Author: Overcoming Adversity | Buteau’s Odyssey

The college basketball season is winding down, but for many teams the offseason has already started. The coaching carousel has changed the landscape, and while the transfer portal doesn’t officially open until April 7, many players have expressed their intentions. Let’s take a look at some of the top players who are set to hit the transfer portal.Houston transfer Isiah Harwell joins BulldogsIsiah Harwell will be joining Gonzaga in the upcoming season, per PeteThamel. The former five-star recruit was a projected NBA Draft pick entering the season, but struggled in his freshman season, averaging only 3.6 points on 27.9% from the field.…

Burnout has become a self-diagnosed condition that gets used often. We talk about the “burnout epidemic” as if it’s a virus spreading through the workforce. And that framing may be part of the problem. Believing you’re burned out might actually be burning you out. Burnout Is Real—But So Is Misdiagnosis A therapist isn’t going to diagnose you with burnout the way you might receive a diagnosis of major depression or generalized anxiety. But that doesn’t mean it isn’t real. The World Health Organization defines burnout as an occupational condition characterized by feelings of energy depletion and exhaustion, increased mental distance…

Has it happened to you yet? The glance in the mirror that caused a quiet but unsettling thought: Who is that? What happened to me? Welcome to midlife; you’re in good company. The Moment in the Mirror For some women, the moment rattles them so that they begin to avoid the mirror altogether—not just out of vanity, but because something feels off, unfamiliar. Is It Vanity or Something Deeper? We’ve heard this transition will happen, but the experience of this peculiar shift in ourselves raises new questions: Is it vain to have a cosmetic procedure? Is it vain to care…

My idea of a relaxing weekend away is a luxury spa with a great book in a quiet place. My husband’s preference is to go gem collecting with fellow rockhounds. For years I just thought this was quirky and did not pay much attention. Then he announced he was going to Mount Ida in Arkansas to mine crystals. He returned from this trip with bags of quartz crystals that he dug out of the mountain. I did not anticipate how much the crystals would captivate me. I cleaned them until they sparkled, and imagined that some resembled animal figures. I…

Carlo Ancelotti has refused to rule out a fairytale return to the Brazil national team for veteran defender Thiago Silva ahead of the upcoming World Cup. Despite the centre-back now being 41 years old, the Italian tactician believes quality and experience far outweigh any numbers found on a passport.Age is just a number for AncelottiThiago Silva has not featured for the Selecao since the heartbreaking quarter-final exit against Croatia at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. However, with the next global tournament fast approaching, Ancelotti has sparked speculation that the veteran could be set for one last dance on the…

We live in a culture that tells us to keep improving, but what if the pressure to get everything “right” is actually pulling us further from what we need most?

Dusty May isn’t going anywhere.Michigan Wolverines athletic director Warde Manuel shared that the school has “already reached an agreement” with its head men’s basketball coach on a new contract in the wake of winning the 2026 national championship title.”He will be the leader of this basketball team for many years to come,” Manuel said about May on Saturday.The Wolverines finished this season at 37-3 overall and 19-1 in regular-season Big Ten play, good for first in the conference. Michigan’s championship triumph was its first since the 1988-89 men’s college basketball season.Over May’s two seasons at the helm of Michigan, the…

We chalk up idealism to youth, but it’s fair to say that most of us, even if we consider ourselves to be adults, struggle with tolerating uncertainty. Personally, my obsessive-compulsive mind detests it. I want my life to appear as a clear narrative, where everything I do and everything that happens to me is part of some grander play, with me at its center, of course. A recent meta-analysis of meaning and depression (Ouyang et al. 2026) concluded that coherence—the ability to make sense of one’s experiences and fit them neatly into a worldview—had the strongest negative correlation with depression,…

Companion Animal Psychology (CAP), created by the prolific, award-winning psychologist, dog and cat expert, and Psychology Today writer Zazie Todd, is now 14 years old. Zazie is still running it because, as she says, “This stuff matters, not just to dogs and cats, but also to their people. As I’ve said many times over the years, when you know what your pet needs and provide it for them, they will be happier and less likely to have behaviour issues—and you will be happier too.” I have found CAP to be an invaluable source of information for the latest science and…

Week 3 of the 2026 UFL season kicked off with the Orlando Storm (3-0) outlasting the Louisville Kings (0-3) in overtime in a wild, heated rematch at Lynn Family Stadium in Kentucky on FOX UFL Friday.Up next, the Houston Gamblers (1-1) are going up against the reigning champion DC Defenders (1-1) at Audi Field in Washington, D.C. on Saturday. We’ve got a doubleheader on Sunday, with the Columbus Aviators (0-2) battling the Dallas Renegades (2-0) at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas, followed by the St. Louis Battlehawks (1-1) playing host to the Birmingham Stallions (1-1) at The Dome at America’s Center…