Struck by lightning

updated 2.28.16 This is classically the busiest season of my year; board meetings, budget process, conventions and speaking engagements galore. It’s like I’m trying to get everything signed, sealed and delivered before the holidays kick into high gear. This year on top of all the scheduled chaos, I have been “interrupted” by dear friends whose […]

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Mental illness to surpass healthcare costs

I love thumbing through Tweets, skimming research, statistics and findings. But some, like this one, shock and disturb me. Foreign Affairs (@ForeignAffairs) By 2030, mental illness will cost the world more than cancer, diabetes and respiratory diseases combined: ow.ly/GbPPR The current and projected economic burden that disease bears globally predicts that “the largest source of those […]

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