I have written on several occasions about how taking time off from work benefits our mental health. So, in the spirit of “practice what you […]
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All Too Well
Fair warning: you do not want me on your Jeopardy team if one of the categories is pop culture. But when it comes to Taylor […]
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Women’s World Cup and Mental Health
Yesterday marked the Opening Day of the Women’s World Cup. Jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand, the best female soccer players from 32 countries […]
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Our Columbia-WHO Center for Global Mental Health faculty and senior staff had a celebration lunch this week for one of our senior staff members heading […]
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The Dining Room Table
Over the recent holiday weekend, four generations of my family – from 9 months+ to 91 years+ – came together. we had time together to […]
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July 4th for Mental Health
A familiar hush has already descended over New York City. The Friday before a holiday often becomes part of the long weekend. As I ran […]
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June is PRIDE Month
June is PRIDE month. Pride is defined as having “feelings of deep pleasure and satisfaction derived from qualities that are widely admired; consciousness of one’s […]
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Language Matters
A loyal reader of Five of Friday recently wrote to me with some feedback. She kindly started with a compliment and then expressed her concern […]
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