Louise Carnachan
The Return of the Mullet
My friend Jim emailed on a Sunday evening. He’d brought out the clippers for the dog then turned them on himself. The photo showed his...
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Louise Carnachan
Apr 20, 20202 min read
The Greater Good
Public health is a scientific and technical, as well as a social (my bolding) and political, endeavor that aims to improve the health and...
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Louise Carnachan
Apr 16, 20202 min read
Keeping One's Spirits Up
I don’t know about you, but I’ve had some down moments during this time, even using all the stress management techniques I know and have...
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Louise Carnachan
Apr 13, 20202 min read
Take Courage
In the late 1970’s, Britain offered a delightful ad campaign for Courage, the beer. The words “Take Courage” were accompanied by the...
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Louise Carnachan
Apr 4, 20202 min read
Don't Mess with My Plans
We sure resent being told we can’t do something. My 96-year-old mother (who’s never willingly gone outside, as far as I know), told me...
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Louise Carnachan
Apr 4, 20201 min read
Finding Ways to be Up in a Down Time
What I most enjoyed about getting dressed for work was contemplating the jewelry I’d wear that day. I have a fondness for earrings,...
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Louise Carnachan
Apr 4, 20202 min read
Confined Spaces
If you and your spouse are both working from home, you may be experiencing a little too much togetherness. And then there are the kids...
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Louise Carnachan
Apr 4, 20202 min read
There's No Place Like Home
A friend of mine is trying to sell her house in the time of COVID-19. Her realtor (or someone’s) came up with the quip, “Can you see...
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Louise Carnachan
Mar 23, 20201 min read
Benefits of Working from Home
Here’s the good news about working from home: the conferencing platforms you’re using to communicate with your team give you a view into...
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Louise Carnachan
Mar 20, 20201 min read
Uncertainty
As a species, our minds run amok when we don’t know what’s happening. Individually and collectively, we speculate based on little (or no)...
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Louise Carnachan
Feb 15, 20201 min read
Another Damn Meeting?
For a few years, I started every Monday morning in a small windowless room with my boss, bad coffee, and four colleagues. My coworkers...
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Louise Carnachan
Feb 15, 20202 min read
Dealing with a Jackass
Ever been in the situation when someone said something so appalling you were shocked into silence? After you’ve scraped your jaw off the...
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