By Steve Phillips-Waller – ©Image license via Depositphotos Have you ever caught yourself practicing what you’ll say to your boss when asking for a raise, only to never actually have that conversation?…
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What Is Imagination?
by Shahram Heshmat Ph.D. Imagination enables one to look beyond the world as it is. This is how. Key points Imagination is a deeply human tendency. We spend a significant portion…
Digital Detox in the Digital Age: Protecting Your Peace from Social Media Stress
By Maelinda Turner LCSW, MDiv Remember when the biggest interruption to your day was a phone call during dinner? Now we’re checking our phones every 12 minutes, scrolling through endless…
The 3-Second Window That Changes Everything
Scientists have discovered something called the “quantum gap” – or think of it as an invisible reset button – a brief pause that exists between your inhale and exhale. In…
Digital Detox in the Digital Age: Protecting Your Peace from Social Media Stress
Remember when the biggest interruption to your day was a phone call during dinner? Now we’re checking our phones every 12 minutes, scrolling through endless feeds of other people’s highlight…
Real Self-Care Is Discipline, Not Comfort
Stop treating yourself. Start respecting yourself. by Jill Schulman USMC, MAPP Key points Comfort feels good now, but true self-care is what makes you proud later. You hit snooze again.…
Oliver Thomas Fights to Protect New Orleans Workers From Deadly Heat
Climate change is no longer a distant threat. It is reshaping our daily lives right now. In New Orleans, summers grow hotter each year, and even our so-called mild winters…
Breaking Chains We Can’t See – Understanding and Healing Historical Trauma
By Maelinda Turner, LCSW, MDiv We carry more than just our own stories in our bodies. As African Americans, especially those of us whose roots run deep in New Orleans…
Summer Reset: How to Transform Your Life and Build Better Habits This Season
There’s something magical about summer that makes us believe anything is possible. Maybe it’s the longer days that give us extra hours to dream, or the warmth that seems to…
7 Ways People Experience Spirituality
Spirituality isn’t one-size-fits-all. You may be more spiritual than you know. By Andy Tix Ph.D. Key points As a psychologist of religion and spirituality, I am often asked what I mean…