Think twice before saying "at least" to people in crisis, in grief, in illness.
It happens all the time. Bereaved parents hear it: At least you have another child. At least you could get pregnant again. People who...
The veil
Over the last few weeks as I have walked through the minutes and days of June, a thought has run through my mind. One particular thought...
If you want to take people somewhere else, first meet them where they are
The more I write about crisis, the more people tell me stories about things that have happened to them. Every once in a while a type of...
For Sheryl Sandberg: Rethinking the drive to optimize
Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook, lost her husband Dave Goldberg, CEO of SurveyMonkey, just over a month ago when he died at age 47. He...
Cobbling together a transformative quest, peace by peace
Recently I went on a business trip and picked up a copy of Cheryl Strayed’s Wild in an airport bookstore. Several people have told me...
Focusing on the positive: Does it help?
A bitter drink: Introduce sugar, and the whole drink becomes sweet. A cold bath: Introduce hot water, and the whole bath becomes warm. A...
Doing well? Doing poorly? Perhaps simply doing.
"How are you doing?” The question is ubiquitous, often innocent, and generally well-meaning. In the middle of or after a personal...
The alone you want, and the alone you don't
Those of you who know me personally know how energized I am by my interactions with other people in any type of situation, professional...