Thriving when you don't love your work

You know that to grow your career, you must perform with gusto in your current role. That can be tough, however, if it doesnt seem like a great fit or if it doesnt inspire you. Sometimes the path to your next opportunity can be a bit rocky or a bit bland.

Either way, a reset may be necessary. Heres how to not only bide your time until your next role, but to thrive as you strive toward the next career step:

Make Friends

Find people at work you can build a relationship with and whom you appreciate. If your job is total drudgery, the people slogging through next to you can be the most important part of your survival. Misery likes company, yesbut even morepeople can help pick you up when youre down.

Focus On The Positive

If youre not loving what you do, focus on small, positive elements. Perhaps the commute is easy or the hours are good. If you dont like the content of your work, maybe at least the company has a constructive culture. Being grateful for (even) small things will do worlds for your attitude and your survival until the next opportunity presents itself.

Focus On Whats Next

While todays work may not be all you hoped it would be, youre always on a path toward whats next. Intentionally set your vision on your next role. Imagine what you will do, how youll build your skills, and the ways youll reach out to gain support from mentors. The clearer you are about whats next, the more you can make positive effort toward that next step.

Push Your Patience Button

When his son whines for what he wants, we have a friend who tells him, Push your patience button. This is good advice for adults too. Not every job will be roses and butterflies, so be patient with where you are. All careers need to grow over time and time can be the operative word. All careers also go through ups and downs. So, whether youre developing toward the next step or in a rut in your career journey, be patient. Know things will changeoften faster than you think.

Learn What Not To Do

We tend to think the best learning is through positive experiences. But, in actuality, some of the deepest learning comes from tough situations. If your boss is a tyrant, focus on what you can learn about your own future approach to leadershipwhat youll do differently. If your company doesnt value people or foster a positive culture, focus on what you can learn about what to look for in the best companies. Youll have a list of criteria at-the-ready when youre seeking your next role. Learning through negative experiences can be as powerful as learning through positive ones.

Get All You can From The Company

Perhaps you dont love your job, but the company offers great benefits. Now may be the time to get that elective surgery or complete your degree using the companys tuition reimbursement program. Youre contributing through your good work, so its fair for you to leverage all the company has to offer in the meantime.

Focus Your Extra Energy

If your job isnt stimulating, take advantage of the brain capacity your role doesnt require. Mentally develop that novel youve been wanting to write or envision the ideal house youll design and build. Our mental functions can be as stimulating as those in the physical world, so embrace the cognitive opportunities.

Overall, know that a not-so-great job wont last. The leader will change. The company will evolve. And the content of the work will certainly develop. Hang in there and your positive approach over time will certainly pay off in your next great opportunity.

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Its a glorious late summer day in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Vinnie Caruana is sitting outside a bar just a few blocks from where he singer lives with his wife, Laura. Theyre going on honeymoon in two daysthe sun is shining and the beer is flowing, and The Movielife and I Am The Avalanche singer is talking about death. A lot. But then, deathand mortality in generalhas been on his mind a lotrecently.

Not that hes letting it slow him down at all. In a week or so, Constant Elevationthe hardcore band formed by Vinnie and scene (and former Movielife) drummer Sammy Sieglerwill play their first ever gig. A week or so after that, Vinnie will see in his 40th birthday (a milestone for anybody, but especially a punk musician) with a solo show in Brooklyn. Its all evidence that the title of his new solo EP, Aging Frontman, is more of a joke than a fact, despite the somber nature of its songs and the contemplative, mortality-obsessed mood Vinnie is intoday.

Six tracks long, Aging Frontman is, to some extent, the culmination of the two decades Vinnie has spent playing in bands, something that started after his older brothers introduced him to the Long Island hardcore scene when he was a teenager. It begins with the brooding Better, a slow, savagely melancholy lament that drips with the kind of regret only felt by someone who feels that the good old days are long gone. Yet at the same time, theres a hope there, too: that we can always make more good old days, that no matter how tough things canget.

Thats an attitude shared by the EPs five other songs anddespite admissions about a downturn in his mental health and his preoccupation with mortalityalso by Vinnie himself in conversation. For though he will later admit that this is the most depressing interview hes ever done, his defiance, his happiness, and his love for his wife undeniably shinethrough.

Obviously the title of your new EP is slightly tongue-in-cheek, but are there some deep-rooted fears there, too?

Vinnie Caruana: Yeah. Its not like Im being melodramatic about turning 40, but it is a milestone, especially for all the guys like me that arent rock stars that dont have to worry about anything and have their big houses and thousands of people coming to see them. Ive always had a modestly-sized fanbase but loyal and amazing and I see people getting older and fanbases getting older and having kids. We sold a lot of onesies on the last tour! Its not like I see an end to my career or anything, but everyone whos in my position and depends on music to make a living, they have their doubts. And I still have them all thetime.

So thats part of it: Im getting older and Im going to have to do something else. Im not going to be 55 years old expecting everyone to want to come and see me play still. Not that Im going to stop playing musicbut what am I going to do along with playing music thats not bartending? Because every time I went back to bartending, my creativity would cease, because in New York bars close at 4am and after you get done counting the money and cleaning, you get home at six in the morning and you sleep all day. If its the winter, you dont see daylight. When am I writing music during that time? So thats part ofit.

The other part of it isand I get complimented on it all the timeYou dont look like youre turning 40. Youre in good shape! And the answer is always that its the inside thats falling apart. There are tons of trouble areas with bones and tendons and joints going wrong, and I feel it. Im in pain. All that stuff I was dealing with when I was doing the City By The Sea record, and all the stuff I wrote about on Wolverines is still there. I have chronic pain that only gets worse and it spreads. Theres new chronic pain! And then theres the part thats still tongue-in-cheek where I have friends of mine who are 50 and still sing in bands and stuff and I sent them my record and theyre like Ah, fuck you! Youre young! And Iknow.

Its not like this serious thing of Oh no, Im getting older! but more that I think its funny. I think Aging Frontman is the best title Ive ever come up with for anything. The lyrics are really heavy sometimes depressing, and all the time very serious and I thought it would be nice to have a juxtaposition between that and the title and the cover of the record.

But you turning 40 had nothing to do with the more mellow sound of this record? Its just what felt right for this project?

Right. Im in enough rock bands. I dont want to be a rock band on my solo stuff. Even Survivors Guilt was kind of a full band-sounding album, because artistically, thats just what I wanted to do. This is a look at what other shit Im into. Movielife is considered a pop-punk band by some people, some people call it a post-hardcore band. I certainly dont listen to pop-punk and Movielife wrote a lot of that stuff when we were really young when maybe I was listening to some stuff like that. But this is more of a glimpse into who I am now. I want to be able to tour by myself with a guitar and I want to be able to play songs that make sense in thatsetting.

Would you say your solo stuff is more purelyyou?

Generally speaking, yes. 110%. I wrote an entire record that was more in this folky sort of realmbecause this was going to be a full-length and I changed my mind. I scrapped about 10 songs, poached a few good parts from some of them and I wrote Better. And many songs on this EP are my favorite songs that Ive done. Better is probably my favorite song that Ive ever done and it was written in like, 10 minutes, and theres only a handful of songs in my career that Ive written that quickly. Jamestown was one of those songs,too.

But I wrote Better, and the whole view of the landscape for my record changed; I began writing the record from that fork in the road. So to answer your question, it is all me, but Alone is a song I wrote with another songwriter and producer, Alex Fitz. I also work in publishing, and [Alex and I] got together to write because we like to create music for no reason and then figure out where its supposed to go. Sometimes it goes to a car commercial, sometimes itll go to another artist for their record. This song was always something that I really loved, and when Better opened my eyes to what the record could be, I had to revisit it and we brought it to a place where it made sense on my solorecord.

How has your approach to writing songs changed over theyears?

A lot of the early Movielife stuff, I wrote the lyrics on trains which is why I sing about trains so much. I didnt mean to, but I would always be on the train. I was working in the city, living on Long Island, and dating a girl in the city, so I would bring cassette tapes because wed tape the songs at practice and then I would write to it. I still sometimes do it, but I dont feel inspired during the day at all. I very, very seldomly write lyrics during the day. Although when I write lyrics for publishing, the sessions are in daytime, but Im not writing for myself then. I dont have any of myhang-ups.

The press release for this EP states quite emphatically that a big part of this solo EP is tackling the issue of your mental health to make sure that people know that youre okay, but also to make them know that its okay for them to not be okay. Did these songs offer the same kind of therapy that songwriting has always provided for you, or is there adifference?

Theres a difference. Its been a few years, and things have gotten more bleak since the last time I wrote a record. I dont want to write a bleak recordI like to think that theres hope in all of the despair that you find in my tunesbut this one felt different. I have a friend in Ireland who asked me to do an interview for his podcast relating to addiction and mental illness. We check in with our friends and make sure everyones good. And over the last few years has been the first time where Ive thought What is fucking going on? Why am I feeling this way? Because my answer was always that I dont have those problems. And then in the past few years Ive been like Oh, here it is heres what everyone has been dealing with. Not that I havent had anxiety issues and things like that, but this is a different feeling, where I know what that term mental illness means now. You feel mentally and physically sick from it. And thats something thats crept into my realm and something Im very happy Im aware of and that my receptors are open to that and recognizing it before its too late and thingsunravel.

So this is a new feeling completely and these are the first lyrics Ive written for myself with this new friend in tow. Ive never been shy of sharing everything with the listener theres just a passenger now who is part of me and who hangs out and I need to make sure that passenger is fed lots of healthy fruits andvegetables!

Do you know why that passenger has decided to joinyou?

Maybe reaching this point in my life. Theres new sets of problems and worries and new responsibilities, a new world that we live in, mortality, losing people. Every time you lose someone close to you it becomes this mark on your heart. And that keeps happening. I didnt really experience real loss until I was an adult, which is a blessing, but its also a curse because it all started happening a lot. Even with younger bands that weve played with on the road, people who arent my best buds but it affects me. I remember breaking down when Caleb [Scofield] from Cave In passed away, and I didnt even know him. I just feel like were in the same weird boat. And I cant even tell you how many times Ive read about and watched the whole thing unfold with [Scott Hutchison] of Frightened Rabbit. I didnt know him either, but I felt somehow connected to it because were all soldiers in this thing. Its really heartbreaking to me.

That seems to one of the unavoidable truths in life that the older you get, the more people youlose.

Right. And I watch my parents, who are in their 70s, and we speak about this stuff. My parents are very aware that theyre getting up there and that their friends are dying. And I see them living, like Damn the torpedoes lets go to fucking Sweden! Thats my parents vibe and I fucking love it because it makes me so hopeful that Im going to live and I fucking have to make sure that I live. Its very inspiring watching my parents do the thing, and any time Im like Oh, my back, my foot, my knee all these new things Im feeling mentally and physically I look at them and I go, Youre good. Youre 40,man!

Man, this is most depressinginterview!

But thats kind of the point. Because, in the context of Aging Frontman, you presumably never imagined having to deal with this stuff when you started The Movielife. And yet here you are now, having to deal with all this extrabaggage.

Right. The things Im writing about now arent things that just pop into my head. Im really considering itall.

But at the same time, you said Better is your favorite thing youve ever written. So would you trade any of thatin?

Absolutely not. And as much as its difficult, and therell be more. Thats what lifes going to be theres going to be extreme moments of bliss, theres going to be boring mediocrity and theres going to be extreme moments of devastation. And we dont know when theyre coming. But it feels awfully good to sing about it and helps me to feel kind of leveled out mentally. And boy, does it feel good to sing these in front of a crowd of people that I know feel what Im talking about. Im lucky that I get to do that. I dont know where Id be without being able to have that release and that outlet to write about it and then perform it. It keeps me happy. And thats the thing: You could hear the record and be like Fuck, man but another reason Im happyand Im not always happy, theres darknessis that Im able to do my thing and enjoylife.

And theres nothing like the fear of death to make you want to make the most of your own life. But at the same time, its also easy to forget to do that because real life always takes over again. Do you want this record to act as that kind of catalyst forpeople?

I feel like it always turns out that way. Because when we all connect and I come back to their town, wherever it is in the world, and Im singing these songs, people will sing along and theyre never sad. Theyre singing it and theyre smiling because its doing what its supposed to do. Its supposed to make you feel good. Like, Im a big David Bazan fan, and I feel amazing from his sad songs. Theyre not meant to make you feel sad. Theyre meant to be like Hey man, Im here, too! Lets fucking get through this shit. Could you imagine if it was just sad songs that made you feel more sad? Sad songs are so inspiring tome.

Bringing this back around to your career, do you think you would have ended up here now had The Movielife not encountered all that trouble with Drive-ThruRecords?

No. If The Movielife had kept on playing in the early days and we didnt break up in 2003, then no, I wouldnt have become the songwriter that I am right now. Because I wasnt really writing songs. I was more the singer and I was contributing way more by just writing vocals over songs. Id be there for arrangements and stuff, but Id let Brandon [Reilly] do all that stuff. So I wouldnt have grown into the songwriter I am right now if The Movielife had kept going in 2003. So anybodys whos mad that we broke up in 2003 and who has listened to Better and loves it I would never have written that song if I would have stayed in that comfort zone and kept writing lyrics over Movielifesongs.

So presumably you wouldnt change how any of that wentdown?

I wouldnt have changed anything. If The Movielife didnt break up and things didnt fall apart, then I wouldnt have moved to where I moved and met my first wife and then have that fall apart and learn a lot and become a better person and start I Am The Avalanche, who are some of my best friends. None of them were my best friends when we started. It was just a bunch of people that I brought together to see if we could be a band. And you can go down a real wormhole with those chain reactions, but I think that all the hard times and all the great times and everything in between has brought me to where I am right now. Where am I? Im married to the love of my life writing the best music of my life. Somehow still making music and people are still coming out to see me sing. Im just grateful that some of the songs Ive been writing mean something to some people still. And I wouldnt be writing any of them if I didnt go through all of this. We all have these journeys that build us into the person that we arelets hope that most of the time its for thebetter.

As you say, youre married to the love of your life and youre about to go on your honeymoon in two days. So how do you reconcile the disparity between the life youre living with your wife, and the melancholy of yoursongs?

When Im with Laura, Im never unhappy, because Im in the moment with her and our life together. Were not always just floating on a cloud were living the same life that everyone else is living and were trying to get by and be happy. But the moment Im aloneyou know, those days where you order a sandwich in a deli or something and your voice cracks because you realize you havent said anything all day, when every single word thats spoken is to yourself in your headis where itswitches.

So whatsnext?

I think The Movielife has done a lot since we reformed and we should mellow out a little bit. So Vinnie solo stuff is going to be the move, and some Avalanche fun could be something that happens in 2020. Thats something that means a lot to me and I want to make sure it stays alive. But I really want to write and release a summer record. My entire life, Ive never released a record in the summer, and Id really like to dothat.

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Listen to their stories. For biopharma companies aiming to connect with patients and caregivers, therein lies the secret to meaningful engagement.

This was the takeaway from a special live episode of thecompanys Living With podcast, inwhich Health Unions community strategist and storyteller Emily Downward andCOO Lauren Lawhon, together with Alisha Bridges, a psoriasis patient advocateand one of Health Unions 300-plus contributors, discussed how important it isfor pharma marketers to understand what its like to live with a chroniccondition.

Downward, who moderated the discussion that took place atthe Digital Pharma East conference in September, said that patient data is ofmost value when integrated with daily social interaction. She added thatinvolving the consumer in treatment decisions and taking the time to see howchronic conditions impact a persons daily life allows pharmaceutical companiesto create meaningful engagement at all points in the patient journey.

Bridges, who has been living with plaque psoriasis for thepast 25 years and has written numerous blogs and articles forplaquepsoriasis.com and psoriatic-arthritis.com, said that her involvement inchronic illness advocacy has allowed her to play an active role in her ownpatient journey.

My doctor considers me kind of a super patient, sheshared. Because Im so involved in psoriasis research, Im sometimes the firstto know about the latest treatments and whats coming down the pipeline, andbetween my research and then hearing the experiences of others in thecommunity, Im able to bring that information with me to my doctor.

Lawhon said Health Union has identified a surge in thenumber of patients who are more proactive in making treatment decisions,whether by educating themselves through online resources or because theyretaking the time to discuss options with their families, their doctors or otherpatients.

We did a meta-analysis of the 32,000 respondents from ourIn America patient surveys last year, across all our conditions, shereported. More than two-thirds said they play an active role in theirtreatment decisions, with almost half of them going online to seek informationand read about other patients experiences.

Most of the people visiting Health Unions onlinecommunities are looking for emotional support or solidarity, Lawhon stated, orfor a way to validate their experience. Often in pharma, she noted, only thephysical symptoms of a disease are addressed, such as itching or flaking in thecase of psoriasis, and the emotional impact is often ignored.

In the In America surveys we conducted, we asked peopleto describe a flare or exacerbation in their own words, and much of the timeits not about the physical symptoms, she said. Its often about feelingfatigued and the emotional impact that has on someones life and how they feelabout themselves.

Bridges agreed, noting the emotional toll that psoriasis hason patients is not something often discussed, and that as a child she oftenfelt isolated and depressed.

Psoriasis affected how I viewed myself as a person, sheshared. It affected my self-esteem, my self-confidence and my mental health ingeneral. It created a fear, or a constant nervous feeling at the thought ofsomeone seeing my skin and what they might think or say when they did.

Bridges recalled a mortifying incident from her childhood.She was in high school and appearing in a school play. The drama teacherdistributed makeup for the students to use as they prepared for the performance.But when the makeup was passed to Bridges, she remembered, the teacher grabbedit away, saying, No, you cant use this, I have no idea whats all over yourskin, humiliating her in front of the class.

Incidents like this one, Bridges said, caused childhoodanxiety, panic attacks and irritability, often mislabeled in her case as havinga bad attitude.

Bridges also shared the memory of another childhood trauma,when she participated in a high school beauty pageant covered with patches ofpsoriasis over 90% of her body.

It wasnt until she went clothes shopping with her familythat the implications of standing on stage in a sleeveless gown truly sunk in.

I remember just breaking down in the dressing room, sherecalled. My hands were sweaty, my heart was racing and when we got home Isaid, Im quitting the pageant, Im not doing this.

But when Bridges grandmother convinced her to stick it out,and offered to help cover the patches with makeup, she persevered.

The crazy part is I ended up winning, Bridges laughed.But I almost let my psoriasis make the decision for me. It still makes me sadwhen I think back to all the opportunities I missed out on or almost missed outon due to the fears and insecurities that come with living with a visibledisease.

Lawhon, who applauded Bridges for her candor, said that whenpatient advocates such as Bridges agree to share their personal stories, herteam ensures that contributors feel secure discussing their experiences. Thesehonest accounts are vital sources of support and education for fellow patients,she explained.

She noted that Health Unions research has found thatdepression, anxiety and fear are a common thread in all chronic conditioncommunities. The findings prompted Health Union to conduct a cross-communitysurvey that examined the relationship between chronic physical conditions andmental health conditions.

Of the 3,275 people surveyed, 90% of them indicated theyfeel some negative impact on emotional or mental health as a result of theirchronic physical condition, with more than a quarter of respondents noting anextreme negative impact and two-thirds of people being co-diagnosed withdepression, stress or anxiety.

The data showed us that its really key to recognize thatthese conditions are more than just physical symptoms, Lawhon said. Thedevastating emotional impact and some of the mental health conditions often gohand in hand with those symptoms.

Bridges said she hopes pharmaceutical companies will takenote of these findings and involve patients in panels or marketing discussions.She said that she believes this approach would help guarantee that brands arefocusing on what is truly important for patients with the condition.

She noted that making marketing teams and campaigns morediverse would be a step in the right direction.

When you think about the marketing for psoriasis, you thinkCaucasian people with red, inflamed patches, right? she prompted the audience.Many people, my friends and family included, have the misconception thatAfrican-Americans dont get psoriasis, because they dont see me when they lookat these commercials or pamphlets. My psoriasis doesnt look like that itsnever been red, its more of a dark purple or brown.

Bridges said this disconnect can impact thepatient-physician relationship, claiming that she was misdiagnosed for yearsdue to the fact her psoriasis outbreaks did not look like those in medicaltextbooks.

She also noted that even her treatment options were out oftouch, recalling a specific shampoo she was prescribed for scalp psoriasis.

As a black woman, I dont wash my hair every 2 to 3 days,but thats what the treatment called for, she said. So what that leads to isa lack of compliance. First you have adherence issues, and then you no longerhave an effective treatment.

This disconnect is why Lawhon noted, patients rely on onlinecommunities for support, and why taking the time to listen to what they have tosay would be extremely beneficial for pharma companies.

Our purpose within each and everyone of these communities is to bring people together through shared experiencesof life with these conditions, she said. We know now, thanks to stories likeAlishas (Bridges) and the data weve collected, that when people feelsupported and informed, they make better healthcare decisions. By creatingenvironments where people can get the information they need, we allow patientsto make better decisions in real time, and allow our pharma partners to betterunderstand the needs of patients, ultimately leading to better healthoutcomes.

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The first time my 9-year-old came to me with concerns about his weight and physical appearance, I wasn't prepared. I thought I had years left before battling the ancient demons of low self-esteem and peer pressure. I fought the urge with every cell in my body not to become the parent who rushes to her son's side and batters him with assurances that he's perfect in every single way. I want him to develop a healthy sense of self-esteem and a realistic sense of how he can grow as a person, even though I, of course, think he's perfect.

"Mom, I think I'd like to start eating less." "Is my stomach too big?" "Why don't I look like the other kids?" My son has asked me all these questions on different occasions. But when he asked to skip dinner, I knew this was an insecurity that needed to be addressed. But I was at a loss for how to respond. On the one hand, my son has always been at the top of the growth chart for both height and weight, and there exists extensive research on the dangers of childhood obesity. Yet, it's difficult to address the challenge of healthy living without adding to the already salient topic of weight and appearance.

According to The Journal of Pediatrics, half of all children ages 9 to 14 report some kind of dissatisfaction with their bodies. Most girls want to be thinner, while boys frequently wish to be more muscular. In a modern culture dominated by superhero movies and rampant social media photo editing, body image issues are on the rise at an almost epidemic level. Unfortunately, that meant my son's questions probably weren't a fluke or a passing phase, but rather something more like a rite of passage into the turbulent years of adolescence.

So, I started to think of healthy ways to reframe his distress into something positive that he could use to motivate incremental changes in his life. The CDC recommends that all children should get at least 60 minutes of vigorous physical activity every day. Sounds simple, right? But by the age of 9, most children fail to hit that benchmark, and my son was no different. Between school, homework, and Minecraft play dates, my kids were lucky to get a full hour of exercise three days a week. But if I signed him up for any more evening activities, I'd forget what he looked like. I needed something that brought us closer together, not further apart. And I needed it to fit with the rest of our lives.

"Remember in Avengers: Endgame, when Thor started eating junk food and he could barely get out of his recliner to help the Avengers in a fight?" I asked. "He felt tired all the time and didn't believe in himself. But once he made a few small changes, he felt more confident and ended up being an important part of the team. Getting in shape is about how you feel. Not how you look." We talked about small ways to be more active like taking stairs instead of elevators, walking to the grocery store instead of driving, and taking frequent screen breaks to go outside and play.

He nodded slowly as the information sank into his superhero-obsessed brain. I could almost see the gears turning in his mind: "well, if it's good enough for Thor . . . " But then he surprised me. "Mommy, do you exercise every day?"

And that's when I realized that as much as he admired his comic book idols, I was the person he was imitating. He wasn't looking for a superhero; he was looking for a role model.

Turns out, my son wasn't the only one who needed to rethink the idea of fitness as a lifestyle rather than a number on a scale. When I suggested that maybe we could both try running together, his eyes lit up. I searched for Couch to 5K apps on my phone and looked up local races being held a few months down the road. He sheepishly asked if he'd be able to keep up with me, and I assured him that I was going to have to work just as hard as him to get ready for our big race. And that the more difficult our workouts became, the more pride we'd feel when we finally crossed the finish line of our first 5K.

We treated each session as an opportunity to feel better, sometimes physically and sometimes mentally. The transformation was almost immediate. At first, I played the cheerleader; every time he'd say he wasn't sure he could keep going, I'd cheer him on. And he'd keep running. By the second week, he was encouraging me.

I also noticed him using the same attitude in other aspects of his life: homework, martial arts class, and even video games. Not only had running improved his mental and physical health, it had planted the seeds of grit. He'd get stuck and frustrated with a task something that used to result in epic tantrums, quitting, or both then I'd hear him muttering under his breath: "I ran two miles today. This is nothing."

Running together also brought us closer emotionally. For the first time in my son's life, for these brief 30-minute workouts, he and I were equals. We were both learning, together. And my son rose to the occasion. It was like watching him grow and change with each stride. He'd ask me about my day, how I felt, whether I liked certain shows and movies, and whether I ever worked out with my mom when I was a kid. The excitement of seeing his mom as a person rather than an infallible adult was palpable, and it was addictive.

Each time he found something we had in common, it propelled him forward. As a parent, it's easy to fall into the pattern of instructing and educating children rather than joining them in the adventure of exploring their world. Training for a 5K with my son reminded me that healthy attitudes and habits aren't something you can teach, they have to be earned like each step, each minute, each mile. We probably both shed some extra pounds, but we never bothered to measure.

Physical fitness is about so much more than appearance, and both he and I have never felt better.

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Are you having fun in your work and life? If not, you might be on a path toward burnout.

Are you having fun in your work and life? If not, you might be on a path toward burnout.Anyone whos spent time camping in the woods will likely recognize Smokey Bears admonition: Only you can prevent wildfires. As the incidence of burnout rises steadily in our profession, its important that we learn to become more aware of the early signs of burnout. With this increased awareness well be better equipped to make the changes needed to keep ourselves (and perhaps others) from going down in flames.

According to two of our VetPartners colleagues, Tiffany Schaible and Melissa Supernor, burnout is a state of physical, emotional and mental exhaustion caused by long-term involvement in emotionally demanding situations. Clearly, we cant expect to be at our best as human beings if were at risk or are actually experiencing the symptoms of burnout. Burnout is antithetical to the flow state that weve been exploring in this column.

If its not fun, its not sustainable. Guy Dauncey

Earlier this year, I (Jeff) attended a business conference where Kim Jordan, a co-founder of New Belgium Brewing, shared Guy Daunceys quote, which she said represented a key element of her companys culture of engagement. The quote resonated with me and got me thinking, How much fun am I having right now? My honest answer: Not much.

Realistically, for some time I had been feeling a declining amount of energy for my work. Metaphorically, I was on a high-speed treadmill where I was endlessly working but not going anywhere. I sensed that maybe I was following someone elses formula for success, not my own, and I was tired of doing things (especially related to marketing my business) that I thought I should be doing but didnt necessarily want to do. At some level, I was beginning to realize that the path I was on was not sustainable.

No surprise then when a few weeks later an online article by Shelly Tygielski caught my eye. (Read Is It a Bad Day or Is It Burnout? at http://bit.ly/2Zr096j.) Tygielski wrote, Burnout is something that creeps up on you. I wondered at the time if it might be creeping up on me.

Heres how she contrasted a bad day from burnout: What makes a bad day (or collection of days) differ from burnout is that you know in your heart you can bounce back. Even in these tough patches, you can see the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel, and you can resume (albeit not always easily) your life and still derive enjoyment from it. Burnout is not so kind. Genuine burnout leads to an inability to successfully function on a personal, social and professional level. It steals hope. It squashes motivation. It, quite literally, sucks the life out of you.

Tygielskis explanation made me sit up and take notice. As the article went on to describe the three telltale symptoms that almost all burnout sufferers face, I made a mental checklist:

After conducting a self-assessment, I thought that soliciting my wifes perspective might be a good idea. I explained the nature of the article and openly wondered if I might be experiencing some degree of burnout. I began sharing the checklist one item at a time. As I read the first two symptoms, I added Check after each one. When I read the third one, detachment and cynicism, before I could say anything else she jumped in with an emphatic, CHECK! Diagnosis confirmed!

As a consolation, at least one thing in Tygielskis article was encouraging. After sharing her burnout experiences, she stated, If you learn to recognize the onset of burnout, you can minimize the effects and possibly prevent it. I realized that navigating my way out of burnout would involve being willing to make some changes. I was ready.

Here are some practical tips for recognizing the flame and extinguishing the fire of burnout:

1. Know your early warning signs.

Make Smokey Bear proud by paying attention to the small, quiet voice inside of you that whispers, The trajectory that Im on is not sustainable. As always, an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure.

2. Make work less central.

Hustle less and avoid busyness. This was a big one for me. Go faster. Do more. Hustle. Hustle even more. Sound familiar? These are the prevailing messages we hear in our Western work culture. That, coupled with the fact that many of us, especially men, derive a large part of our identity from our work, produces a predictable recipe for workaholism and burnout. The entrepreneur Andrew Thomas provides a contrary view: The antidote to always hustling is slowness. It sounds crazy, but slowing down can be the difference between success or failure, or between thriving and burning out.

3. Get off the treadmill and take time for yourself.

This will look different to different people, but it involves disconnecting from your daily routine in some way for varying realistic periods. It might mean being in nature, sleeping more, reading, exercising or simply not doing anything. For me, it meant taking a three-week sabbatical from everything, including work and family, so that I could stop focusing on all the things I was doing and reconnect with who I wanted to be.

4. Commit to a daily meditation or centering practice.

This will help you reduce daily stress, become more in tune with your emotions, and hear what your heart, mind and body are telling you. See some of our previous columns at http://bit.ly/2lSHE8A for ideas on how to do it.

5. Lean on your allies.

This is not the time to go it alone. Reach out to the people in your inner circle who you know have your back and discuss your burnout concerns with them. Also, consider professional help if you sense this is something beyondthe scope of your personal support group.

6. Try a digital cleanse.

Take a short or long break from social media and other digital distractions. Ninety-nine percent of digital distractions are just noise anyway, so consider replacing them with silence and solitude so that you can get back in touch with whats important and regain your balance.

Are you having fun in your work and life? If not, you might be on a path toward burnout. But hey, join the club, weve all been there! By recognizing the flames and being willing to make changes, you, too, can extinguish the fire and return to your natural flow state.

Go With the Flow co-columnist Trey Cutler is an attorney specializing in veterinary business matters. Co-columnist Dr. Jeff Thoren is the founder of Gifted Leaders, a company offering leadership and coaching services. He serves on the Todays Veterinary Business editorial advisory board.

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Justin (James Stewart) has rushed out into the water to save Raffy (Olivia Deeble), who went out on her own and had begun to drown. Mason (Orpheus Pledger) and John (Shane Withington) help to pull her to shore and put her in the recovery position, where she begins to cough up water.

They take her to hospital, where Dr Alex (Zoe Ventoura) asks her what happened. However, Raffy isnt able to say anything for herself as Justin, John, Marilyn and Mason interject and answer everything for her. Alex asks for a moment alone with Raffy and tries to figure out what led her to go into the water alone. Raffy explains that she just wants to feel normal again, and Mason runs Alex through Raffys medical history. He says that the cannabis trial was really working for her, but now its gone.

Alex gives Raffy the all-clear to return home after an x-ray reveals theres no fluid in her lungs, but is concerned about her mental state. The Morgans, John and Marilyn tell her that Raffy feels the epilepsy is taking over her life. However, when Raffy is discharged, Alex suggests that they should stop mollycoddling her and let her make her own decisions.

Speaking to Raffy before she leaves, Dr Alex says its possible to live a normal life with epilepsy. Raffy is doubtful, but Alex reveals that she herself suffers from epilepsy. In fact, she suffered a seizure during a HSC exam.

Raffys worldview changes and Alex becomes her role model. She decides its time to turn over a new leaf shes going to step up and take control of her life. Raffys loved ones agree to take a step back, while she shocks them with her change of heart and new positive attitude about her treatment moving forwards.

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Hundreds of people who were arrested for their part in the peaceful Extinction Rebellion (XR) protests in April are being taken to court charged with public order offences under section 14.

Here we talk to some of them and hear why the scale of the climate crisis means they were prepared to risk arrest.

Brijmohun, having finished an MA in politics, philosophy and economics, had been planning to do a PhD in global poverty and inequality last autumn.

But as he began to research his subject in more detail, he came across a wealth of papers about the impacts of the climate crisis.

I thought I knew what climate change was it was one of the things alongside, say, homelessness and poverty that we needed tackle urgently. But as I began to read these academic papers, which calmly and without emotion described what 3C warming would look like, what would happen to people and entire ecosystems, I could not believe it. It left me with a calm sort of panic and everything changed.

Brijmohun found himself going down a rabbit hole of citations, being directed from one academic paper after another.

It realigned all my priorities and focus in life I realised that if we dont solve this crisis nothing else global poverty and inequality can be meaningfully addressed.

A section 14 notice allows the police to impose conditions on a static protest in other words, one where a group of people gather in one place and stay put rather than marching somewhere.

During the Extinction Rebellion protests in April 2019, police imposed a section 14 order stipulating that activists should clear the protest sites at Waterloo Bridge, Parliament Square and Oxford Circus and move to nearby Marble Arch if they wished to continue protesting. Those who refused were liable to arrest for breaching the order

At the same time, he saw an XR post on Facebook and went to a meeting in Sheffield. I met people from all sorts of backgrounds who were sacrificing so much I decided to it was the right thing for me, too This is our civil rights struggle but even more urgent because time is running out.

I have always thought: Who were these people who lived through the civil rights movement but thought: Thats not for me, I am too busy or I have got other stuff to do? I dont want to be that person.

Shipp helped found the XR group in Lewisham, south London one of the most active in the country, with more than 300 members. She has long been an environmental campaigner with Greenpeace but had become increasingly frustrated about how governments seemed to be ignoring the escalating crisis. When she heard about XR, she saw it was acting with a real sense of urgency and joined the protests.

It has been just amazing what we have achieved in such a short space of time, considering no one knew about this group a few months ago. I have been campaigning about the environment for years but no matter what people did from climbing the Shard to boarding oil rigs nothing really changed.

Then, in a few days, this group seemed to shift the whole debate It is terrifying what we are facing and every week the news gets worse but with this at least it feels like something is changing.

Former paratrooper Possnett became interested in environmental issues in the late 1980s signing petitions and writing stuff, but remained on the periphery of the green movement. As the environmental crisis worsened and meaningful government action failed to materialise, he became increasingly disillusioned.

I had sort of given up really then I heard about Extinction Rebellion and that just struck a bell with me. I thought: This is our last chance. What am I doing with my life? This is where I am going to put my energy. What greater thing to do? It is in the same way as when I was 16 or 17 and decided I was prepared to defend the country with my life by joining the Paras sometimes you have to be stand up and be counted and this is one of those times.

Possnett said that his interest in environmental issues meant he was known for a long time among his friends as the slightly crazy one.

A lot of the people I know are small business owners and and that type of thing and for a long time they thought I was a bit crazy, a bit of tree hugger. But now it is completely different; they all view me as the sensible one, they wish they had the guts to stand up and do something and they will support me in whatever way they can.

He said that change in attitude had happened in the past 10 months because of XR, the IPCC report warning there are only 12 years left to avoid the most catastrophic impacts of climate change, and Greta Thunberg and the school strike movement.

It has all come together and the change has been rapid and remarkable now we need to change not just attitudes but the actions of governments. We have come a long way but we still have so far to go. That is why we need to step it up.

Lafferty has worked in Palestine and spent time in Syria during the revolution as well as various cities across Europe. She says she has witnessed first hand the impact of the climate emergency on the refugee crisis and she feels she has a lot to learn from people around the globe who have been fighting exploitation and destruction of the natural world for decades.

You can still just about close your eyes to this crisis if you live in the UK but in other parts of the world that is now impossible. I have worked at a theatre in Jenin refugee camp, Palestine, for 10 years and each summer it is getting hotter and hotter. Each winter the flooding is worse. This year, I returned to the UK in February to temperatures of 20C I couldnt ignore it any more.

Now the challenge for us is to join the dots, to make the connection between the systems of power that create war, exploitation and oppression and are only serving a very few people and the accelerating environmental crisis.

Marden had been concerned about the environment for years, writing letters to her MP, signing petitions, getting involved in local groups and even being one of the original crowdfunders for The Age of Stupid, a film set in an environmentally devastated future where the protagonist asks why earlier generations had not acted when they had the chance.

But as the signs of climate breakdown accelerated, she felt increasingly frustrated and fearful that no commensurate action was being taken by those in power. I have five grandchildren and it is no exaggeration to say that thinking about what their future will be like keeps me awake at night she says.

When she heard about XR last year, she arranged for a representative to give a talk, Heading for Extinction and What to Do About It, in the library in Primrose Hill. Thirty people in the affluent area of north London turned up and since then Marden has not looked back, setting up a local affinity group and organising civil disobedience training in the community centre.

She was arrested in April for breach of a section 14 order and is due in court in December.

The future is very scary as it stands but I still believe that if we can get this right now, there remains time to avoid the worst of the impacts of the crisis and create a better world for future generations, in terms of the quality of our lives, our mental health, pollution levels, community, happiness, she says. I have never been in any trouble before I am not really a natural rebel but, when I think of my grandchildrens future, I know this is the right thing to do.

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Happiness at work hasnt always been a great prerogative for employees and in fact still isnt in some cases. Fennande van der Meulen and Maartje Wolff, the co-founders of Happy Office, feel this should change, which is why they declared the third week of September every year the International Week of Happiness at Work. They believe that workplace happiness should be a top priority for all organisations - large and small, national and international.

Over the past decade, happiness at work has become a progressively hot topic. According to Benefits Pro Magazine, over 50% of employees in the US now place more importance on workplace happiness than pay. With trends from the practical, like bike to work schemes, to the slightly more outlandish, like slides in the office (Googles handiwork), workplace contentment has almost become fashionable. Organisations are using it to create a brand, or reputation, for being fun and supportive employers. But the stakes are much higher and burrow much deeper than just a bit of fun in the office. In a recent report, Gallup found that more than half of employees are open to new opportunities, largely pre-empted by feelings of discontent. The promise of workplace happiness has clearly become a key contender for prospective employees when job-hunting.

But what are employees actually looking for? Is it slides that can save them a walk down a flight of stairs? Is it even more tangible perks like free lunches delivered to the office? None of these sorts of benefits offer anything more substantial than a fleeting moment of pleasure which, as Greater Good Magazine rightly points out, cannot constitute for long-term happiness. Happiness must be defined as more an overarching richness of life, where you experience a mixture of emotions, from contentment to anger, all while maintaining a sense of purpose. Businesses should be taking this psychology into consideration when they are brainstorming new initiatives and schemes to achieve happiness at work. One way of looking at this is to think about the four keys to happiness: purpose, engagement, resilience, and kindness. All of these can be promoted via different training, design and cultural choices, that will have longer term benefits as a result.

Google wasnt too far off when it decided to install the slides, then. The environment in which we work heavily affects our mood and attitude towards work. Since the introduction in recent years of benefits such as working from home and flexible working, the traditional office environment has come under much scrutiny. According to Gallup, 37% of employees say they would change jobs for one that offered them the ability to work where they want at least part of the time. Now more than ever before, workers are searching to find a healthy work-life balance. In correlation with societys improved understanding of mental health, so too do concerns over poor mental health and stress levels. Having the choice to work where you want, when you want, can help contribute to this.

To match this, the office space itself must also become more flexible. Many companies are investing in ergonomic principles and furniture as a route to achieving this. Focussing on the individual ergonomic principles of comfort, safety, efficiency and productivity can help businesses analyse their office environment objectively in order to see what changes need to be made. The four core values of ergonomics run much deeper than an offer of a free sandwich - and are very closely linked to the four keys to happiness mentioned earlier.

Ergonomic products, such as sit-to-stand desks and adjustable monitor arms, help bring these principles to life. They are flexible to employees needs, which helps boost productivity and keep workers engaged for longer. When comfort levels are increased, it becomes easier to build up physical resilience. And perhaps most importantly, movement-friendly furniture is kind to mental and physical well-being. Encouraging a deeper sense of happiness at work leads not onto to day-to-day health but also to productivity and ultimately career advancement, all of which are truly in the interests of both the business and employee.

While the workforce continues to shape and shift as older generations leave it and millennials and Generation-Z enter it, so too are attitudes towards work. Soon, companies who dont provide better benefits and schemes for their employees will be left behind. There is no better time than right now for businesses to start placing great importance on happiness at work. In the words of van der Muelen and Wolff, happy people perform better.

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Financial institution marketing has long focused on the milestones of life first big job, marriage, homebuying, retirement. But that legacy focus may soon be eclipsed by the concept of financial wellness. Major life events clearly are still important, but are becoming just one part of a much larger priority.

Financial well-being is not exclusive to those financial moments when consumers make purposeful decisions on their finances, writes Jan Bellens, Global Banking and Capital Markets Deputy Sector Leader for EY. It is driven largely by everyday behavior and decisions some big and binary (such as deciding to get a college degree), some small and gradual (such as going to the gym).

Traditional financial institutions have not typically played a big role in these everyday financial decisions beyond handling transactions and providing loans and in some cases providing transaction-related notifications. Money management tools mainly center around the monthly financial statement and call-center help. All important services, but pretty unexciting, Bellens observes.

Some financial institutions have launched mobile apps or chatbots that proactively help consumers manage their finances or put aside money (RBC with Nomi, Fifth Third with Dobot, Bank of America with Erica). And while some of these tools have the ability to incorporate a consumers full financial picture, the majority of banking apps are still restricted to the banking ecosystem, EY observes.

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In 2018 research conducted for Fiserv, The Harris Poll found that exactly half of U.S. consumers say they want a budgeting tool to help them save and track spending, and almost half (44%) want a service that consolidates account information from multiple organizations (for Millennials, the latter figure was 66%). Further, the research uncovered that just over a third (34%) of all U.S. consumers want to be able to manage all their financial accounts in a single, online location or app, and real-time access to their financial information is desired by the same number.

Financial institutions able to meet this changed expectation can increase customer loyalty at a time when people are able to switch banks more easily. This means banks that embrace financial well-being as a core principle must demonstrate how their digital products and services create lasting value for their customers, EY states.

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The August 2019 launch of the Apple Card was as example of this point. The mainly virtual card combines money management elements with a credit/debit/instant rewards product residing in your phone.

Financial institutions have an opportunity to leverage data and technology in new ways, EY maintains, including the use of predictive analytics and machine learning to help customers find ways to save money and avoid recurring fees. Connecting an AI-powered chatbot or app to a digital wallet could be very powerful. It would allow a financial institution to track spending and use that data to make recommendations.

Imagine walking into your local supermarket and not only having your phone identify where you are, but also speak to your digital wallet and banking app to identify the trades-offs you could make based on your shopping list, or your historic preferences, EY states.

Gamification in the app could encourage consumers to maximize saving. Then, at the end of the week, the $5 they have saved compared with their typical supermarket visit would automatically be swept into a savings or investment account. A key point is that consumers dont need to think about it, according to EY. They dont need to actively engage with a financial service provider. It all happens seamlessly in the background.

This is essentially what the Apple Card does, except that the money saved is a cashback reward versus smarter spending.

Indeed, Bellens warns that While existing banks have a window of opportunity to lead in [financial wellness], they will need to move faster if they want to stay at the forefront of this amazing opportunity.

On the plus side, banks and credit unions remain trusted institutions for protecting and securing customer data, the consultant points out. The bad news, he adds, is that traditional banking providers have been much slower in implementing the means to manipulate, analyze and leverage the data for the customers benefit.

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Research indicates there is increased need for financial guidance. Many consumers struggle to get a handle on their personal financial situation. Only 37% say they are satisfied with their financial health, well behind their rating for other areas of life, according to Fiserv.

EY envisions a closer connectivity between technology, financial services and health care industries given the fundamental connection between physical, mental, emotional and financial health.

Health-care firms, the consultant states, will use patient-specific data from wearables and mobile phones to build real-time pictures of a patients health status, recommending targeted interventions.

On the financial institution side, A rich array of data and analytics would enable hyper-personalized interactions that involve nudging, visualization and incentive tactics such as gamification to help consumers maximize their lifetime financial well-being.

Getting to this point will be difficult for many legacy financial institutions as they must overcome internal technology and organizational silos along with rising standards for data security and privacy. The danger here, according to EY, is that as this broader wellness scenario unfolds, platform operators like Amazon, Google and Apple could be the ones to coordinate an ecosystem of businesses including banking, around the consumer.

This would force todays financial services firms to decide whether they want to be the provider of the service or part of the ecosystem that is called upon to create curated solutions for individuals, EY states. In other words, will your firm be the aggregator, or be aggregated?

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Assuming a bank or credit union decides it would prefer to be more than an aggregated data source, the path for most institutions will likely be partnering with a fintech to provide the necessary capability. Even tech-savvy Radius Bank opted to partner with Wallit, a rewards-based savings app for families and teens. Outright acquisition is another option for some, like Fifth Third did with the Dobot app in 2018.

Either way, that step tees up a larger strategic question, according to EYs consultants.

To deliver hyper-personalized experiences, the financial services industry needs to shift its focus away from individual products and toward propositions their customers truly value, the firm states. It explains that this involves unbundling and then re-bundling products to deliver a tailored experience addressing three primary financial needs:

This re-bundling moves banks and credit unions toward a subscription model in which consumers pay for bundles of tailored products and services with fixed-fee pricing certainty and convenience, according to EY. This shifts revenue streams from product-focused to user-focused.

There are two ways to approach this, according to the firm:

Both strategies rely on a foundation of trust, says EY, adding that to truly establish trust, financial institutions must demonstrate to consumers they are doing right for them in all situations.

Beyond that, however, is the growing attitude among consumers, particularly younger generations, of preferring companies that have an ethical and moral approach to doing business. Mintel reports that 66% of U.S. consumers report that it is very important to them that a company acts morally and ethically. Financial wellness plays into that mindset, in contrast to high-cost overdraft plans, for example, or high-fee/high-rate credit cards.

Institutions choosing the platform approach can establish trust by protecting clients data and using it to better understand their needs and preferences. However, this option will likely only be viable for the largest financial institutions on their own or in concert with a big tech company. EY predicts that big tech players will begin to win over financial services clients looking for wellness services, because of their unprecedented expertise in leveraging data to optimize client experience.

Its no longer enough to simply offer accounts, savings or loans, EY maintains. If we want people to be more broadly served financially, then we need to engage them in a digital dialogue and be more proactive in helping customers achieve lasting financial well-being.

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Im not accepting what I cant change, Im changing what I cant accept, activist and entrepreneur Sonya Renee Taylor said Sept. 20, at a Body Positive Cornell event, a University initiative striving to help Cornellians lead a healthy lifestyle that doesnt focus on weight.

Our society tells us that we should be able to lose weight and keep it off, and always promises this or that diet as the solution, Jennie Bernstein, Body Positive outreach coordinator at Cornell Health, told The Sun. The resulting detrimental effects including stigmatization of heavier weights and harmful behavior like weight cycling, the practice of losing and gaining weight repeatedly.

Instead, Bernstein believes that taking the emphasis off weight and instead focusing on improving health and lifestyle behaviors is a better attitude towards our bodies and life in general, as weight doesnt have a direct connection to health conditions.

You actually dont need to see the number on the scale drop to see an improvement in health outcomes, she said.

Increasing pleasurable activities or exercises, recognizing that mental health is an important part of physical health and eating intuitively or eating only when hungry are some of the ways Bernstein suggests for maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

Bernstein and her team were inspired to run the BPC initiative by the lack of awareness around the Health At Every Size Approach. They coordinated the eight-week discussion group program using the curriculum developed by the Body Positive Institute and trained peer facilitators. The program is open to both undergraduate and graduate students. There are also specific groups for Panhellenic, women of color and Cornell staff members.

As a peer co-facilitator, I hold a script and lead the program; but just like the members, I am continuing to grow and learn new ideas every time I meet with a different group, Michelle Kubasek 20 told The Sun. She said she started out as a member of the BPC program and finished it with a new understanding of self-love and self-acceptance.

In addition to the program, past participants have started a Body Positive Cornell club that seeks to provide opportunities for other interested students to get involved with Body Positive.

We are collaborating with Cornell Pole Posse to host a workshop on pole dancing as well as a discussion regarding intuitive movement, said Caroline Mameesh 20, an executive board member for the club. Additionally, they plan to hold a fall panel where different people are invited to talk about concepts such as intuitive eating and intuitive movement.

The club general body meets every other Thursday at 5 p.m. in Rockefeller 122, beginning today.

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