I love development theories. With a psychology and sociology background, I am so interested in seeing what makes people the way they are. Before taking my student development class[...]

How many times a day do we ask, or are we asked, “how are you?” Countless. This simple phrase has become a common courtesy in our culture, but those three words lack me[...]

The author of this post chose to remain anonymous. I’m not ready….yet A year ago at this time I was doing what I had been for years – ending another semester, looking forward[...]

From the time I was a small child, I was called a worrier and perfectionist by all the adults in my life. Teachers commented on how particular I was with my work, and my mom often [...]

I know I’m in trouble when the palms of my hands sweat. I was at NASPA 2014 in Baltimore, and I was struggling. All I wanted was a quiet space to check some e-mail and catch my bre[...]

Welcome to the 2015 Committed series! Committed is an e-series started by Sue Caulfield and Kristen Abell in 2014 to highlight mental illness in student affairs. We know that a num[...]