Doctor Burnout

Doctor Burnout

Burnout among U.S. doctors is becoming more common and now affects more than half of practicing physicians. About 54% of U.S. doctors experienced at least one symptom of burnout in 2014, compared to about 46% of doctors in 2011, researchers report in Mayo Clinic...
Containing Contagious Stress

Containing Contagious Stress

Everyone has had the experience of “catching” someone else’s stress – whether from a family member who got up on the wrong side of the bed, or a driver in the grocery store parking lot. Researchers are just beginning to study such secondhand...
Treatment Brings Therapy Outside

Treatment Brings Therapy Outside

When Abbie Hausermann, a licensed clinical social worker tells clients to take a hike, she means it. Hausermann makes her office in the great outdoors, sometimes a forest, a park or a nature trail in Massachusetts Her practice, which she opened in May, is named High...
Keep Stress In Perspective

Keep Stress In Perspective

James E. Porter, President of StressStop.com suggests ranking your problems on a scale of 1-100 in order to keep your stress in perspective. Flatten out your hand and hold it at arm’s length. Picture that your hand is your problem and you can see it in...
“Intentional Computing”

“Intentional Computing”

Alex Soojung-Kim, a business consultant, former Microsoft Research fellow, and author of The Distraction Addiction says we don’t need to book a digital-detox retreat or consider off-grid living to cultivate a more balanced relationship with communication...

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