The other week, my daughter’s keyboard stopped working with her iPad. We did the standard dance - checked the Bluetooth, ensured the battery was charged, nothing worked. Finally we did the simple-but-tedious fix: turned the iPad off and back on. Suddenly, everything connected again. That’s what a reset is. Not fairy dust. Not a calendar trick. It’s action. New Year’s ≠ New You A lot of us look at New Year’s like a natural reset. The calendar changes and we hope our lives do,

How to Lead Through the Misuse of “Therapy Speak” at Work Not long ago, a colleague described someone on her team as “toxic.” When I asked what she meant, she paused and said, “They make me feel bad.” That stopped me in my tracks. Because lately, I’ve noticed this pattern popping up everywhere—people using therapy or mental health language as shorthand for discomfort. “That conversation was triggering.” “They’re so toxic.” “I need to protect my peace.” Sometimes those stateme

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