You wake up at around six and check your phone – there’s a message from your boss or coworker. You’re awake, so you respond. At the time this probably didn’t seem like much of a big deal, but then you notice something. You start getting more and more early morning or...
Halloween is upon us and that means things are downright spooky scary. It’s a time of year when we’re testing our limits around what scares us. But really, we should be looking at what scares us year-round. We’re used to thinking about fear as something that helps us...
Welcome to Community Spotlight, a place where we get to highlight the impressive achievements you have all made. This week, we’re talking with one of our Founding Members, Ed Nottingham, PhD, ABPP. Ed has been involved in the community for a number of years, and the...
Depending on where you live, you may or may not yet be seeing the signs of fall outside your window. Whether it’s the sound of football coming from the TV or the smell of pumpkin spice wafting through the air, we can tell autumn is here. Not only is it the perfect...
One of my favorite parts of starting any new school year was receiving a new paper planner. After getting my schedule, I’d flip past the list of international holidays and a map of the United States and then carefully write out where I’d be and when for the upcoming...
When I was five, I was convinced I wanted to be a model. As an adult who generally eschews trying on new clothes (thank you internet) or talking to strangers, I find this younger version of myself entirely perplexing. In what world would being a model be even remotely...
In 1995 a man named McArthur Wheeler was convinced that lemon juice was not only a good drink mix, but also an invisible ink maker. He was so convinced of that fact that he rubbed it all over his face and went on to rob two banks in Pittsburgh. When the cops reviewed...
When our lives get busy, it’s easy to reach for a pencil and pad of paper to try and capture everything that needs to get done. It can almost be therapeutic to cross items off our list, after all. However, check-lists aren’t the best way to go about accomplishing...
It may be hard to believe, but the mid-year mark is rapidly approaching. This is a great time to take a look back at our accomplishments over the prior six months and take stock of what we’ve achieved and where we’ve fallen short. Mid-year assessments are a time for...