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I Shared My OCD Struggles with 11,000 Employees—Their Responses Showed Me the Importance of Vulnerability in Leadership

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The medications I was on and the behavioral therapies I had been taught were no longer working. The internal communications manager who I worked with on my weekly emails sent me a draft, and as usual, I made a few tweaks. We are all books, and we each have many chapters. I am a book, and I have an OCD chapter.

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Twilio cuts 17% of its workforce

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Why it matters: Affected workers will be compensated with 12 weeks’ base salary and an additional week for each year of service, as well as medical benefits and career assistance. Unfortunately, a few benefits are being discontinued, including book and wellness reimbursements and the much-coveted Twilio Recharge, which is a four-week paid (..)

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

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Dr. Rajinder Atwal Medical Director, CEO, Founder, Family Physician, M.D., She is the founder, CEO and medical director of Bathurst Walk-in Clinic and Family Practice, which serves marginalized communities. Bathurst Walk-in Clinic and Family Practice Atwal is a trailblazer in the health care industry.

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How to Volunteer Abroad (and Great Organizations to Explore)

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There’s a big difference between teaching, building homes, providing medical care and supporting wildlife conservation. These include booking flights, getting visas and vaccinations (as needed), procuring travel insurance (check if it’s provided through the program first), enabling an international plan with your cellphone and packing.

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Biophilic design has a long history and an even bigger future

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But perhaps nobody can top that of Erich Fromm, the sociologist and psychoanalyst who first described it in his 1973 book The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness as “The passionate love of life and all that is alive”. The term biophilia was later popularised more dryly in a 1984 book by the biologist Edward O.

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How To Design Impactful Offices? Prioritize ESG Goals

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The template also includes an easy-to-use tracker that allows us to measure how well our projects are meeting our internal goals for reducing embodied carbon and eliminating toxic and non-sustainable building materials. Porches, balconies, sky bridges and covered walkways extend from the building to create a treehouse sensation.

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The Secret To Fast Muscle Pain Relief

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It’s no surprise to any desk worker that, according to the journal BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders , “the prevalence of musculoskeletal pain among computer users [is] high, with shoulders and lower back being the most affected areas.”