Let’s chat about sex and spirituality — aka “conscious sexuality.” Traditionally, North American culture frames sexual intimacy as a dirty, shameful, politicized act — which is too bad. Because sex between consenting adults is one of life’s more pleasurable things, not to mention elemental to our species’ existence. Besides, sometimes, the best spiritual sex is…
Emotional cheating has become the relationship buzzword in recent years. There are numerous questions about emotional infidelity and many explanations. However, even after years of research, the definition of emotional infidelity is unclear. One study in the Psychology of Women Quarterly defined emotional infidelity as “the development of a relational friendship that goes against the…
Are you a single woman who is looking for love? Your siblings, friends, and colleagues continue to find their perfect partners, get married and live happily ever after, but for some reason, it’s not happening for you. Sound familiar? You really want to meet the right man, but it seems like Cupid isn’t on your…
Employee surveillance will increase. An unfortunate consequence of the rise of remote working is the expansion of employee monitoring from employers concerned about productivity and security. With the disappearing division between work and home life, I expect to see conflicts in the near future between employee privacy and a company’s right to measure performance. When…
Given that hybrid work styles will be taking shape for years to come, it’s critical that employers are as flexible as possible in the short term. Whether that means allowing employees to tailor the days of the week that they come into the office or to exercise judgment themselves if they need to travel. Certainly…
“The best teachers are leaders, and the best leaders are also teachers,” says Harvard Business School Professor Thomas DeLong, who has taught over 20,000 MBAs and executives across the globe since 1997. According to him, teachers, as with leaders, “should be like a mad scientist who can’t wait to get to the classroom to share the experiment.…
With Pride month behind us, I thought it’d be valuable to highlight some of the unique set of issues LGBTQ+ people experience while seeking recovery from substance addiction. According to the National Institute of Health (NIH) LGBTQ+ young adults and adults have increased patterns of substance use and misuse than their heterosexual peers. Only 7.4%…
In working with many new and inexperienced managers over the past 16 years, and in my own former corporate career, I’ve seen that it’s very common for unseasoned managers to feel great doubt and insecurity—and experience imposter syndrome—about their work and impact. I certainly did, the first few times I was in a managerial role. When…
⌄ Scroll down to continue ⌄ Balancing a career, social life, quality time with friends and family, self-care, hobbies, and adequate sleep is enough to keep anyone occupied. How much more if you add dating into the mix? Whew! You may have wondered if you are too busy to date in the midst of a…
⌄ Scroll down to continue ⌄ If you’ve ever heard about intuitive eating as a new approach toward effective weight loss, you’re not alone. Every day, more people are tuning in to this new eating lifestyle that has many benefits for physical and mental wellbeing. But what is intuitive eating and where did it come…
