ASK A PIONEER Q1 I HAVE HEARD THAT YOU CAN GET BURNED OUT AT WORK BUT WHAT ABOUT IN YOUR RELATIONSHIPS? A1 Burnout, a symptom of imbalance, affects personal relationships. Exhaustion, boredom, overwhelm, and resentment are some warning signs that it might be happening. Burnout stems from focusing too much on one’s partner, child, relative, or friend. True, compassion is a beautiful quality to bring to a […]

ASK A PIONEER Q1I GET ANXIOUS WHEN I NEED HELP BECAUSE I DON’T WANT TO BE JUDGED OR SEEN AS NEEDY IF I ASK FOR ASSISTANCE. A1 If you learned (directly or indirectly) that asking for help makes you weak (or beholden to others), then showing vulnerability will send your anxiety meter through the roof. But […]

ASK A PIONEER These two questions are informed by the recent suicides of celebrities Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain, but also by the thousands of others who take their own lives. Our hope is to shed light on ways to help prevent more lives lost to suicide. Q1 I OFTEN SAY I DON’T CARE WHAT PEOPLE THINK ABOUT ME. BUT THE TRUTH […]