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How Employers Can Better Serve Neurodiverse Employees in 2023

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After surviving a major medical event and a surgery that almost killed her, she found herself reevaluating her trajectory. “I According to 2020 research published in the British Medical Bulletin , “a reasonable estimate of all neurominorities within the population is around 15–20%.” But things only got more complicated. Be proactive.

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Katie Blomquist’s Nonprofit, Going Places, Ensures Kids Living Below the Poverty Line Can Go the Distance

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We tend to think about our other basic needs such as food, clothing, water, shelter and medical support. 2023 proved to be an exceptional year; Going Places helped four schools and supplied more than 1,000 bikes. The nonprofit also supplies the kids with locks, helmets, bike pumps and training wheels when necessary.

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Feel Guilty for Taking a Sick Day? You’re Not Alone, but It Shouldn’t Be the Norm

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A Softworks study conducted in May and June 2023 found that, of 614 responses, a whopping 79% of participants felt obligated to work when they were sick. Ongoing professional development : Invest in employee growth with training and development opportunities.

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From the Archives: The Power of the Mind Over the Body

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A champion prizefighter says that he does not train for his contests. Even the regular medical schools are taking up the subject of mental medicine in their lecture courses. This article originally appeared in the May/June 2023 issue of SUCCESS magazine. The weight question,” he declares, “is the least of my troubles.

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

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She is a 2023 CNN Hero, a 2022 Soros Justice Fellow and a 2019 JustLeadershipUSA Leading with Conviction Fellow Alumna. 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.

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How Discrimination in the Workplace Impacts Black Women’s Health & Well-Being

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She was put on medication and had to take a few weeks off from work. For example, in a 2022 study published in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging , researchers noted that racial discrimination had a negative impact on human health—specifically, it had the potential to increase the risk for medical disorders.

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5 Ways to Make the Daylight Saving Time Transition Smoother

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So how do you make 2023 the year you better navigate the time change, rather than spending tortuous days counting down the hours until you can count sleep? If you’re strength training, lift more challenging weights, then allow your body to recover for 60-90 seconds before resuming lifting. They don’t follow daylight saving time.

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