Four professionals in high-stress fields share some strategies they’ve used to combat workplace exhaustion
While they were all supportive of my lifesaving work, there was only one me. And very little of me was left
There’s nothing like a good swim, fried schnitzel, and fresh potato kugel on Friday afternoon to get a teen to talk.
Before long, our pool became the unofficial place for my son’s struggling classmates to hang out. My son would tell those struggling teens, “Oh, my mom’s great. Maybe you want to come by for some kugel and a swim?”
And they came. They and their friends and their friend’s friends, and before long, girls showed up too. Our house became a place for struggling teens. They would come and talk and end up staying for the night, the week, and sometimes months.
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