Lauren Callahan

We tend to think of resilient people as somehow different. They're the people who stay calm under pressure. They bounce back from setbacks. They seem to have endless energy. From the outside, it looks like resilience is something they were born with. But after years of working with people struggling with burnout, stress, fatigue, and overwhelm, I've come to a different conclusion: Resilience isn't a personality trait. It's a capacity. And like any capacity, it can be strengthened—or...

You go to the grocery store. You find yourself staring at the beautiful, red, ripe strawberries, their packages piled up in an eye-catching display–and on sale, no less. But right as you reach for the package, you notice in the corner of your eye a similar beautiful display on a nearby endcap, but with an accompanying sign that indicates “Organic”, and an accompanying price point that reflects this. You’ve heard that organic options may reduce pesticide exposure, and so you begin doing the...

Keeping a stash of plastic water bottles in the back of my car is a huge convenience when I’m running errands and heading to my kids’ school pick up lines. However, as is true with so many things, convenience does not always mean healthy. And in some cases, convenience can be pretty detrimental. Bisphenol A (BPA) is a synthetic chemical, and is widely used for epoxy resins and polycarbonate plastics across industries, including the food and beverage industry, with particular use in...