Children often envision adulthood as doing whatever they want, whenever they want: wearing PJs all day, eating cereal for dinner, and staying up late watching TV. Based on the experience of every adult we know, however, most Adulting is far less fun. Inevitably, as...

“Life is hard,” Cindy’s grandmother Mémé used to sigh to her.  Usually we can handle all the hard aspects at once, but sometimes we just can’t. So we attempt to reassure each other with the Buddhist saying, “Chop wood, carry water.” It tells us to "Keep going! Put one...

Wonder Woman may be our perfect superhero. She does it all—everything for everyone—all while upholding her values, sustaining hope, and looking fabulous in a bodysuit! Psychologist and women’s rights advocate William Moulton Marston created the demigoddess in 1941 as...

We are pleased to share our new YouTube clips from our recent Caring Without Collapse: Strategies from the Front Lines panel discussion. We invite you to view this brief playlist to get to know Connect2. While you’re there, we hope you’ll subscribe to our channel!...

Crisis, a state of being, comes from circumstances that demand urgent action. Significant, real-world consequences are at stake. Crisis requires us to make decisions and respond quickly. Hypercompetence, another state of being, makes us feel we must take urgent…

I feel lucky to live near Cove Island Park on Long Island Sound in Connecticut. Since moving to Stamford 30 years ago, my husband and I have clocked countless hours there – skipping stones, walking the looping paths with our dogs, kayaking, and gazing at Fourth of...

Susan Sontag wrote, “Illness is the ‘night-side’ of life.” On our inaugural Crisis Navigation Partner® field trip, Maria and I attended American Repertory Theater’s Night Side Songs, an innovative, communal-participation musical about palliative care and community.