Mental Health

Late on a Tuesday afternoon in December, I told my employee the good news, “We got you a raise!” She gave me a cold stare and turned her chair and back to my face. I walked away. Every day at my new job as manager of a toxic department jolted my nervous system and stress …

A few months ago, I attended a funeral of a friend from my past. Shockingly, she passed away suddenly from a heart attack. Everyone who knew her was in a state of shock. In their disbelief, I heard things like, “I don’t understand. She always took care of herself.” “This is the last person I …