrack plays in the...
Coping with Your Boss: The One in Your Head

Coping with Your Boss: The One in Your Head

It is not uncommon for people to dislike their boss. Sixty-five percent (survey: Michelle Mcquaid) of people surveyed state they would choose a new boss rather than a promotion or a raise. However, is a new boss the answer? When considering the wish for a new boss it...
Madmen Redux: Mindfulness & Technology

Madmen Redux: Mindfulness & Technology

This week Madmen, a show about the past ended and it got me thinking about the future. The year is 2055 and it is coming up on the last season of Techmen. Techmen is a remake of the Madmen series. Similar to the original Madmen, the AMC production focuses on the fast...
Toxic Friends

Toxic Friends

This spring it may be a good opportunity to clean up some of those toxic friendships that are leaving your life feeling messy and cluttered. It is well documented that good friendships can have numerous benefits. Toxic friendships however can cause damage...
People Pleasers at The Office

People Pleasers at The Office

Most people do not like conflict. People pleasers are particularly conflict adverse. They are often extremely afraid of confrontation and consequently manage conflict by being extremely agreeable. If you find that at work you often can’t say no to others, then you may...
Managing Toxic Colleagues

Managing Toxic Colleagues

Unfortunately, co-workers and colleagues that could be hazardous do not come with a warning label. For example, maybe it would have helped if you knew excessive lunch with William could lead to decreased performance, poor evaluations, and possible termination. In the...