For eight years, Cecilia Muñoz served as the highest-ranking Latina in the White House under President Obama while raising two daughters. Now a senior advisor with New America, she spoke with us recently about what policies changes we need to support families—and how she managed parenting and work. Muñoz is the author of More Than […]
Despite the difficulties of our times, many people squash what Susan David, award-winning Harvard Medical School psychologist, refers to as “so-called negative emotions,” such as grief, sadness, and frustration. But people who are open to the reality of human experience are better able to foster innovation, creativity, and the wholehearted capacity to be themselves, says […]
Thanks to our readers for sharing their experience of work-family issues this month. Here are some positive ideas from two of our readers. Next month, we will explore how to fight fear. If you have a story to share, please send it to lbennett@conferenceforwomen.org. Employees Finally Have the Power to Choose by Mboone Umbima I […]
Jessamyn Stanley—who describes herself as a fat, queer, Black person—is refreshingly honest and self-accepting. She also has a lovely way of bringing self-acceptance out in others. We had a conversation with her this month about the transformative possibilities of yoga—even if you start with a free three-minute video. Stanley is the author of Yoke: My […]
What do mentally strong people do—and not do? This question became a burning one for Amy Morin after she suffered a series of personal losses early in her career as a psychotherapist. It also led her to write several books, including the international bestseller 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do, and 13 Things Mentally […]
Is it more challenging to raise a child during the pandemic than at other times? On the one hand, the answer seems obvious: Of course! But on the other hand, it is also easier—and an excellent opportunity for parents and children alike, says Julie Lythcott-Haims, author of How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of […]
Pre-COVID, nearly 3 out of 4 people considered meetings a waste of time, according to a Harvard Business Review study. And some of the most successful leaders in the world, such as Richard Branson, famously avoided them. But now that many people are returning to the office, we have an opportunity to approach them differently […]
After graduating college, Christine Porath thought she had landed her dream job as an intern for the world’s largest sports management and marketing firm. The only problem: It was a toxic work environment. That’s when she asked herself a career-making question: What are the objective costs of a toxic work environment, and what are the […]
Communication is easy—if you’re talking to yourself, says Vernā Myers, bestselling author, TED speaker, and Vice President for Inclusion Strategy at Netflix. But when it involves other people, it can be a good deal less easy—especially for those seeking to be inclusive communicators. So here are 12 tips from Myers that can help: Being an […]
Students in the popular Yale University course, The Science of Well-Being, came to class one day and were handed a flyer that said: “Today’s lecture is about time affluence. To teach you what that is, I’m going to gift you some. There’s no class today.” Their professor Laurie Santos also gave them a list of […]