by Debora McDermed, Ph.D. | Nov 15, 2024 | Blog
MINDFULNESS, TRANQUILITY AND PEACE This is the recipe for difficult times. No matter what your preference may have been for our cultural leadership, this has been a challenging week. The national crisis hot line announced a high increase in calls regarding despair,...
by Debora McDermed, Ph.D. | Nov 8, 2024 | Blog
Refocus, Reset, Restart This is a little like ready, set, go! It is also like a great race – a race to a level of awareness that brings more light and compassion to each life no matter the circumstances. When I was a young professional woman, making my way in San...
by Debora McDermed, Ph.D. | Nov 1, 2024 | Blog
FINDING YOUR WAY There is nothing like moving to a new location to bring up what it feels like to be lost. I now live in a place that has everything I need within a 2-mile radius and I still feel lost. I tried making a simple trip to the grocery store and still...
by Debora McDermed, Ph.D. | Oct 25, 2024 | Blog
HOPE AND DREAMS As we move to the final weeks prior to our election – it is important to keep the faith that we will be strong – we will hold to the values we hold dear – that we will come through this period with new dreams and new hopes. As a baby boomer, I have...
by Debora McDermed, Ph.D. | Oct 18, 2024 | Blog
SACRED MEETINGS I think I have made reference to my early professional career getting jump started by slightly over 10 years with IBM. Those were the glory years when personal and professional development were high on the requirements list for every employee. As...