A Surprisingly Simple, Yet Successful Recipe Against Harassment
Michaela Haas
One chef's simple color-coded solution to end sexual harassment in her restaurant could just be the blueprint the service industry needs.
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Seven Strategies to Turn Trauma into Strength
Michaela Haas
Survivors discover surprising benefits in the process of healing from a traumatic event.
Read MoreHow Far Do We Go to Save a Species?
Michaela Haas
The race to preserve the northern white rhino has just accomplished a big breakthrough.
Read MoreThe Smart Tampon Could Save Your Life
Michaela Haas
Sometimes the most ingenious inventions are fueled by anger.
Ridhi Tariyal was in her early 30s when she asked her OB-GYN to test her fertility to help her decide when to become pregnant. She wanted to focus on her career, but didn’t want to miss her biological "fertility window." Her OB-GYN brushed off her request, saying such a test wasn’t possible.
As an A-student with an MBA from Harvard University and a Master of Science in biomedical enterprise from MIT, Tariyal had no trouble figuring out that her OB-GYN’s response wasn’t accurate.
Read the full story on Shondaland!
The Tibetan Book of Living and Lying
Michaela Haas
One of the most successful Buddhist teachers in the West steps down after accusations of sexual misconduct and battery.
Read MorePhoenix Rising From Fire
Michaela Haas
An interview with bestselling author John O'Leary: Thirty years ago, nine-year-old John O’Leary was rushed to the emergency room, while his family’s home continued to be ablaze. As he lay in a hospital bed, he frantically wondered if he was about to die. He had suffered burns covering 100 percent of his body and was given less than one percent chance of survival. Today, he is an in-demand speaker who shares his gift of perspective and passion with thousands worldwide and whose book “On Fire: The 7 Choices to Ignite a Radically Inspired Life” became a national #1 bestseller.
Read MoreMy Brother, the Unabomber
Michaela Haas
A deeply personal encounter with David Kaczynski and Linda Patrik, family members of the man who was once the most sought after terrorist in the US
Read MoreThe Ghetto Swinger: The amazing story of jazz star Coco Schumann who played in Auschwitz for his life - Huffington Post
Michaela Haas
For more than 40 years, Coco Schumann did not speak about what he went through in Theresienstadt and Auschwitz. Then an encounter with a group of young Holocaust-deniers forced him to tell his story.
Read MoreWhat Cheryl Strayed Would Do If She Were President of the US (Hint: It Involves Pajamas, the F-word, and Guns)
Michaela Haas
An interview with the bestselling author of Wild about her new book Brave Enough, posttraumatic growth, and running for president
Read MoreHow to Find Healing and Hope After a Mass Shooting - Huffington Post
Michaela Haas
An interview with internationally renowned grief coach and bestselling author Dr. Ken Druck
Three years ago, on December 14, 2012, 20 children and 6 adult staff members were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut ─ the deadliest shooting at a grade school in US history. On December 2, 2015, we witnessed the worst mass shooting since Sandy Hook in San Bernardino, California. The question how we can find healing after witnessing senseless violence and experiencing loss, is all the more pertinent. I spoke with Ken Druck who has worked on the front lines with families in the aftermath of 9-11, Columbine, and Sandy Hook. Dr. Druck, author of The Real Rules of Life, is an internationally recognized authority on traumatic loss, building resilience, and turning adversity into opportunity.
Read MoreWant to Be Happy? The Key Ingredient I Got From Maya Angelou (MindBodyGreen Blog)
Michaela Haas
When I asked the incomparable Maya Angelou the question that has gripped me for years, "How do we manage to triumph over adversities?", Angelou’s advice to me was clear-cut: Develop an attitude of gratitude. "I think we have to be grateful,” she told me in her deep, raspy voice. “You could have died last night, you know.” She laughed.
Rather than reveling in the injustice and brutality that stamped her life, she chose to focus on the achievements. “If I live my life with self-confidence and kindness and don’t get anything back from that, I’m not overcome.”
Here`s how this gratitude practice actually works: My new blog on mindbodygreen
Read MoreLiving with a Joyful Spirit and a Wise Heart
Michaela Haas
An interview with internationally renowned Buddhist teacher Jack Kornfield, PhD
Read MoreThe Daily Beast: Helping Soldiers Transcend Trauma
Michaela Haas
"We need to actively work towards positive change, and we need the right tools and support in order to transform a bad break into a breakthrough."
For Veterans Day, I write about my encounter with Brigadier General Rhonda Cornum and how she used her experience of being captured in the Iraq war to help other soldiers transcend trauma.
Read MorePsych Central: Why Striving for Happiness Can Make Us Unhappy
Michaela Haas
There is a difference between happiness — temporarily having our needs and goals satisfied — and meaning — finding and fulfilling our life’s purpose.
Check out my latest blog on Psych Central
Read MorePsychology Today: Five Common Misconceptions About Trauma
Michaela Haas
Myth 1. Trauma is a life sentence
Myth 2. You only experience trauma after a life-threatening event
Myth 3. Posttraumatic stress is a disorder
Myth 4. If you’re strong, you can make it through the trauma by yourself
Myth 5. Nothing good ever comes from a traumatic event
The truth?
Read MoreSpirituality&Health: Lean into Fear
Michaela Haas
When suffering strikes, running the opposite direction as fast as we can seems to make so much sense, doesn’t it?
After all, nobody wants suffering in their life. So we avoid it at all costs. We dodge and duck and bargain. But does pushing pain away cut it?
As Buddhist teacher Pema Chodron says, “No one ever tells us to stop running away from fear. We are very rarely told to move closer, to just be there, to become familiar with fear.”
When I once asked Pema how she dealt with her own debilitating chronic fatigue, she said she tried to apply the advice her teacher had given her. “Lean into it. Stay present. Stay curious. Go through it paying meticulous attention as if you wanted to describe it in great detail to someone who’s never heard of it.”
What would happen if we stayed to pay attention?
Read MoreSimon&Schuster Tips on Life: 10 Steps to Help Your Friend Through a Crisis
Michaela Haas
Don't know what to say when a friend or family member is struggling with a setback? Here are ten ways to help your friend.
Read More"A Revolutionary Step Forward:" Talking About Mental Illness on the Huffington Post
Michaela Haas
Even as an award-winning reporter, Sheila Hamilton missed the signs when her husband David's mental illness unfolded. By the time she had pieced together the puzzle, it was too late. Her once brilliant, intense, and passionate partner was dead within six weeks of a diagnosis of bipolar disorder, leaving his wife and 9-year-old daughter without so much as a note to explain his actions, a plan to help them recover from their profound grief, or a solution for the hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt that they would inherit from him.
"I was broken by David's death. But I've healed those places by allowing myself to love again, fully and unconditionally. It's a powerful thing to have endured an unimaginable tragedy. We never got "closure." But, we moved forward. And forward is a thing of grace."
Read MoreWe are all Dandelions
Michaela Haas
"We call dandelions weed when they pop up in our lawn, but the spring greens can make a tasty salad if we nourish them." Similarly, the apparent shortcomings of autistic people (for instance, their attention to detail, and their directness) can become sought-after strengths.
Read MoreHow to Live with Chronic Illness and Turn Straw into Gold
Michaela Haas
A deeply personal interview with author Toni Bernhard
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