“Fear makes us feel our humanity.” - Benjamin Disraeli I read that approximately 4.5 billion people are currently observing one form or another of sheltering in place during this COVID-19 pandemic. That’s a staggering statistic! More than half of humanity is currently engaged in the battle against the coronavirus. By staying at home, you are protecting yourself and everybody else and helping to flatten the curve. The good news is your efforts are making a difference. Many c

“… And whoever saves a single life is considered by Scripture to have saved the whole world.” (Sanhedrin 37a, Babylonian Talmud) On April 15, 1945, my mother was liberated by the British Army in the Bergen-Belsen death camp. The camp had been divided between men and women. My mother and her aunt searched among the dying and dead on the men’s side to possibly find relatives who may have survived. Recognizing a familiar face, my mother told her aunt that she had known this youn

“You can’t always control what goes on outside, but you can always control what goes on inside”. - Wayne Dyer In my previous blog post I highlighted the increased amount of stress that people are feeling in the workplace today. It’s not hard for people to succumb to feeling overwhelmed with all that’s going on in their daily lives. It can lead to feelings of frustration, anxiety and even depression. It’s also important to recognize that there are a lot of things that employer

“It’s not stress that kills us, it’s our reaction to it.” – Hans Selye One of my patients recently shared with me how much stress she feels at work on a daily basis. Over the past year her company has let a number of key people go and they have not hired anybody to replace them. There is no difference in the workload and as a result she is doing more work than ever before. There are more demands on her time and she constantly feels pressured by senior management. On top of a

Tina (not her real name) goes to work every day, so to speak. Physically she is present. But in so many ways she is absent. Tina has chronic neck pain as well as tingling and pain from her right forearm to her fingertips. She is suffering all the time. She tells me this disrupts her work and makes it difficult for her to get things done on her computer. She also has aging parents who she is constantly taking care of. She has a son who has learning issues and is not focused in

Summer has quickly moved into fall. It's a good time of year to review your personal well-being priorities!