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  I attribute my inspiration for this post to Inu Etc’s post: I’m messed up and I need a job. Inspiration reason 1: Inu’s transparency. Here’s a chap who shows us his math (his reason for asking for help). Asking for help are often the most difficult steps one takes on their journey to living a full, robust, rewarding life. How so? Three decades of private-practice asking this in-take question: When did you realize you needed help. Between the moment you realize you need help and the moment you actually ask for help all depends on how critical said help...

[TAG0] In “Email Marketing and List Building for Authors with Philip Duncan, Part 2,” host Beth Barany, creativity coach, and science fiction and fantasy novelist, chats with Philip where he shares 3 tips on how to connect with readers on a personal level and how sharing can resonate with them so they respond to your emails. Platforms the podcast is available on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Buzzsprout | Spotify | Podcast Addict | Amazon Music | Youtube About Philip Duncan Philip Duncan is an award-winning and Amazon bestselling fiction author. He’s the host of the Powerhouse Authoring Summit...

By Carrie Spector-Stanford For many Black youth, contemporary life in the United States involves a regular barrage of racial stressors—from hearing racist comments and slurs to witnessing horrific video footage of police violence against Black men and women, often compounded by seeing those responsible subsequently held unaccountable. What toll do these experiences take on young people’s mental health? And how can the adults in their lives, especially parents and teachers, address both the impact and the persistence of this type of trauma? Farzana Saleem is an assistant professor at Stanford Graduate School of Education whose research lies at the intersection of race,...

Do you consider sleep to be your friend? Well, Dr. Jade Wu thinks you should. In her new book, Hello Sleep: The Science and Art of Overcoming Insomnia Without Medications, Wu not only lays out a step-by-step guide to overcome insomnia, but asks the reader to completely reframe their relationship with sleep. Wu is a board-certified behavioral sleep medicine specialist and researcher at Duke University School of Medicine and brings her vast experience treating patients with insomnia in her clinic to her Hello Sleep program, which is derived from the evidence-based cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) that Wu uses...

Maybe one of your new year’s resolutions for 2023 is to make some big moves in terms of your career, whether it be getting that big promotion you know you deserve, applying for that dream job you’ve always wanted, or even completely changing career paths. Whatever it may be, we love to see it! But, it’s no secret that achieving major career goals is not an easy feat. Don’t worry, it’s totally normal to feel a little overwhelmed in the process. No matter how tough it gets, everything you’re hoping and working for is 100% achievable–especially with some guidance from...