Author: Christopher Palma

Life doesn’t always give us what we think we need or wish for ourselves. You may have thought that you’d be further into your career at this point in your life. Or, you may feel frustrated that the relationships you’ve had are not the lifelong partnerships you are seeking.  It’s

Losing a family member or friend is an emotionally overwhelming experience that requires time to grieve, reflect and manage necessary arrangements.  For employees, it also means navigating the challenge of stepping away from work. While many companies have bereavement policies, these policies aren’t always comprehensive or flexible enough to meet

No matter what challenges we face, life always gives us reasons to be grateful. One of the most important parts of creating a joyful and productive life is deeply feeling and expressing our genuine appreciation. When we practice this, it can be a powerful, healing and empowering experience.  With that

Adaptability. It’s a word you likely heard for the very first time in a middle school science class as the theories of Charles Darwin were introduced. Simply put, it’s the ability to adjust to a changing environment. Darwin applied the idea to various organisms and how they must adapt to

They say that April showers bring May flowers. The catchy phrase (or at least an original version of it) has been attributed to a 16th-century poet named Thomas Tusser, though it has since graduated to become a famous English proverb.  The quote, of course, speaks to April’s customarily rainy weather,

R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Aretha Franklin boldly told us all what it meant to her in her hit song. Yet, the ideal extends well beyond a catchy tune and one artist’s interpretation.  The word respect has many different meanings and applications. You can possess self-respect, show others respect and expect the same in

When Jen Schlegel, founder of Beenabled and 119, began 2Gether International’s accelerator program, she experienced a sense of relief. “Nobody in my cohort was sitting around and spending their time trying to explain to anybody else why disability matters, or why accessibility matters or why someone should listen to why

Reading is like having a superpower. You can travel through time to places you’ve never been, solve a mystery, learn about historical events, deepen your knowledge of a subject or fly off to a magical world—all from the comfort of your favorite cozy chair. It’s the cheapest way to escape

From a main character (a raccoon) with autism in the new show Carl the Collector to integrating American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation into more of its programming, PBS KIDS is paving the way for people with disabilities and different approaches to learning to feel seen, while helping others learn how

Your boss just texted you about a deadline for the third time in an hour, a little snippier than you’d prefer. Or maybe your colleague totally brushed you off in a meeting, gaslighting your feelings. Or in a review, you left feeling shamed about a project you poured your whole