Duchess Digest / The Ex Files, Part 1

To date or not to date your ex? That is the question.
Okay, it’s not what Shakespeare originally intended, but isn’t it the dilemma we’ve all come face-to-face with at some point in our lives?
I have been very much thrown back into the mix with my ex. Make that ex-husband – not just simple an “ex” [...]

Duchess Digest: Listening to our Gut

I have been living in Los Angeles for a year now. I’m happy here. I like the city. I like all there is to do. With my one year lease expiring this month, I’ve been deciding where to get a new apartment. I’ve felt certain I would stay. I like who I’m becoming. I like [...]

Career Tool: Work Strong

“Work Strong,” the new book by Peter Weddle is more than a book; it’s a Career Fitness System.
Getting in Shape
The premise of Weddle’s highly original, engaging book is that people must think of themselves as career activists, and as such self-manage their careers.
Why take the initiative?
Because no one else is going to do it for [...]

Immersion Traveler: Leave No Trace Behind

I learned firsthand about Leave No Trace Behind while drinking hot chocolate.  I had a summer job working in Alaska’s Denali National Park, performing living history vignettes for visitors on women in the gold rush and conservation. On my day off, I was one of 51 other people signed up for an eight hour [...]

How to Research a Potential Employer

Companies check out job seekers prior to hiring them, and you should be checking out companies prior to applying for employment–or, at the very least, before accepting a job offer.
At Your Fingertips
Years ago, researching a potential employer required a trip to the library. Today, library information and more are available online.
But where do you start?
The [...]

The Duchess Digest: Tough Love

Okay, I admit it. I’ve been watching guilty pleasure bollocks television this week. I’ve had the flu for three solid days now, which has left me on the couch watching more then my fair share of (cringe) Tyra and the new VH-1 show Tough Love. It seems like lately between Tough Love and this new [...]

Getting Together with Former Coworkers

Q. I was laid off from my job a few months ago and recently one of my former coworkers has been calling, inviting me to join the old gang for lunch. She says it would be good for me to reconnect with everyone. I’m not so sure. Any advice?
A. You’re feeling uneasy about putting yourself [...]

Keith Ablow: Work Stress and Your Sanity

Dear Keith: As much as everyone talks about layoffs, I guess I should feel as if I’m one of the lucky ones, but I’m all the more irritable because they are piling more projects on me at work. The threat of losing a job hangs over all of us who are left, so of course [...]

Still Employed, But Stressed

You’ve survived job cuts at your company. Yet, instead of feeling relieved, you feel absolutely awful.
Not You
It’s important to know there’s nothing wrong with you. In fact, your reaction is very common.
A study by the Institute of Behavioral Science finds layoff survivors are prone to greater role ambiguity and job demands that, among other things, [...]

Survival: Protecting Yourself in Extreme Cold Weather

The extreme cold weather that struck the Midwest in recent weeks, and the snowstorm that just this week barreled up the eastern seaboard dropping from 4 to 12 inches of snow between Atlanta and Portland, Maine, is a reminder that winter, in most parts of our world, is still with us.
Last summer we did a piece [...]

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