by Margaret Anderson | Nov 13, 2016 | Blog
Catherine Onyemelukwe, a white American, went to Nigeria with the Peace Corps in the early 1960s and stayed twenty-four years. Now based in the U.S., Catherine serves on the U.S. Committee for UN Women, She is an activist for racial justice in her community and her...
by Margaret Anderson | Nov 13, 2016 | Blog
Dear readers, I have been wanting to reach out and post something of comfort or a way forward at a time when many of us are experiencing grief in the wake of the recent election. Unfortunately, my own grief includes muddle-headed symptoms. I sometimes find myself...
by Margaret Anderson | Nov 3, 2016 | Blog
I’ve been reading The Book of Joy by the Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Douglas Abrams. Abrams interviews the two religious leaders about how they remain so joyful, given the hardships they’ve endured. The Dalia Lama was forced into exile and may never see...
by Margaret Anderson | Oct 27, 2016 | Blog
We’ve been talking about how words that have one common meaning and another scientific meaning can cause misunderstandings. Read about the terms “acute” and “major depression” in “Use the Right Dictionary.” But my vote for the most mischievous...
by Margaret Anderson | Oct 14, 2016 | Blog
People often describe good communication as “getting on the same page,” but sometimes we aren’t even using the same dictionary. Many terms have one meaning in the common vernacular, but a very different scientific or medical meaning. This leads to miscommunicating and...
