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Management plays a major role in influencing the tone in their work setting. This is especially meaningful with regard to recognizing, preventing, and managing anger in the workplace. As such, all supervisors can benefit from developing understanding, awareness, and skills for effectively dealing with such anger. This is as true for experienced supervisors as it is for employees newly promoted to a managerial position. And, it is as true for the corporate office as it is in a school system, medical center, or factory. Understanding begins with learning some key facts about anger. Source: peopleimages12/123RF About anger Anger is almost…

Some identifying details have been altered to protect confidentiality. I took a psychiatry class years ago, and during lectures my professor used to say, “We all have a diagnosis.” We used to laugh at that. It sounded provocative. But what if he wasn’t joking? What if diagnosis is not something “they” have, but something that exists on a spectrum we all live on? When we started our practice at a psychiatric facility, I saw an unsettling scene in the hallway. A janitor was arguing with a patient about a painting. The janitor was screaming, “Give it to me, it’s mine.”…

Anthony Kim completed one of the most inspirational – and improbable – comebacks that professional golf has ever seen, outdueling Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau to win the individual title at LIV Golf Adelaide on Sunday. After 12.5 years away from competitive play due to injuries and personal challenges, Kim returned in 2024 to join LIV Golf. He struggled early while trying to shed the rust and recapture the magic during his early years as a pro. Thanks to his mantra of “1% better every day” determination, he’s shown dramatic improvement the last few months – and this week at The Grange,…

We all remember the epic championship game of the 2023 World Baseball Classic when Shohei Ohtani struck out Team USA slugger Mike Trout to give Team Japan its third title in five editions of the tournament. Now, we’re gearing up for the 2026 WBC, which will see Ohtani and Japan try to defend their title in the 20-team competition that includes a stacked USA squad seeking redemption. Among the players committed to Team USA include Yankees superstar Aaron Judge, Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber, and Tigers ace Tarik Skubal. We are counting down until the opening pitch of the tournament and bringing…

Retail witchcraft just got bloody. The first full trailer for Forbidden Fruits dropped today, and it’s giving us everything we didn’t know we needed. A witchy femme cult operating out of a mall store basement, performative sisterhood turned sinister, and a stacked cast led by Lili Reinhart, Lola Tung, Victoria Pedretti, and Alexandra Shipp. Oh, and Diablo Cody (Jennifer’s Body) produced it, so expect sharp satirical bite alongside the bloodshed. What’s It About? Meet Apple (Lili Reinhart), a Free Eden employee who moonlights as the leader of a basement witch cult after the store closes. Her fellow “fruits”, Cherry (Victoria…

People sometimes have a hard time believing that domestic abuse matters in wealthy families. And by “people,” I mean judges, juries, neighbors, colleagues, psychotherapists, and everyone else. In some cases, the perpetrators were wealthy men who preyed upon lower-income girls, boys, and women. And in some cases, their victims were their spouses, who effectively lived in a gilded cage. And yes, that’s a list of men because men are more common perpetrators of all crimes, including over 90 percent of intimate partner physical and sexual violence, stalking, and homicide. Affluent abusers hide their actions from outsiders, often choosing coercive control…

Romance has been one of the things we have done for as long as there have been humans. Valentine’s Day is out there with fire, arguing about who forgot what, and pretending not to look at who clicked on your Instagram story. Every year, in a big way, the day reminds us that we are all still very committed to love, maybe even irrationally so. This holiday is associated with two very different feelings: dread and happiness. However, it holds a solid place in our culture as proof that romance isn’t an occasional thing that happens. Romance is a definite…

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Society glamorizes persistence. If you can jump through hoops, walk across coals, or persevere regardless of seemingly insurmountable obstacles, you are a hero. Quit, and you face judgment from others, and even worse, from yourself. We romanticize stories of entrepreneurs who failed multiple times before succeeding, athletes who pushed through injury, and couples who weathered decades of adversity. The message is clear: Quitting is for the meek. But this view of perseverance ignores a critical neurobiological reality: Your brain is constantly calculating whether continued effort is worth the investment (Schultz, 2016). Sometimes, the best thing for your overall well-being is…

“Does your hearing loss hurt?” a friend once asked. I appreciated the question. It showed care and curiosity. The answer, though, is complicated. While I don’t usually feel physical pain from my hearing loss, there are many examples of psychological and emotional suffering. Sometimes this pain comes from external catalysts, like when a request for repetition is dismissed with a “nevermind,” or when accommodations I need to communicate are not available. Sometimes it’s an internal cause—when I judge myself harshly for struggling at a noisy event or choose isolation instead of risking misunderstanding. Over time, those small moments can accumulate…