Detecting, Developing, and Dealing with Anxiety

I remember the first time I told a family member that I thought I had anxiety. "I think you're being really dramatic right now," they said in an irritated tone of voice. In that instant, a rip of electricity struck right through my abdomen, my chest tightened up, and I thought to myself, "but there's…

How to Build the New Age of Respect for Millennials

I know I'm not the only one who has suffered the pain from a generation that has fallen victim to isolation and disconnection, disregards the meaning of responsibility and commitment, lacks empathy and effective communication skills, and has learned to speak with their thumbs, not their voice. But we need to be stronger than that. We cannot practice the mistreatment we've endured ourselves on other people just because that has become "the thing" to do.