As the longest government shutdown in U.S. history lingers, many workers may be wondering how to make ends meet and use the downtime wisely
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During the Shutdown, Federal Employees Need Time to Relax and Regroup
As the longest government shutdown in U.S. history lingers, many workers may be wondering how to make ends meet and use the downtime wisely By Faye Beard In the last 50 years, the U.S. government has shut down 23 times, according to the Harvard Kennedy School. At this...
Queer People Should Have Queer Friendships
By Faye Beard Feeling connected may be more important now than ever. For queer people, those connections are potentially life-saving. Last year, the Trevor Project’s U.S. National Survey on the Mental Health of LGBTQ+ Young People showed the link between anti-LGBTQ+...
Surviving Survival Mode
By Faye Beard Flight, fight, freeze and fawn are the body’s common psychological responses to stress, experts say. Survival mode, according to the Mental Health Association in Delaware, is a “prolonged state of stress and is marked by both mental and physical...


