At my university, we have a campaign called “You Matter.” It’s a nice idea, but it doesn’t really get to the heart of the issue. A quarterly shout-out from a random system isn’t people-centric. Still, the concept is important, because many of us quietly ask, “Do I really matter to my workplace?” Too often, the answer feels like no. Many…
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Author: Linda Mintle
Ten years ago, in 2015, I visited the 9/11 Memorial. I walked slowly along the walls, reading the names—names of people I had never met, but who were someone’s mother, father, sibling, spouse, or friend. Ordinary people who had simply shown up for work or boarded a flight, doing what they did every day—until everything…
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Author: Linda Mintle
A friend recently asked me how to bring up the subject of mental health with someone she cares about. She noticed her friend wasn’t eating well, seemed withdrawn, and had lost interest in activities he used to enjoy. She wondered if he might be clinically depressed but didn’t know how to start the conversation. Mental…
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Heather doesn’t want to keep thinking about the breakup she went through, but no matter how hard she tries, she can’t get those unwanted thoughts out of her head. She finds herself ruminating: “I should have done this… Why did he say that? How could I have missed the signs?” The cycle is distressing and exhausting—and it…
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Author: Linda Mintle
Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic, former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy has sounded the alarm on what he calls a growing epidemic of loneliness. In his 2023 advisory, he described loneliness and social disconnection as a public health crisis—comparable in risk to smoking 15 cigarettes a day and more serious, in some cases, than…
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Author: Linda Mintle