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Never Broken: How Singer-Songwriter Jewel Became a Mental Health Advocate

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How do I have agency? How Jewel became a mental health advocate She reflects on the fact that when she moved out of her house as a 15-year-old, even if she knew how to find a therapist, she wouldn’t have had the money for one. As a result, terms like “ mental health ,” “advocate” and “trauma” were not a part of her lexicon.

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

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The experience took a toll on her mental health. Watson, a licensed social worker who works for a federal agency, was diagnosed with clinical depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder. She was put on medication and had to take a few weeks off from work. It was a job that she liked. “I I was good at what I did.”

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More Managers Than Ever Are Keeping Tabs on the News—Here’s What It Means for Companies

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Chief Medical Officer at Real , clinical assistant professor at Stanford University and founder and executive director of Brainstorm: The Stanford Lab for Mental Health Innovation. “It She credits a recent TechCrunch article for specifically impacting her trajectory for the year, and for her brand.

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Top 10 Most Innovative Companies to Watch in 2024

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Flipboard Photo courtesy of Flipboard Who they are: From health care to fashion, getting news you care about without looking up dozens of individual media sources can be daunting. Most Innovative Company in Health & Wellness 4. Seed Health Inc. Health & Wellness Hims & Hers Health Inc.

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Coming Out the Other Side of Hardship

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Spurred by her son’s growing medical needs, Grady started studying the brain and neurodevelopment. Now, she teaches Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, associations and nonprofits that resilience is a skill that can be learned and honed —a skill she’s mastered firsthand.

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

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When she was a junior in high school, Arrington founded the nonprofit ScholarCHIPS, an organization that provides college scholarships, mentoring, mental health support and a peer support network to children of incarcerated parents. Dr. Rajinder Atwal Medical Director, CEO, Founder, Family Physician, M.D.,

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The Expanding High Skill Gig Economy

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" The article chart below also illustrates this growth. Doctor on Demand , for example, provides video medical consultation service.    Nomad Health  is another example. .  Crain's The gig economy comes to law  covers the expanding use of contract lawyers.

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