By Karen M. Sughrue | Aug 9, 2016
Reinventing myself is a way of life for me. When life hands you lemons, make lemonade. I was laid off from my last computer job in 2007 and being told that I was too old. While taking a year to look for the next computer job, I looked at my skills and what I had done...
By Karen M. Sughrue | Aug 9, 2016
My love for my adopted “hometown” of Grand Rapids, Michigan is deep – so deep that I once sued it in order to more fully belong. Today, my life here has come full circle. As a 60-something retiree, I’ve immersed myself in the city’s civic...
By Gary Hume | Aug 9, 2016
In 2000, I opened the Woodfish Institute in San Francisco to develop and teach innovative approaches to mental health, blending modern psychology with indigenous health practices. I’m a Native American clinical psychologist in private practice. I’ve also...
By Karen M. Sughrue | Jul 18, 2016
18-year-old Noah McQueen was struggling in school, been arrested multiple times and had spent time in juvenile detention. But in 2015, he became a mentee at The White House and met President Obama. It was part of a program called My Brother’s Keeper, an Obama...
By Karen M. Sughrue | Jul 14, 2016
It turns out that I’m not good at retirement. I need to feel as if I am doing something that matters and helps others at this point in my life. On top of that, I function best when I have more structure, more demands and more interaction. I retired from the tech...
