Many people are struggling right now and some are barely keeping their heads above water. I was visiting with a dear friend last week whose wife was just diagnosed with lung cancer. He's feeling depressed, overwhelmed and is running on fumes. …

“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”  Maya Angelou It's a big week for my family. My 22 year-old son is graduating from college this…

“The truth is, we don’t know what’s going to happen—we just think we do. Often we make a big deal out of something. We blow up scenarios in our minds about all the terrible things that are going to happen. Most of the time we are wrong.…

Recently while I was at Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health leading a women's retreat, I met an executive who was the dean at a large medical school. She said they had just added a class on work-life balance and resiliency to their medical school curriculum. But she wonders if her young doctors in training will see the value of this course for their patients–and themselves– as they navigate their intense pace.