Skipper Jenn discusses steps on how to be a better team in your relationship.
Read MoreParting from her usual column Dear Skipper Jenn, we hear why our Editor-in-Chief chose the theme of Grief and Loss for December. As a mental health therapist, she also gives us some additional resources and framework for grief. Get your tissues ready for some tears and don’t miss any of the powerful essays in this issue.
Read MoreDear Hopeless Over Climate Change,
…you are not alone. I get it. Let’s come together in our grief and anxiety to support one another for a better future. The beauty of modern life is experiencing just how much we are a global community. More than ever, we have an opportunity to tap into our collective compassion and humanity. More than ever, we need the feelers, the dreamers, and the visionaries to come together and build great things. If you feel hopeless it is because you care deeply and have a big heart. You are not too sensitive; you are not overreacting; you are paying attention. I hope that you find ways to balance the knife's edge of caring and action versus hopelessness and overwhelm. More than ever, we need you not to give up.
Read MoreDEAR SKIPPER JENN, Please explain to me how to cope this year. With sailing season ending and the US elections coming up, I am not sure I can take anymore.
Dear WTF 2020,
…No one can predict the future, but disaster response research and data have given us a pretty good outline of what to expect for our mental health, and what to do about it.
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