Once upon a time, there was a brand new academic discipline called women’s studies. I was the founding director of a women’s studies program at North Carolina State University in 1989. Soon... Read more »
Years ago, I worked with an emergency room nurse I’ll call Lisa, who sought my help after a horrific day in the emergency room. “We lost a child today due to child... Read more »
Earlier this month, I happened across an article on CNBC describing how Julia Roberts learned to handle career criticism. The subject immediately interested me. On one hand, it felt strange that one... Read more »
Gray divorce refers to couples aged 50 and older ending their marriage. Researchers found that the divorce rate for this group has been the fastest growing in the U.S., doubling between 1990... Read more »
I’m thrilled to announce that I’m leading an innovative new project, funded by Lumina Foundation, to build a scalable model that promotes students’ continuous enrollment through college to a credential. As I... Read more »
Not everyone remembers their dreams, and those who do will often say their dream “was weird” and leave it at that. An ancient proverb reminds us, “A dream uninterpreted is like a... Read more »
We like to believe that technology serves us. But in the age of AI companions, the truth may be more complicated. Lately, I’ve realized that most of our attention goes to what... Read more »
Halloween, like many typical American or Westernized holidays, has always felt like a mixed bag to me. I used to yearn for those Hallmark moments I saw on TV, the fireplace adorned... Read more »
When thinking about why play is so crucial to our balanced social, physical, and mental development, so key to our sense of belonging and reciprocity and fun, it pays to begin at... Read more »
We all have blocks that hold us back. In this post, I’ll describe a technique for unblocking yourself by getting to the root cause. Imagine this scenario: Ashley has always wanted to... Read more »