Mad in America

SEPTEMBER 28, 2024

I n recent months, a long-standing debate in the field of mental health has resurfaced, generating volatile discussions on social media and in the press. This debate revolves around the critique of over-medicalisation and whether this critique truly serves the public good. Traditionally, this critique has been used by left-wing activists and scholars to advocate for more de-pathologised, humane and psychosocially informed mental health care.

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Work Life

SEPTEMBER 28, 2024

As your parents age, it can often feel like you have swapped roles. Now you’re the one taking care of everything, from scheduling Mom and Dad’s doctor’s appointments to driving them where they need to go. But even if your aging parents welcome some aspects of this role reversal—you did give them anxiety-induced heartburn all through your teen years, and turnabout is fair play—they may struggle to accept it when you start taking responsibility for their finances.

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Success

SEPTEMBER 28, 2024

When’s the last time you didn’t think about work? Most people no longer clock out at the end of the workday, so work-related thoughts might be on a continual loop in your mind. This can cause stress and burnout , which take a toll on your well-being. Australia’s Fair Work Commission recently implemented a new “ right to disconnect ” law, which “protects employees who refuse to monitor, read or respond to contact or attempted contact outside their working hours, unless their refusal is unreasonab

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Work Life

SEPTEMBER 28, 2024

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon sparked debate on the future of work in his ountry this week when he ordered public service employees back to the office. But Luxon’s edict neglects a broader transformation in work culture. Work from home (WFH) arrangements have grown considerably over the past decade, propelled by an increase in dual-income households and rapid technological advancements.

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Success

SEPTEMBER 28, 2024

If you’ve recently logged on to LinkedIn, chances are your user profile and other personal data have been accessed by the business and employment-focused social media platform’s new artificial intelligence (AI) feature. Upon launching LinkedIn’s website, you were likely greeted by the prompt: “Start a post, try writing with AI” on the homepage. Then, when you scrolled through the “Jobs” section, an AI prompt might have told you that it’s already scanned through the job posts and compiled the one

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Work Life

SEPTEMBER 28, 2024

Throughout my career as a founder and CEO, I’ve always prioritized mentoring and advising young professionals, providing them with the tools they need to break into a new industry successfully. Whether they are looking for their next role or are entry-level employees, my conversations with them are typically centered on the desire to find new ways to unlock their potential while at the same time navigating challenges like imposter syndrome that can be discouraging.

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