Remember when having a job meant that you pretty much lived with your co-workers 8 or 9 hours a day? Not only did you see them at their workspaces, you had a chance to understand them on a personal level, you saw how they organized their space, who came by…

Dr. Galen Buckwalter and Kate Nolan, Ph.D. Candidate Have you ever sat in a park, mall or cafe and watched the world go by? Ever found yourself so intrigued by watching people on the subway you forgot to get off? …

Dr. Galen Buckwalter and Kate Nolan, Ph.D. Candidate Have you ever sat in a park, mall or cafe and watched the world go by? Ever found yourself so intrigued by watching people on the subway you forgot to get off? …

Hopelessness is sweeping our country, shortening and ruining lives and taking an emotional toll on millions of Americans. — In part 1, I examined hopelessness and discussed the experience of my parents, Richard and Sara, as they grew up during The Great Depression — a time when Acute Financial Stress was the norm. …

A historical look at financial PTSD and the hopelessness it has caused, and is causing, in people’s lives. — The Great Depression and Financial PTSD One of my most rewarding and enjoyable professional experiences has been during the ten or so years when I would make the three-times yearly trek to DC for a day or two of grant proposal review for the National Institutes of Health (NIH). …

On Trusting Machines — Dr. David Herman and Dr. J. Galen Buckwalter As data scientists analyzing big data using machine learning becomes increasingly commonplace in our daily lives, it’s incumbent on us to define what guides our decisions. …

Some of us know that feeling so well we seek it out — the base-jumpers, the bull-riders, the NYC bicycle messengers. …

The last time I wrote about financial stress and wellness, I emphasized thee need to understand our individual differences as the first step toward better understanding how to deal with our finances. In reality, a majority of us don’t have the natural cognitive and organizational styles of those who excel…

What Debt is Really Doing To Us — The Personal Implications of Financial Stress People facing stressful financial circumstances are everywhere around us. While the US economy has rebounded from the recession of 2008, many new jobs are not paying enough to be able to live comfortably, wages are stagnant and though unemployment has returned to around 5%…