By: Alex Gordon, M.A. Anyone who lives in an upper-floor apartment, works in an office in a high-rise building, or takes an elevator regularly in any other setting can relate to the elevator experience. Elevators can be uncomfortable, especially when

By: Ashley Oliver, M.S. I can always rely on 3 things to happen during the summertime in New York City: Great street fairs and block parties to satisfy the foodie in me Enjoying outdoor movies and concerts in the park

By: Alex Gordon, M.A. Everyone knows that feeling when you have an empty stomach and seemingly trivial matters become profoundly irritating. Even the Merriam-Webster dictionary now contains the word “hangry”, defining it as “irritable or angry because of hunger.” Now,

By: Kimberly Alexander, M.S. Recently, I spent a good bit of thought and time planning an event for a friend and when the day finally came, the event was cancelled for a variety of reasons that couldn’t be planned for

By: Monica Shah, M.Ed. Uncertainty is a fact of life.  We never really know what’s going to happen, how it’s going to happen, or when it’s going to happen…in fact, we rarely ever know if it’s going to happen!  Whether it’s work,

By: Aliza Panjwani, M.A. I’ll be happy just as soon as I… am finished with this deadline, semester, project, meeting, relationship. We often talk about happiness like it is some sort of elusive, utopic destination that we will magically arrive at

By: Ashley Oliver, M.S. “All work and very little play” has been the recent theme of my life. I have been juggling the two sides of myself: the nurturer (the gentle side that doesn’t want to let my friends and family

By: Kimberly Alexander, M.S. The saying goes, “You can’t live with them, but you can’t live without them.” These are words that couldn’t be any truer for me and my relationship with some of my friends. I don’t have a