A Weekly Column on Being Human by Wellness Specialist Elizabeth Clayton
Jul 05
There’s a line from The Dubliners, a collection of 15 short stories by James Joyce, that gets batted around frequently, leading me to believe it touches a nerve:
Jun 28
Spinning a story in our head about the scary thing that is going to happen is like painting a picture of a tiger then forgetting it’s not real.
Jun 21
It’s stating the obvious, but I’ll do it anyway: Stress is taxing. It costs us. What’s more, our instinct for managing stress may be exactly opposite of what would be an effective approach.
Jun 14
Comprehensive basics for living safely in a tick-heavy environment
Growing up, my sister and I were always “the girls.” We were a duo, a team, always in complementary consort, covering all the bases. Amy was science, I was art.
May 31
I am so angry at ticks for ruining being outside and causing me to worry so much about my grandchildren and everyone else in my life, including me.
May 24
A psychiatrist once told me that when people reach a breaking point with a mental health issue, they tend to deal with it in one of three ways...
May 18
Are we what we consume?
May 11
This is a story about a panic attack that threw a top-level, high-performing, rock-solid leader for a loop.
May 04
In the 15 years we’ve been together, my partner Gary has done maybe seven things that have irritated me.*