The sun will reach its nadir this Friday at 5:23 PM as many people are headed home from work (on the east coast) and getting ready to begin their holiday celebrations. For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, we will begin our 6-month journey back to the warmth of the summertime. It’s no wonder that we are built for resilience as nature showers her experiences of recovering from the depths of winter’s darkness towards the fullness of summer’s long...

‘Tis the season to give and so our crack editorial team at Resilient Wednesday want to lighten your gift giving responsibilities by helping you find the perfect gift for your stressed-out friends, colleagues, and family member. So, here are our top 5 plus a bonus: Ugly Christmas Sweaters: You still have time (until Friday, December 21) to buy yourself an ugly Christmas sweater. It’s the gift that gives others pleasure in seeing it on you and there is nothing better...

Emotions are contagious. Think about a recent win you had at work. Perhaps it was landing a new contract or having your department pass its compliance audit. Hopefully you had a celebration and with it you saw a sea of smiles and high fives. What about a recent failure? Maybe you missed your budget numbers or a client decided to go with another firm. Hopefully you had a post-hoc analysis with your team and you could not have missed the...

I bought my first new computer in 6 years, a few weeks ago. As I interrogated the Apple sales guy about data migration, software updates, cloud configurations, privacy settings and the like, I could feel my anxiety increase as I began to gird myself for the inevitable bumps and bruises that accompany a computer upgrade. Even though I consider myself to be a sophisticated computer user, I headed home with a good deal of trepidation and concern about getting the...

Thanksgiving is the most psychologically powerful holiday we celebrate as we recognize and express gratitude for the blessings in our lives. We’ll be taking time tomorrow to share turkey and the fixings, some football, and love and care with the people most important in our lives. Thanksgiving begins a time of reflection that lasts through and into the New Year. Taking time to consider our good fortunes creates a powerful energy that will carry us into 2019. Enjoy your holiday...

A story in our local on-line paper highlighted a new yoga studio that has integrated a formal mindfulness element to their program and details how the program is changing their student’s lives. The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center will be bringing Dr. Barry Kurzin back to town next month. Dr. Kurzin is a Buddhist Monk and is the personal physician to the Dalai Lama. He will be meeting and talking with nurses about burnout. UPMC’s Chief Nursing Officer, Holly Lorenz,...