The stigma of mental illness
This video does an excellent job of addressing the issue of normalizing mental health problems that almost everyone has at one point or another in our lives. Check it out:
The space inbetween
I agree with my friend and colleague Jonathan Kopp, who wrote this:
"We act as if happiness is happiness. But it's not all one thing - there are different types of happiness.
In my experience, CONTENTMENT is a type of happiness that is underrated and even disparaged by our current culture. Every day, I see people in my office who really struggle to actually enjoy each new accomplishment or adventure. Their happiest moments are when they are *just* about to get there, and then the moment they do, they are lost to an anguished longing for the next, bigger thing.
This piece (linked below) says it well. I know that the word "mediocre" was used for effect , but I wish they hadn't. I think it undercuts the piece's strongest message.
Thanks to Claudia Bates Physioc for the pointer."