It is a rare workplace made up of consistently professional and respectful staff. Learning how to navigate difficult coworkers is a fairly basic requirement for work in the modern American workplace. Toxic employees, by their nature, understand how to take advantage of others. They are willing to escalate their behavior …
What is it called when a person discloses something too intimate for the setting or social company? Teaching clinical psychology to college students is to truly experience the term: overshare. “Overshare” describes the phenomenon that prompts the listener to think “TMI.” I’ve started covering social norms about the proper level of …
Introduction The loss of a loved-one or special friend to suicide is sudden and devastating. Some professionals refer to the healing journey in this situation as complicated grief. The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) and other local organizations have increased public awareness of survivor suffering. The information in this article …
What is the Right Balance for Women in Business? There are two issues I think about and ask my female colleagues and friends about with some frequency – aging and standards for female beauty as an entrepreneur whose brand is really myself. Personal Brand and Beauty Standard I notice the amount …
On September 20th, 60 days after the repeal order was signed for Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (DADT), it goes into effect. Popular media have covered Military preparations for the changes. Though many see this as a necessary step in the right direction (some think it was way overdue), no one …
I taught a psychology course, Trauma, Abuse and Recovery, where we discuss both personal trauma and more public, large-scale traumas like natural disasters. In addition to natural disasters of course, are those made by “man” including the 911 attacks on US soil. Students are asked to prepare one paper on the trauma, …