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Simone Biles’ choice to pause pays off
When Simone Biles chalked up a record 8th all-around title at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships on Sunday – after coming back to competitive gymnastics just 3 weeks ago – she…
Extreme heat and its toll on mental health
Everywhere you turn, the headlines grab your attention. NASA Clocks July 2023 as hottest month on record ever since 1880 Heatwave: How hot is too hot for the human body?…
Surviving a layoff brings its own challenges
2023 layoffs are setting a record in the tech industry, according to Tech Crunch. Tech layoffs conducted to date this year currently exceed the total number of tech layoffs in 2022.…
Now you can get a blood test for Alzheimer’s
I woke up to an email from Quest Diagnostics last week – announcing they’ve released the first consumer blood test to detect the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. Scrolling through…
Where do you draw the line?
Establishing boundaries anywhere in life requires an effort to develop that which is important to you, express it clearly and then enforce those parameters. This actually happened in Washington this…
Twitter paved the way for Threads to go live
Who would have thought to imitate Twitter, a platform of some 450 million active users? Apparently, Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg did. It would take a financial wiz and savvy tech mogul…
Every now and then there are consequences for lying
Last week, Brazil’s top election court took swift action when it barred former President Jair Bolsonaro from running for office for 8 years. Why? Because he was found guilty of…
Warning: danger ahead!
When the news was finally released that all five men aboard the OceanGate Titan submersible lost their lives – there was an outpouring of grief and sadness for the families.…
How to ease the weight of loneliness
Last month, US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy released an advisory on the epidemic of loneliness, isolation and lack of connection in America. If you’re among the 50% of Americans…
One week til Thanksgiving!
The Coach’s Corner Newsletter #23 If you are at all nervous about the Thanksgiving meal you’re preparing, look no further. At Delish.com – you can plan the whole day down to the…
How to ask for what you want
The Coach’s Corner Newsletter #22 Once you are clear on what you want, how do you handle the next step of engaging with your colleagues or loved ones to inform…
How to communicate with your team about the Israel-Hamas War
The Coach’s Corner Newsletter #21 The latest in the war between Israel and Hamas is dominating the news and the impact is being felt beyond the headlines. You hear discussions…
What’s the plan?
The Coach’s Corner Newsletter #20 Having a plan – or not having one – is front and center in the news this week. People are looking for a plan as…
How to disagree better
When Utah Governor Spencer Cox launched the “Disagree Better” initiative with the National Governors Association, he acknowledged the bitterness between Republicans and Democrats. The driving force of this concept is…
We’ve seen it and it is evil
Each hour that passes, we are hearing more details of the atrocities committed by Hamas fighters who surprised Israelis in their homes, at a festival, at a bus stop and…
The cost of losing trust
What a week in US politics. You may have heard of a deadline-meeting hint of hope on Saturday when the threat of a federal government shutdown was averted at the…
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Born in India to an Armenian father and Danish mother, Lois is the author of Hybrid: The Transformation of a Cross-Cultural People Pleaser, which explores the challenges of growing up as a third culture kid and the identity issues that haunted her until she stopped living for others and started charting her own course.