Trauma & Resilience

Researchers Expose Phenomenon: Man-Baby Syndrome
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Researchers Expose Phenomenon: Man-Baby Syndrome

Are you or someone you love afflicted with the life-altering condition known as Man-Baby Syndrome? Do you suffer from a sudden lack of courage coupled with passive aggressive behavior? Do you pout and whine about simple things? Do you blame others for your own blatant failures? Man-Baby Syndrome, or MBS, is a serious condition that commonly affects…

What’s In a Year: How My Job Saved My Life
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What’s In a Year: How My Job Saved My Life

Written in 2012 Where were you a year ago? I had just graduated college, was stressing over finding a job and the impending loss of our house. I was married with a family and was also helping to raise my niece. Though times were tough, I at least felt slightly in control, like an adult with…

Ode to Valentine’s: A love-hate relationship
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Ode to Valentine’s: A love-hate relationship

The first Valentine’s Day post-divorce was slated to be depressing and, in many ways, it was. But ever the optimist, I tried to think about all of the love I do have and not the love that I don’t. This is not an easy feat when you’ve been with the same person for seven Valentine’s…