5 Tips for a more Joyful Holiday Season
Here we are again. How did we get to the holiday season so fast?! Many of you are in the throes of getting together with friends and family, shopping and … Read more
What’s Your Thanksgiving Ritual?
Do you have certain routines or rituals that reliably help you to flourish? Rituals give us a sense of meaning and control over our lives. They are actions or behaviors … Read more
The Importance of Female Friendships in the Digital Age
In today’s digital age, personal connection and relationships have arguably been sacrificed on the altar of technological efficiency. Our sensory world, and possibly even our neurological makeup, is being altered … Read more
Changing the Voice of Addiction
Years ago, I directed the Stress Management Department at the Pain Unit of Boston’s Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital. My first mind-blowing exposure to addiction came when a diabetic patient communicated her … Read more
Five Easy Ways to Get Involved With Local Food ~Guest Writer: Liza Burkin
In our busy lives, we often get caught up in all the details and minutiae. But really, what’s more important than the food we put in our bodies and the … Read more
Interview at Syracuse
Syracuse’s sorority, Alpha Gamma Delta, celebrated it’s “Week of Purpose” with an opening talk about leadership, empowerment and resilience. Women from the entire campus were encouraged to attend and many … Read more
My Father–Paul “Giggy” Kamen
My relationship with my father was complex. I sometimes wondered what I would say upon his death. Perhaps I would say nothing or perhaps I would blurt out all those … Read more
Karen Siris, Ed.D. writes for DrKamen.com about: One School’s Plan to Ban Bullying
One school’s plan to ban bullying and create a caring community… Two boys, perspiring and smudged with playtime dirt, approach the main office of their elementary school. Seeming right at … Read more
Cyberbullying and a boy named Spencer
Bullied for the first time during recess in second grade, Spencer recalls the kids laughing at him for being pale and skinny. I met Spencer shortly after his fifteenth birthday. … Read more
Women and Leadership: Who Me? Part One
Women are formally stepping into leadership roles more than ever before. But the truth is, women have been leaders in their families, communities, and businesses all along. According to Martha … Read more