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The Workplace Causes Loneliness

By Marnie Dobson Zimmerman, PhD & Peter Schnall, MD MPH* Half of adults in the United States experience loneliness, and it was increasing even before the pandemic’s social isolation. Social relationships and adequate social support are key social determinants of health. Loneliness not only has consequences for mental health, contributing…

Work

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The Workplace Causes Loneliness
The Workplace Causes Loneliness
Work

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Unpacking Quiet Quitting

by Marnie Dobson Zimmerman, PhD Why did the “Great Engagement Project” backfire and become “Quiet Quitting”? Quiet Quitting — the new buzzword in the world of workplace policy. The term made me thrilled and curious the first time I heard it. “Quiet Quitting” reportedly went viral after a TikTok video. …

Work

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Unpacking Quiet Quitting
Unpacking Quiet Quitting
Work

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Aug 20, 2021

Remote Work or Return to the Office? It depends…

by Marnie Dobson Zimmerman, PhD & Pouran Faghri, MD* Working from home was a luxury before the pandemic, and typically was composed of mostly people in professional, business, finance, management or freelance roles. Millions of American workers made a transition to “remote work” during the pandemic when employers complied with…

Work

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Remote Work or Return to the Office? It depends…
Remote Work or Return to the Office? It depends…
Work

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May 13, 2021

Work Stress in the Age of COVID: What Can We Do?

by Marnie Dobson Zimmerman, PhD & Pouran Faghri, MD* Work stress during the pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic has been causing much uncertainty, anxiety, and stress, touching on nearly every aspect of our lives, and is likely to stay for a while more. Research has shown, long before the pandemic, that work stressors (sources of stress…

Work

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Work Stress in the Age of COVID: What Can We Do?
Work Stress in the Age of COVID: What Can We Do?
Work

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Aug 21, 2020

Air Travel and the Pandemic: an Epidemiologist’s Perspective

by Peter Schnall, MD, MPH* An epidemiologist walks into an airplane Prior to COVID-19, I was a frequent flyer: traveling internationally almost monthly for both work and personal reasons, and logging more than one million miles in the past decade. As a physician/epidemiologist, I have had a research and public health focus on working conditions and…

Coronavirus

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Air Travel and the Pandemic: an Epidemiologist’s Perspective
Air Travel and the Pandemic: an Epidemiologist’s Perspective
Coronavirus

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Age of Awareness

·Jul 27, 2020

Reopening Schools: Mental health vs Health & Safety?

by Marnie Dobson Zimmerman, Ph.D., & Pouran Faghri, M.D. During the past few weeks in the U.S., the debate over school reopenings in the Fall, in light of COVID-19 surges, has been fever pitched. The negative mental health and academic impacts of social distancing and online learning on children are…

Reopening Schools

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Reopening Schools: Mental health vs Health & Safety?
Reopening Schools: Mental health vs Health & Safety?
Reopening Schools

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The Startup

·Jun 27, 2020

Freelance and Gig Work during COVID-19

By Marnie Dobson Zimmerman, Ph.D.* Meet Sarah I’m on social media more than usual these days since the pandemic outbreak and stay-at-home order went into place. Questions that have been floating around among freelancers, not just in the spiritual communities, but also in the artistic, wellness, and literary worlds, are things like…

Work

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Freelance and Gig Work during COVID-19
Freelance and Gig Work during COVID-19
Work

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May 22, 2020

Blurred Boundaries: Work-Life Balance in the Time of COVID19

by Marnie Dobson Zimmerman, Ph.D. & Pouran Faghri M.D.* The dog barks. My husband yells at her to be quiet as he continues his Zoom call on mute. The kids can be heard arguing from the other side of our small house, playing video games on their iPads after completing…

Work

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Blurred Boundaries: Work-Life Balance in the Time of COVID19
Blurred Boundaries: Work-Life Balance in the Time of COVID19
Work

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The Startup

·Nov 25, 2019

Burnout among Physicians — a 21st Century U.S. Epidemic

By Peter Schnall, MD, MPH** I first became aware of the issue of burnout as an epidemic among physicians a few years ago when I went to see my internist for my annual medical checkup. Knowing that I was a physician who worked as an occupational health researcher investigating work…

Work

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Burnout among Physicians — a 21st Century U.S. Epidemic
Burnout among Physicians — a 21st Century U.S. Epidemic
Work

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Aug 26, 2019

The Cost of Burnout: Why We Need Healthy Work

By Marnie Dobson Zimmerman, PhD & Peter Schnall, MD MPH* Burnout is the feeling that everything is wrong with your job and that no matter how much sleep you get, you just can’t get over this feeling of complete exhaustion when you leave work and when you think about going…

Work

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The Cost of Burnout: Why We Need Healthy Work
The Cost of Burnout: Why We Need Healthy Work
Work

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