Although it now feels like a lifetime ago I remember the first argument my boyfriend and I had about our different approaches to handling the pandemic. It was Saturday, March 14th, 2020. Both his work and my work had implemented a work from home policy a few days before the…

Throughout Covid I have become fascinated with how our values as Americans have contributed to the tremendous amount of loss we have experienced as a country. For a year and a half the underlying theme of all my writing has been focused extensively on how our collective values influence and…

Why now is the time to revisit the American Dream. I distinctly remember sitting in my 11th grade English class. We were discussing the “American Dream,” the literary theme in the Great Gatsby. I raised my hand and stated something along the lines of, “I don’t think I will achieve…

How much control do you feel you have over your life? When I hear this question the answer that comes to my mind is, “It depends.” There are areas in my life that I have immense control over but those areas that I have control over exist within restrictions. For…

America recently hit the 500,000 deaths milestone, leaving us to grapple with the question of how we got here. In the beginning of the pandemic half a million deaths seemed incomprehensible. …

Take a moment to think about this question. Throughout your life, what are some of the organizations where you felt like you mattered? A place where you felt valued and you could add value?* For me what comes to mind is in my alumni community where a colleague and I…

During the pandemic how much have you relied on food delivery? What about ordering packages off of Amazon? These are just some of the roles and people many of us have depended on during the past eleven months. Who else can you think of? One person that comes to mind…

This is the second part of my series on the “Where of Well-being.” You can read the first part on Community here. How would you describe the type of relationship you have with your employer? There were many jobs where I felt like I was in a toxic relationship with…

Imagine you woke up tomorrow and mysteriously, COVID-19 was gone. How would you feel? For many, if not all of us, there would be a huge sense of relief. …