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    Difficult People—Why Do They Behave That Way?
    Louise Carnachan
    • Dec 7, 2021
    • 2 min

    Difficult People—Why Do They Behave That Way?

    Ah, the holidays 2021. You’ve got obligations, work, family, and the decisions whether to socialize as Covid continues. Welcome to a...
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    Thanks Giving
    Louise Carnachan
    • Nov 23, 2021
    • 3 min

    Thanks Giving

    The US celebrates Thanksgiving this week. The food, well…and for those who are into football, it’s truly hog heaven. Regardless of how...
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    Is it Possible to be Too Empathetic?
    Louise Carnachan
    • Nov 9, 2021
    • 4 min

    Is it Possible to be Too Empathetic?

    Empathy can be defined as walking in someone else’s shoes, really feeling their suffering. Certain professions attract empaths:...
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    Strategies When Things Go Wrong
    Louise Carnachan
    • Oct 26, 2021
    • 2 min

    Strategies When Things Go Wrong

    The Olympic Games are about as high pressure as you get for an athlete or a team.You’d think a silver medalist would be happier with...
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    Why a Pay Increase Doesn't Create Happiness for Long
    Louise Carnachan
    • Oct 12, 2021
    • 3 min

    Why a Pay Increase Doesn't Create Happiness for Long

    The 1960s psychologist Fredrick Hertzberg wrote One More Time, How Do You Motivate Employees. His cutting-edge premise of the time was...
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    Are You on a Team? Make Everyone Look Good
    Louise Carnachan
    • Sep 28, 2021
    • 3 min

    Are You on a Team? Make Everyone Look Good

    Off Limits (my former improv troupe) held a reunion in August. Three of us in person, three on Zoom. Our last photo was from 2014. Seven...
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    Self-soothing
    Louise Carnachan
    • Sep 14, 2021
    • 3 min

    Self-soothing

    Early in my career, a colleague who’d had enough of my whining asked if I’d ever considered suffering in silence. The answer was, “No.”...
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    It's Hard to Stray from the Herd
    Louise Carnachan
    • Aug 31, 2021
    • 2 min

    It's Hard to Stray from the Herd

    I heard Dobie Gray’s version of “The In Crowd” on an oldies station a few days ago. Great song. I love the refrain, “I don’t care where...
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    Communicating Change- Rapidly!
    Louise Carnachan
    • Aug 17, 2021
    • 2 min

    Communicating Change- Rapidly!

    For my birthday, my dear friend from Seattle joined me on a jet boat excursion up the Willamette River. It was so darn much fun! The...
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    It's About Time
    Louise Carnachan
    • Aug 3, 2021
    • 2 min

    It's About Time

    I sent email to an institution that shall remain unnamed. I offered something of value and asked with which department I should...
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    Conversational Misfires
    Louise Carnachan
    • Jul 20, 2021
    • 2 min

    Conversational Misfires

    Dining on the deck on a warm evening, my guest said, “I think a lot of us have lost our social skills during the pandemic.” I concur....
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    Do I Really Need This?
    Louise Carnachan
    • Jul 6, 2021
    • 2 min

    Do I Really Need This?

    Recently I was gifted two beautiful photographic art pieces. Looking for wall space, I noticed an inherited painting stuck in a corner...
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    Reading the Signs
    Louise Carnachan
    • Jun 22, 2021
    • 2 min

    Reading the Signs

    About a month ago, I took a road trip for five days. It's been so long, I wasn't sure if my car would balk at extended driving. I spent...
    72 views2 comments
    Lightening Up!
    Louise Carnachan
    • Jun 10, 2021
    • 2 min

    Lightening Up!

    “What a long, strange trip it’s been.” The Grateful Dead In the Pacific Northwest, we’re moving toward the glory days when daylight...
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    Getting Out
    Louise Carnachan
    • May 18, 2021
    • 4 min

    Getting Out

    Much has been written about people departing “toxic religions.” These organizations have similarities to political or religious cults run...
    18 views1 comment
    How Do Reasonable, Rational People Get Sucked In?
    Louise Carnachan
    • May 4, 2021
    • 4 min

    How Do Reasonable, Rational People Get Sucked In?

    Steven Hassan, author of The Cult of Trump, writes about his own recruitment into the Unification Church (aka the Moonies). Two young...
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    Cult Status
    Louise Carnachan
    • Mar 30, 2021
    • 3 min

    Cult Status

    Merriam-Webster Dictionary lists the definitions of “cult” in this order: 1. a religion regarded as unorthodox or spurious 2. great...
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    How to Handle Unfair Criticism
    Vincentia Schroeter
    • Mar 15, 2021
    • 4 min

    How to Handle Unfair Criticism

    Guest blogger, Vincentia Schroeter, PhD, is a somatic psychotherapist and the author of Tilt: Seeking Balance in Troubled Times (release...
    28 views1 comment
    Freeze Frame
    Louise Carnachan
    • Mar 1, 2021
    • 3 min

    Freeze Frame

    While all eyes were on the Texas storms and ensuing disaster, the Portland, Oregon area also had historic weather. From the evening of...
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    Believing Lies
    Louise Carnachan
    • Feb 11, 2021
    • 2 min

    Believing Lies

    Alan Alda has an avid interest in science and communication which he explores in the podcast, Clear and Vivid. Guests answer the same set...
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