Business Who Are We If Not the Stories We Tell Ourselves The stories we tell ourselves shape who we are. In middle school, a few kids always teamed up at recess to make sure I never won any of the games we played. I dreaded foursquare, wall ball, and tetherball. Nobody ever wanted to be on my team during PE Class. The harder I tried, the […] Written by Joseph J. Lam December 24, 2020December 24, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Former Skinhead’s Life After Hate My eyes darted over to Matt. He stood close by, at the kiosk next to mine. With eyes narrowed in concentration, he watched my boss Dan. Instead of greeting passing shoppers and trying to lure them in for a look at merchandise, Matt watched Dan with laser-like focus. “Don’t come over! Don’t come over!” I […] Written by Chris Shafer February 16, 2021February 16, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
How to Say I Disagree In a Smart Way One of the most troubling aspects of this new hyper-digital era is our crumbling ability to communicate with people who disagree with us. There is the sense that we are shouting across a void at one another — in completely different languages. Our rebuttals are locked and loaded as we scan tweets, posts, and articles […] Written by Kenton Klassen February 9, 2021February 12, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
4 Steps to Recover From Anxiety and Depression I took several steps to recover from anxiety and depression. But the moment I realized the severity of it all, I was sixteen years old. One night I had stripped down to take a shower, and before stepping in, I saw a profile of my body; I had always been a thin kid, but horror and […] Written by Simon Hoffman January 12, 2021January 12, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
How to Journal for Anxiety and Depression: 3 Things to Journal About In my first year of college, I was anxious all the time. It was likely a result of not sleeping enough combined with stress. The pinching feeling in my chest haunted me to the extent that I couldn’t sleep at night. For me, anxiety manifests in a quick heartbeat and a tight feeling in my […] Written by Amy Tang January 6, 2021January 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Life Lessons from Motherhood Trenches Our daughter was born ten years after we got married. Not that we did not think of starting a family before, but life was so full of late-night parties, impromptu vacations, hanging out, and hangovers, it left no space for a little one. With the biological clock ticking away, we finally took the plunge and […] Written by Payal Koul October 9, 2020October 9, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Pregnancy During a Pandemic PREGNANCY DURING A PANDEMIC is different. Everyone is experiencing a different version of the current pandemic. Some are still doing an excellent job in the health sector, collecting our rubbish and serving us in supermarkets. Others are at work or working from home in a way they’ve never done before. Written by Karen Love June 30, 2020June 30, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
