Mental Health

Insights and practices for enhancing mental health.   I am part of the Linked In creator community and have been prompted to write about mental health this month.   Mental health is a departure from my routine topics. However, my hypothesis on mental health...

The Long Fix

Playing the long game. I’ve been reading the book called The Long Fix, Solving America’s Health Care Crisis by Vivian Lee MD who is the President of Health Platforms for Verily. She also spoke at the Common Wealth Club last year and honestly, I got turned off quickly....

Survival Mode

Mitigate the long term effects of survival mode. The latest OIG report is about the potential long term effects of hospitals operating in survival mode during the Covid Pandemic. Hospitals are struggling to cover operating costs, medical professionals are exhausted...

Predictable

Why we need to take scientific predictions seriously. The crisis that we’re experiencing now was reportedly predicted 10 years ago by Peter Turchin, researcher at the University of Connecticut. He used a computer model of past uprisings and economic factors including...

Forward

Focus on advancement of growth and achievement. Covid19 and the Shelter-In-Pace [SIP] restrictions have challenged everyone’s mental health in one way or another. Harvard Health shared an article about Self-System Therapy. Unlike traditional cognitive therapy, it...