Identity Crisis

Who Are We Without Our Titles?

Natalie Thomas | Posted 05.20.2012

Natalie Thomas

Too often, we define ourselves by our jobs in this world: "I work at X," "I'm so and so's mother, ____'s wife." But when those relationships have expired, matured or evaporated, what's left?

3 Steps To Maintaining Your Identity After Marriage

Jane Atkinson | Posted 05.01.2012

Jane Atkinson

If we're not careful, our essence and identity can become absorbed by all of our titles: wife, mother, friend, daughter, employee, coach.

Identity Crisis In The Age Of Technology

Nancy Colier | Posted 04.13.2012

Nancy Colier

What is causing us to relate to ourself in the third person, to want to turn ourself into a product? Are we afraid that if we don't continually tell the world who we are that we will be invisible?

Hispanics Have Only Three Options to Establish their Voice and Identity in America

Glenn Llopis | Posted 01.21.2012

Glenn Llopis

The Hispanic community at large must finally decide how to establish its voice in America, a voice that must educate mainstream audiences about the real opportunities we can create.

Am I A Latina?

Laura Hibbard | Posted 12.06.2011

Laura Hibbard

My cheeks seared red-hot, as I retreated...too embarrassed to say "my mother's maiden name is Barraza" in defense. I did not have my mother's name. Did that mean that I didn't have her culture?

Courting Disaster: Eight Addictions Preventing Greece's Economic Recovery

Vanessa Andris | Posted 12.04.2011

Vanessa Andris

There comes a time in every potentially fatal crisis when diplomacy becomes a criminal disservice and people who really care need to speak the unvarnished truth.

Anthea Anka: I Fear Motherhood Will Ruin My Relationship

Red Room | Posted 01.23.2012

Red Room

After surviving the first year of motherhood it has occurred to me that having a child can take one's relationship to the brink of ruin, pour baby puke on it, and leave it as dead as the iPhone your toddler just threw in the bathtub.

The 2012 Hispanic Vote Matters For The Economic Advancement Of America

Glenn Llopis | Posted 10.18.2011

Glenn Llopis

With over 50 million Hispanics in the U.S., it's time that our politicians figure out how to authentically include the voices of Hispanics in real ways. Failure to do so will mean missing out on relationships, loyalty, markets, customers, employees -- and the future of America.

Every Day a Little Death

Jeffrey Hull, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Jeffrey Hull, Ph.D.

I had to shed that part of my identity that was holding me back: my attachment to a particular job title, office configuration, box on the org chart, etc. Something had to die.

A New Identity for a Mom of a Graduating Son--Part III

Angella Nazarian | Posted 11.17.2011

Angella Nazarian

My son and I are both going through a transition. We are a bit disoriented and excited, both of us embarking on our own adventure: me with my changing identity, and him his next year in college.

The Virus Behind Fort Hood Shootings

Wael Nawara | Posted 05.25.2011

Wael Nawara

After 9/11 and the launching of "The War on Terror," which reportedly he opposed, Mjr. Hasan may have begun to develop an identity crisis.

Is This a Spiritual Crossroads?

Deepak Chopra | Posted 11.17.2011

Deepak Chopra

No ordinary bubble collapsed. America was already going through a crisis of identity. I can only see this as a spiritual crisis that was long in the making.