As adults, we are constantly hammered with mixed messages. We’re expected to perform at our highest and best level, delivering top-notch work in our careers while staying responsible for the must-do tasks of our daily lives. In addition, we’re supposed to spend quality time with family and friends and also stay connected to the world by joining groups or volunteering. And somehow some way in all of that, we’re supposed to keep our own mind, body, and soul connected. Jeffrey E. Barnett, Psy.D., ABPP refers to this as the “impossible situation”. And impossible it most certainly feels. In today’s society, …
